Free Motion to Compel - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:02-cv-00311-RPM

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Case No. 02-cv-0311-RPM-BNB CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. MOLYCHEM, LLC, Defendant, vs. PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION, Additional Party on Counterclaim. ______________________________________________________________________________ DEFENDANT MOLYCHEM LLC'S FIRST MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY ______________________________________________________________________________

DEFENDANT MOLYCHEM, LLC ("Molychem"), through its attorneys Hart & Trinen, L.L.P., and Ramon Pizarro, herewith moves this Honorable Court to compel discovery from Plaintiff Climax Molybdenum Company ("Climax") as is more fully set forth below.

AS GROUNDS, Molychem states and alleges as follows:

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Climax refuses to provide the discovery sought by Molychem in Molychem's As is required by D.C.Colo.L.Civ.R. 37.1, the specifications of

First Discovery Request.

Molychem's First Discovery Request, and Climax's responses thereto, are set forth in Climax's "Response to Defendant Molychem LLC's Discovrey Request No. 1", a true copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Appendix 1.

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The discovery sought by Molychem is relevant to the subject matter of this action,

and in Climax's possession; and Climax's refusal to provide it entitles Molychem to an order under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(2)(B) compelling discovery.

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As is required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(2)(B) and D.C.Colo.L.R. 7.1, undersigned

counsel certifies that he conferred with counsel for Climax in an attempt to obtain the discovery sought ­ without success.

WHEREFORE, Molychem prays for the entry of an order directing Climax to produce to Molychem the discovery sought in Molychem's First Discovery Request, plus such other and further relief as the Court may deem proper. DATED this 29th day of July, 2005. HART & TRINEN, L.L.P.

/s/ Donald T. Trinen Donald T. Trinen 1624 Washington Street Denver. CO 80203 Telephone: (303) 839-006l FAX: (303) 839-5414 E-mail: [email protected]

RAMON L. PIZARRO 3515 S. Tamarac Drive, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80237 Telephone: (303) 785-2819 FAX: (303) 689-9627 E-mail: [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT MOLYCHEM, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 29th day of July, 2005, I served the foregoing DEFENDANT MOLYCHEM LLC'S FIRST MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY by placing true and correct copies of such in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following: Susan E. Chetlin, Esq. Dahl & Osterloth, L.L.P. 555 17th Street, Suite 3405 Denver, CO 80202-3937 Gregg I. Anderson David G. Palmer, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP th 1200 ­ 17 St. Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202

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Molychem Dis Ct 1st Mot Compel Discovery 7-28-05

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