Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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FENNEMORE CRAIG , P.C.
P HOENIX

FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C. William L. Thorpe (No. 005641) Sal J. Rivera (No. 016728) 3003 North Central Avenue Suite 2600 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2913 Telephone: (602) 916-5000 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for BNSF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Steven Schrum, Plaintiff, v. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, Defendant. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, a corporation, Third Party Plaintiff v. Chemical Lime Company of Arizona, a corporation; ABC Corporations I-IV, fictitious corporations, Third Party Defendants No. CIV04-619-PHX-RCB BNSF'S MOTION FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION

BNSF requests that the Court conduct an in camera review of BNSF's unredacted itemized statement of attorneys' fees. An in camera inspection is necessary because the statement of fees contains information that is confidential and protected under the attorney client privilege. An in camera inspection is also appropriate because plaintiff and

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FENNEMORE CRAIG , P.C.
P HOENIX

Chemical Lime have appealed the Court's decisions to the Ninth Circuit and BNSF is concerned about the use of privileged information during the appellate proceedings. BNSF also requests an in camera inspection because plaintiff's counsel regularly sues BNSF and other railroads. In light of the foregoing, BNSF proposes that the Court receive and review the complete, unredacted copies of the statements at issue in this litigation and return those copies to BNSF at the conclusion of the Court's review. DATED this 30th day of July, 2007. FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C.

By s/Sal J. Rivera Sal J. Rivera William L. Thorpe Attorneys for BNSF

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FENNEMORE CRAIG , P.C.
P HOENIX

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 30, 2007, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: George T. Brugess Hoey & Farina, P.C. 542 S. Dearborn, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60605 Attorneys for Plaintiff Charles D. Onofry ReNae A. Nachman Schneider & Onofry, P.C. 3101 N. Central Ave., Ste. 600 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant Chemical Lime I hereby certify that on July 30, 2007, I served the attached document by facsimile and U.S. mail on the following, who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System: William D. Black One East Camelback Road Suite 630 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-1658

s/Mary Boston

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