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Re: Crycvatc, im. v. }’e·¤hi¤ey Plum: Packaging, fac., (ZA. {14-11*?8»K4U
Dear Iudgv: Jardanz A
Feettimy Plastic: Packaging, lm:. {"‘l’¤¤ltl11cy"} submits this letter pursuant to ‘{ Sc of thc Cumfs
Dwxmber M, 2004, Scheduling {Bum inthe abmmmfumccd me 11:: tclcphmc- cmfmmc
reg,·=u·diug tkzks discovczy dispute is snhudulcd fuer Gawker 6, ZGGS at 3:30 pmt {HUT).
P‘¤c%xi1~my is seeking relief as il result of Cry¤~.·ac’s faihnm :0 answer in.
gem} faith: ii} document request numbers '?9—S2 ix: ?a¤h.imay’s HB1: Se: nf Rnqumts fm- the
Froductimn of Documents {Nas. 79-S6}{Ext I}; and {il) P¤c!1incy’s Sixth Sci of ixztcrrugabuxics
{Nos. 38-41}(Ex. Zkcolloctively, the "¢3is¢:¤vcry“}. Crycvac has ubiwtvd tu this discxwzry my
gcurscis that it is irrclszvwt, unduly burd s-um: and untimely under the ScI:¢dulit¤tg;i3:dcr.
Pcchincy has served smrmwty {waved disxnuvzuy mat goes maigu to mc
man of Qtrynvstfs surtimms inm*!22re¤.z:·c chiram-mnmaely, witathw Cfrycvm and National Beef §
wma parties to El cm¥tmct·¤blig;1ti1tg National Baefm buy its plastic paskagizgg iiwnm Cxjmtmc
- and, if sn, whether Pcchinay would possibly haw: had l¤10wE¤dg¤ that National Bccf was hound
in :1:ta1efmt1i¤n, Mumcvm, P¤•:h,i¤cy‘s tilsccwry is nmqtmtimaably timely, sparlcad as it was by
vc-velmicns lim mad: dusting thc August Il', 2005, dccpcmtzicu of at wp Cr;.·¤=:az: executive, Mr.
James A, Mlm, amd timely served amy two days mereailar, cm August 19, 20135,
.4, Une Dzismwvy is Highly ilvicmzxt.
In ordw to prevail on is claim for mrtictuz itltwfcrcncc with a.::¤m1*a¤t, Csyovac must pmvc-: (K}
the axistemxa ofa binding cmztract beitwema Cryovac and National Bceflhat rcquizmd National
Beafm {my packaging from Cryovac; (2} }’achin¤~y*s actual knnwleégc ofthe! cammm; and (3)
that Pcchincy immziozztally iuimfcnzd with thc co11tms:t. ?ccl1irt¢j* and National B¢¢!`hav¢ isoih
dcnicd that Cwcvac cve: had 2 binding zrtmtmcx with National Becfhacatwe the alleged contract
t‘ati‘l¤d so inchxic u smmwrlly required qtmmity mm tn vialaticn uf Swim 2»2m afbetawm-¤’s
Uniform Cnmmarvcial Codc a:ndi;,th—cr¢:f¤r¤,_unc¤fo1z:¢1bic. Sec 6 HEL. CODE ANN. tit. 6, §2-
2Gl{1} {2004} amt Gl3l:iz11 Cozmumt 1 [Ex. 3}. Instead, both `Pnclnixtcy mal National Bcnfayce

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thm the émum:111 Crynvass pmviéed Naliszmi Beef was s·iz¤p§y a price list to mticc
Natimzai Bccfm paimixmz Cryamm packaging by cffezring qumtity ciixxcuunts. Nuthing in this
price Es: wquimd Hatiumal Benito buy 2 single- Ham fwm Crycvm.
During Mr. Mizfs deposition cm August 27, "` ll ` `
REGAUTED
Pbchixacy served
mc dispuwd disvcvwy two days later.
The disputed dis¢¤v¤rj* maid wameiy be cf grams: r¤le*s·m1¤z< in tha imms imrclvbd in Cryovack
wnicus ium·£`¤1·:-mz: ciaims. Pac11incy.sh0ujd be mticlcd tu sec www Crgwcvacw pm·pnrt¤&y
hindiug “agrwmmr?‘ with National Bmf has the mm: mania} {mmm as Cryovafs aémitmdly
nuulssizzdirsg QEQAGTED
B. Hrs Dismvwjy Wa.: ?¥mzl[·e» Served.
The Cauws Scheduling Order sci s discovery cu:—¤H'¤f August 19,, 2005. (Oulu ax 1 3{¢).}
Pechimy smwd the disprutzd diacovcry on August 19. EGGS, by email and first class mail-
Cry¤vx¤c‘s ebjcmimn that the diswvcry is untimely under ibn (fourth Scheduling Order is withmn
merit fur ihme reasons.
First., the discovery rcquxzsas wm triggcxcd by wml; after the discovery c:ui:¤H`da1s:.
iifbvinusly. Peahimy could nm haw smvcd disccwry directed an the in mc
Mize céwidnn mm} 11:: dcpnsitivu tuck pl:¤:¤» an august 17, 2905. Swami, Paclwiucy ecigimlly
xmiizrcé Mr. Mi;·:¤”$ ckpnsiziun Fur April 14, 2505 {Ex. 5), bm the dcpmition was dclaycd 21
Crycvuc 's raxwcst until August 17*, 2505. Crgmmc should nm be pcrmiucd tu profit; by its mam
écpnsiticn éciaya Third, whau it s·¤n·as its intmwzsirs tc do sc, wm Crycrmc mnognizes that
Angus; 19, EGGS. was not an unassailablc +:ut¤!;'i'da1¤ hmmm: Cnrycvm itssclfsawvaci disccvmjy GH
Pmhincy {Ex-. 6} En: which mpcnsm were uni dam limi} well mar August 1§, 2005. Pwhiuzy.-
uniiim Crywac, ibliiliad its obligations by zimciy respuwding to that additional dismvmy.
CZ }"1¥m Déserawgr is Nczmzwly Taiimred and .l*¢’¤—: Bum`:-z1·:smse. I
P¤;hin¤y’s disccvcxy is naxmwiy focused on discovering the diffzrauczs. if my, bcstwccu
C;·y¤v.w*s bimiing and mrkbimziing Hmcih-lc pnckagzag ageumcuta, as lim disclosed by
Mix: in his August I? dapositiezx. Aiiimugfh Pzschizzncjfs docxxmcni production rwzzcsx is mz: so
iimiwd, Pmhixwy would., in the spixii af wmpmmisc. bc willing H: mcxpt Eve (5} rcpmm.£a¤§w
samples zack from Crynwc cfs:
REUACTEU himzling ugruzmcnzs; all for the lsaic of mash md mw:
packaging pmciucts. Requiring Cryevac tc pmduce a few rcprcecnxaxiw: exmupiars ufmm-

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For ad} cefahcaw: emma. Fzcixincy asks xbm Cryuvm be compelled zu www dncumant mqxvcst
numbers 79-S2 in Pu:i1ix;cy’s Fifth Sm uf Requwts for the Produxzticu 9f¤D•L'¥t1II].€I¥[S and Image
and the intamgmmias in Pachiznayk Sixth Set uf lrxtarrcgatcxies (Nm. 3341}.
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