Free Letter - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00956-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 FORAKER, Plaintiff, v. COLONEL L. AARON CHAFFINCH, et al., Defendants. : : : : : : : : :

C.A. No. 04-1207-GMS

ORDER

WHEREAS, on April 12, 2006, the court issued an Order (D.I. 134) directing the defendants to engage and finance an independent expert consultant to determine whether Colonel L. Aaron Chaffinch's ("Chaffinch") computer hard drive can be recovered; WHEREAS, the Order also directed the parties to submit to the court the names and qualifications of at least two independent expert consultants; WHEREAS, on April 18, 2006, the court held a pretrial conference in the abovecaptioned matters, during which the parties discussed possible expert consultants; WHEREAS, at the pretrial conference, the court directed the parties to reach an agreement on an expert consultant;

Case 1:04-cv-00956-GMS

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Filed 04/25/2006

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WHEREAS, on April 20, 2006, the court, on the recommendation and agreement of all parties, ordered the appointment of Stephen M. Bunting, CCFT, EnCE, Captain of the University of Delaware Police, as the expert consultant; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2006, counsel advised the Court that Capt. Bunting could not serve as the expert consultant in this case due to applicable state laws and licensing requirements, but that both parties are amenable to the appointment of Warren G. Kruse II, CISSP, CFCE, Managing Director, High Tech Investigations, Aon Consulting, as the expert consultant;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Warren G. Kruse II, CISSP, CFCE shall be appointed to examine Chaffinch's computer hard drive. 2. Mr. Kruse shall report his findings directly and exclusively to the court for in camera review. Mr. Kruse may report his findings by mail, fax, or email to the following: The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, 844 N. King St., Lockbox 19, Wilmington, DE 19801; fax: (302) 573-6472; or email: [email protected]. 3. The Court's April 20, 2006 Order (D.I. 142) appointing Stephen M. Bunting, CCFT, EnCE, Captain of the University of Delaware Police, as the expert consultant is hereby superceded.

Dated: _________, 2006 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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