Free Answering Brief in Opposition - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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Q ` IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
g FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

HEIDI VASCEK, individually and as :
Administratrix of the ESTATE OF :
JOHN VASCEK, JR., :
Plaintiffs, :
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y UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. and :
MARK BARD, :
Defendants. — :
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i DEFENDANTS’ BRIEF IN OPPOSITION T O
l PLAINTIFIPS MOTION TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF
DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS
RELIED UPON BY DEFENDAN'l`S’ EXPERTS
I. INTRODUCTION
This action arises from an accident that occurred on October 26, 2004, in which a p
Q motorcycle operated by plaintiff s decedent, John Vascek, Jr., impacted a UPS package car
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operated by UPS employee Mark Bard at the intersection of Montchanin and Twaddle Mill
Roads in Greenville, Delaware, Mr. Vascek was fatally injured in the collision. On December
i 22, 2004, plaintiff instituted a negligence action against Mr. Bard and UPS.
n. ARGUMENT
I On November 10, 2005 plaintiff tiled the instant Motion to Compel the Production of
Documents, Publications and Other Materials Relied Upon by Defendants’ Experts. The
defendants’ experts referenced in plaintiffs motion are Tyler Kress, Ph.D. and William Otto.
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Plaintiff s Mot1on1s moot because all the requested materials have been produced. On
[ November 14, 2005 defendants forwarded to the plaintiff all materials relied upon by Tyler
I Kress were produced. On November 17, 2005 defendants forwarded to the plaintiff all materials
relied upon by William Otto. Therefore, Plaintiff s Motion should be denied as moot.
III. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, defendants request that this Court deny plaintiff s Motion to
L Compel the Production of Documents, Publications and Other Materials Relied upon by
i Defendants’ Experts, and grant such other relief as this Court deems appropriate.
i Respectfully submitted,
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E RAWLE & HENDERSON LLP
/s/ William J. Cattle, III
William J. Cattie, III, Esquire (#953)
l _ Attorneys for Defendants
1 300 Delaware Avenue - Suite 1015
i Wilmington, DE 19899
lr Telephone: (302) 778-1200
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[ DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP
= O. Daniel Ansa (crdmirredpro imc vice)
1 Jayne A. Risk (czdmfttedpro here vice)
i . Attorneys for Defendants,
1 ‘ One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
Philadelphia, PA 19103 .
Telephone: (215) 656-3328
1 Dated: November 17, 2005
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A IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
A FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
HEIDI VASCEK, individually and as :
l Administratrix ofthe ESTATE OF :
l JOHN VASCEK, JR., :
9 Plaintiffs, :
: C.A. N0. 04-1538
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\ UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. and :
MARK BARD., :
Defendants. :
ORDER
AND NOW, this day of , 2005, upon consideration of
Plaintiffs Motion to Compel the Production of Documents, Publications and other Materials
{ Relied Upon by Defe11dants’ Experts, and Defendants’ opposition thereto, it is hereby ·
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i IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
i FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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HEIDI VASCEK, individually and as :
Administratrix of the ESTATE OF :
JOHN VASCEK, JR., :
§ Plaintiffs, :
: C.A. No. 04-1538
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1 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. and :
[ MARK BARD, ;
Defendants. :
_ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, William J. Cattle, Esquire do hereby certify that on November 17, 2005, I have caused
to be sent via U.S. Mail, First Class, a copy of the foregoing Defendants’ Brief in Opposition
to Plaintiffs Motion to Compel the Production of Documents, Publications and Other
i Materials Relied Upon by Dcfendants’ Experts to the following individuals:
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1 Richard R. Wier, Jr., P.A.
. ; 1220 Market Street, Suite 600
E Wilmington, DE 19801
Michael T. van der Veen, Esquire
Kats, Jamison, van der Veen & Associates
25 Bustleton Pike
Peasterville, PA 19053
RAWLE & HENDERSON LLP
/s/ William J. Cattie, III
William J. Cattle, III, Esquire (#953)
Attorneys for Defendants
300 Delaware Avenue - Suite 1015
Wilmington, DE 19899
Telephone: (302-) 778-l200
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