Free Motion for Sanctions - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-01207-GMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CORPORAL B. KURT PRICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COLONEL L. AARON CHAFFINCH, et al., Defendants. : : : : : : : : :

C.A.No.04-956-GMS

SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. FORAKER, Plaintiff, v. COLONEL L. AARON CHAFFINCH, et al., Defendants.

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C.A.No.04-1207-GMS

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND OTHER RELIEF DUE TO DEFENDANTS' INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE

For the reasons stated in the accompanying Opening Brief, plaintiffs Move that the Court issue an Order sanctioning defendants and finding that (1) Defendants intentionally destroyed relevant evidence to prevent plaintiffs from gaining access to it and using it in their Court cases. As a result, default judgment shall be entered against defendants on all of plaintiffs' liability claims. A trial on damages shall be ordered.

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Respectfully Submitted, THE NEUBERGER FIRM, P.A. /s/ Stephen J. Neuberger THOMAS S. NEUBERGER, ESQ. (#243) STEPHEN J. NEUBERGER, ESQ. (#4440) Two East Seventh Street, Suite 302 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 655-0582 [email protected] [email protected]

MARTIN D. HAVERLY, ATTORNEY AT LAW /s/ Martin D. Haverly MARTIN D. HAVERLY, ESQ. (#3295) Two East Seventh Street, Suite 302 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 654-2255 [email protected] Dated: January 25, 2006 Attorneys for Plaintiff

LOCAL RULE 7.1.1 STATEMENT Counsel certifies that he contacted defense counsel to determine their position on this motion. Defense counsel failed to respond to counsel's e-mail.

/s/ Stephen J. Neuberger STEPHEN J. NEUBERGER, ESQ.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CORPORAL B. KURT PRICE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COLONEL L. AARON CHAFFINCH, et al., Defendants. : : : : : : : : :

C.A.No.04-956-GMS

SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. FORAKER, Plaintiff, v. COLONEL L. AARON CHAFFINCH, et al., Defendants.

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C.A.No.04-1207-GMS

ORDER This ______ day of _________________, 2006, the Court hereby sanctions defendants and Orders that a default judgment be entered against them on Counts I-IV of plaintiff's Complaint in C.A.No. 04-1207, and on Counts I-II of plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint in C.A.No. 04-956-GMS.

_________________________________________ THE HONORABLE GREGORY M. SLEET

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Stephen J. Neuberger, being a member of the bar of this Court do hereby certify that on January 25, 2006, I electronically filed this Motion with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following:

Robert Fitzgerald, Esquire Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109 Richard M. Donaldson, Esquire Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 750 Wilmington, DE 19801

/s/ Stephen J. Neuberger STEPHEN J. NEUBERGER, ESQ.

FTU/ Pleadings / Motion for Sanctions for Spoliation