Free Motion to Compel - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
Chapter ll
TOUCH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC., et al., g Bk. No. O3-11915 (KJC)
Debtors. g Jointly Administered
ENTECH LLC, )
) Adv. N0. O4—52935 (KJC)
Plaintiff, )
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED 3
CREDITORS, )
Plaintiff-·Intervenor, g
v, g C.A. N0. O4-1336-SLR
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, g
a Delaware corporation, and )
WESTMORELAND MINING LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company, )
Defendants. g
PLAINTIFF ENTECH LLC ’S MOTION TO COMPEL
Plaintiff Entech LLC, by and through its undersigned counsel, and pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, hereby moves this Court for entry of an Order
compelling defendants Westmoreland Coal Company and Westmoreland Mining LLC t0
respond t0 certain of Entech’s outstanding requests for production and interrogatories and
produce responsive, non—privileged documents. The grounds for this motion are more
fully set forth in Entech’s opening brief in support of this motion, filed
contemporaneously herewith.
As set forth in the attached certification, and pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 37(a)(2) and District of Delaware Local Rule 7.1.1, Entech made good faith
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efforts to reach agreement with defendants on the matters set forth in this motion and the
accompanying opening brief in an effort to secure production of the documents and
disclosure of the information without court action, but was unable to do so.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(4), plaintiff respectfully request
that the Court award plaintiff its reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees,
incurred in connection with this Motion to Compel.
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WHEREFORE, plaintiff Entech LLC respectfully requests that the Court enter an
Order granting this Motion to Compel. A proposed Order is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
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Robert s. Brady (N0. 2847 ‘
John T. Dorsey (No. 2988) 7
Christian Douglas Wright (No. 3554)
Matthew B. McGuire (No. 4366)
The Brandywine Building
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
[email protected]
—and-
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
C. MacNei1 Mitchell
Piero A. Tozzi
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-4193
(212) 294-6700
Rolf S. Woolner
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
(213) 615-1700
Co—counse1 to the Plaintiff
DATED: April 29, 2005
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
L I hereby certify that on April 29, 2005, 1 caused to be electronically filed a true and
correct copy of Plaintgf Enteclz LLC ’s Motion to Compel with the Clerk of the Court using
CM/ECP, which will send notification that such filing is available for viewing and downloading
to the following counsel of record:
Laurie Selber Silverstein, Esquire
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Hercules Plaza
1313 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
1 further certify that on April 29, 2005, I caused a copy of the Plczintg”Enteclz LLC 's
Motion to Conzpel to be served by hand—de1ivery on the above-listed counsel of record and on
the following non-registered participants in the manner indicated:
BY FEDEX
John G. Hutchinson, Esquire
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
Christian Douglas Wright o. 3554) `
The Brandywine Building I
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
Wihnington, DE 19801
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
[email protected]
Attorneys for Entecli LLC
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