Free Motion for Protective Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :05-cv-00023-JJF Document 77 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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DOW CHEMICAL CANADA INC. on its own )
behalf and as assignee of THE DOW CHEMICAL )
COMPANY, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. )
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HRD CORPORATION (d/b/a Marcus Oil & )
Chemical) ) Case No. 05-023 (JJF)
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Defendant, Counterclaim Plaintiff )
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v. )
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DOW CHEMICAL CANADA INC., on its own )
behalf and as assignee of THE DOW CHEMICAL )
COMPANY, and THE DOW CHEMICAL )
COMPANY, )
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Counterclaim Defendants. )
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DOW’S MOTION
FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING I-IRD’S NON-INDEPENDENT
EXPERTS AND APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
Plaintiff The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") hereby moves for the entry of a
modified protective order under Rule 26(c) ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
directing that:
1. HRD’s non-independent experts and its past, current and/or prospective
consultants for its business operations be precluded from having access to Dow’s "Highly
Contidential" information.

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2. The parties adopt a procedure to approve independent experts or
consultants prior to disclosure of the other party’s "Highly Confidentia1" information,
including identification of prospective independent experts and an opportunity to object
to such disclosure.
The grounds for this motion are more fully set forth in Dow’s Brief in Support of
Its Motion For A Protective Order Regarding HRD’s Non-Independent Experts And
Approval Procedure For Independent Experts.
MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT &
TUNNELL LLP
/s/ Samuel I Hirzel
Kenneth Nachbar (#2067)
Samuel T. Hirzel (#4415)
OF COUNSEL: 1201 N. Market Street
P.O. Box 1347
Harry J. Roper Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
Raymond N. Nimrod (302) 658-9200
Aaron A. Barlow Attorneys for Plaintiff
JENNER & BLOCK LLP The Dow Chemical Company
330 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 222-9350
Dated: December 27, 2006
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