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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re INACOM CORP., et al., Bankruptcy Case No. 00-2426 (PJW) ,
INACOM CORP., on behalf of all affiliated Civil Action No. 04-593 (GMS)
Debtors, [Bk Adv. Case No. 02-3960 (P.TW)]
Plaintiff]
v.
[Related to Docket Nos. 56 and 60]
INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC., as -
successor in interest to NASHVILLE
COIVIPUTER LIQUIDATORS,
Defendant.
PLAINTIFF’S REPLY RE ITS MOTION IN LIMINE To EXCLUDE
CUMULATIVE EXPERT TESTIMONY RE IN SOLVENCY I
First, Plaintiff does not concede that any of the testimony to be offered by :0
Defendant’s insolvency experts is materially relevant or persuasive. Moreover, Plaintiff does not
concede that these experts have the requisite relevant experience to bring any weight to their
opinions. Plaintiff does not, however, intend to challenge their qualifications, but to challenge I
the relevance and weight of their testimony. I
Second, Defendant has conceded that its secondary expert, Mr. Whalen of Duff &
Phelps, will NOT provide any opinions that are additional or different from its primary expert,
Mr. Fensterstock of Sasco Hill Advisors, and thus, that it proposes to present two witnesses to
testify to the May 2, 2005 Sasco Hill/Duff & Phelps report and the opinions therein. S;
According to Defenda.nt’s Opposition (Docket No. 60), its purpose for calling
Mr. Whalen is to provide detail regarding certain of the methodologies that are already explained I
at length in the May 2, 2005 Report. Yet, any work performed by Mr. `Whalen and his
subordinates for the May 2 Report was done under the direction and supervision of n
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Mr. Fensterstock, who was employed by Duff & Phelps during most of the time period during
which the work was performed, and who testified at length in deposition regarding the
methodologies. Any testimony by Mr. Whalen would clearly be cumulative. Moreover, Plaintiff n
does not intend to contest the detail to which Mr. Whalen is proposed to testify, only the material
relevance of the methodology and opinions to be offered by Mr. Fensterstock. Defendant should l
not be permitted to call Mr. Whalen until and unless a challenge is made at trial to the detail to
which Mr. Whalen is proposed to testify.
Under Federal Rules of Evidence 403 and the Court’s form of Pretrial Order, at n
footnote 5 thereof, Defendant should be limited to the presentation of a single witness with in
respect to its insolvency expert reports. The exclusion ofthe cumulative expert testimony (
relating to the issue of Plaintiff’s insolvency will not cause any prejudice to Defendant
whatsoever, and will greatly serve judicial economy and the interests of the parties and the
Court.
Dated: September jL, 2005 PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL, YOUNG, JONES
& WEINTRAUB P.C. A
Laura Davis Jones (Bar No. 243 6)
Sandra G. McLamb (Bar No. 4283)
919 North Market Street, 16th Floor ‘
P.O. Box 8705
, Wilmington, Delaware 19899-8705 (Courier 19801)
Telephone: (302) 652-4100
Facsimile: (302) 652-4400 I
_ Andrew W. Caine (CA Bar No. 110345)
Jefhey P. Nolan (CA Bar No. 158923) Qi
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 11th Floor "`
Los Angeles, California 90067-4100
Telephone: (310) 277-6910 .
Facsimile: (310) 201 -0760
Counsel for the Plaintiffs/Debtors ;
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