Free Motion to Compel - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. SICOR INC. and SICOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 04-833-KAJ

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Defendants Sicor, Inc. and Sicor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively, "Sicor") hereby move, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(b) and 37(a), to compel production of documents from plaintiff Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, LLC ("Pharmacia"), which documents Pharmacia has withheld based upon unsubstantiated and/or inappropriate claims of attorneyclient and work product privilege. The grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Law (with exhibits), the pleadings and papers on file herein, such other matters as may be judicially noticed by the Court, and upon such other matters as the Court may consider appropriate or which may be presented to the Court on reply or at the time of hearing. ASHBY & GEDDES /s/ John G. Day Steven J. Balick (ID# 2114) John G. Day (ID# 2403) 222 Delaware Avenue, 17th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 654-1888 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants

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OF COUNSEL: SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP Reid L. Ashinoff Michael S. Gugig 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Phone: (212) 768-6700 Facsimile: (212) 768-6800 Dated: December 16, 2005
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1.1

I hereby certify that counsel have discussed the attached motion, but that an agreement could not be reached.

/s/ John G. Day ________________________ John G. Day

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 16th day of December, 2005, the attached DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS was served upon the belownamed counsel of record at the address and in the manner indicated:

Jack B. Blumenfeld, Esquire Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899 Joshua R. Rich, Esquire McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff 300 South Wacker Drive Suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60606

HAND DELIVERY

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS

/s/ John G. Day John G. Day