Free Objections - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE AFFYMETRIX, INC., Plaintiff/CounterDefendant, v. ILLUMINA, INC., Defendant/CounterPlaintiff. CHUNWEI WANG'S OBJECTIONS TO ILLUMINA'S SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION Non-Party Chunwei Wang ("Wang") hereby objects to Illumina, Inc.'s ("Illumina") subpoena dated December 30, 2005 requesting a deposition pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 for the following reasons: 1. Wang objects to the subpoena to the extent that it seeks to impose C.A. No. 04-901-JJF

discovery obligations upon Wang beyond those provided for by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court or governing case law. 2. Wang objects to the subpoena to the extent that it seeks testimony

protected by the attorney-client privilege, and other common law or statutory privileges. 3. Wang objects to the subpoena to the extent it seeks testimony that

is neither relevant to any issue in this action nor is likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

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MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Benjamin Schladweiler Maryellen Noreika (#3208) Benjamin Schladweiler (#4601) 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 658-9200 Attorneys for Chunwei Wang and Plaintiff Affymetrix, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on February 6, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing(s) to the following: Richard K. Herrmann Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP I also certify that copies were caused to be served on February 6, 2006 upon the following in the manner indicated: BY HAND Richard K. Herrmann Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor P.O. Box 2306 Wilmington, DE 19899-2306 BY FEDERAL EXPRESS Marcus E. Sernel Kirkland & Ellis LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601

/s/ Benjamin Schladweiler (#4601) Maryellen Noreika (#3208) Benjamin Schladweiler (#4601) MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP 1201 N. Market Street P. O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 [email protected]