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

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MARY SAROJAK, z CIVIL ITION ,___ dl //,· ~,
Plaintiff : NO. 3; .ICv 1050 (Dist`;-I gf Iii ,»*_ I gf *5
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I THE METALLICS GROUP D/B/A ; I
I METALLICS, INC. AND E. MICHAEL MOLA, ;
I Defendants. : AUGUS Il I9, 2004
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I DEFENDANTS* MOTION FOR PROTECTIV II. QJRDER
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I Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedu -= and Rule 7 of the Local I
· Rules for the District of Connecticut as well as the Court's inherent Iuority, the Defendants, F.
Michael Mola and Metallics Group dfb/a Metallics, Inc., ("Defendan etallics") move for a
protective order to prevent disclosure of communications protected b Ihe attorney-client
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As set forth in detail in the accompanying memorandum, the "I aintifi Mary Sarojak,
("Plaintiff Sarojak") has disclosed Robert Sobc-zak, Metallica former ice President of
I Operations, as a witness who will testify on her behalf at trial in the ..»-I ve-captioned matter. Mr.
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I Sobczak was a member of the management team that met with Atto William A. Ryan to
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I seek legal advice relating to the Plaintiff Sarojak's employment. Thi eeting ("The Meeting")
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I and the communications that occurred during the meeting are protect I from disclosure unless
I waived by the corporation because they fall under the attorney-client •II vilege.
I ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED
TESTIMONY NOT REQUIRED I I
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I At a previous CHRO fact finding hearing held on May 1, 20 I1 which the Defendant
I Metallics and its counsel were not invited to or aware ot] counsel fo e Plaintiff Sarojak
improperly elicited from Mr. Sobczak attomey-client privileged inf ation relating to The
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I Meeting between Attorney Ryan and the members of the manageme UI group. Both Attorney
I Fred Frangie and Attorney Robert Fortgang have advised Attorney *I · that they did nothing
I wrong in eliciting this information from Mr. Sobczak.
WHEREFORE, the Defendants move for a protective order:
(a) Precluding and/or barring any testimony offered by Robe ISobczak that would
disclose communications protected by the attorney—client privilege; I I
(b) Precluding and/or barring the Plaintiff Sarojak from usin `Iny information obtained
unethically from ex parte communications between the Plaintiff Saro ll Ids counsel and Mr.
Sobczak; I I
(c ) Precluding and/or barring any further ex parte interviews I I Mr. Sobczak relating to
The Meeting as well as preventing any further disclosure or discover I I oncerning attorney-client
communications occurring at The Meeting between the management _;· oup of Metallics and
Attorney William Ryan. I
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THE DEFEND * S,
THE METALLI GROUP DfB/A
METALLICS, Iulll . AND
F. MICHAEL A
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CERTIFICATION I I
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing was mail T first class, postage
prepaid, this 9th day of` August 2004 to all counsel and pro se parties record as listed below:
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Fred Fran gie
Robert F ortgang l
Robert Fortgang Associates
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Simsbury, Connecticut 06070
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