Free Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-00956-GMS

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Filed 04/20/2006

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

C.A. No. 04-956 (GMS)

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 above-captioned 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; and

Case 1:04-cv-00956-GMS

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WHEREAS, on April 19, 2006, counsel for the defendants filed a letter (D.I. 139) stating that both parties are amenable to the appointment of Stephen M. Bunting, CCFT, EnCE, Captain of the University of Delaware Police ("Captain Bunting"), as the expert consultant; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Stephen M. Bunting, CCFT, EnCE shall be appointed to examine Chaffinch's computer hard drive. 2. Captain Bunting shall report his findings directly and exclusively to the court for in camera review. Captain Bunting 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].

Dated: April 20, 2006

/s/ Gregory M. Sleet UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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