PACER digEcor 335 Text
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Apr 15, 2009 06:19PM
Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Stipulated Motion for Revised Scheduling order submitted by the parties, digEcor, Inc. submits these objections to e.Digital’s Pre-Trial Disclosures Concerning e.Digital’s Affirmative Counterclaims—Defamation and Tortious Interference.
I. digEcor’s Objections to Witnesses e.Digital Expects to Call at Trial
1. digEcor objects to e.Digital’s designation of Fred Falk and William Blakeley to the extent e.Digital anticipates relying on Mr. Falk or Mr. Blakeley to present expert testimony. digEcor does not have any objections to Mr. Falk or Mr. Blakeley offering testimony as fact witnesses. Neither Mr. Falk nor Mr. Blakeley has been designated to give expert testimony on any subject.
2. digEcor objects to the designation of Scott Hampton to the extent he cannot satisfy the Daubert requirements or the requirements for expert witnesses under the Federal Rules of Evidence. digEcor’s objections will be detailed in its Daubert motions filed at the appropriate time under the Scheduling Order.
II. digEcor’s Objections to Witnesses that e.Digital May Call at the Trial
1. digEcor objects to the designation of Emanuela Camerlengo, Tullia Ialongo, Sabine Hierschbiel, and Sally Gethin on the grounds that these individuals were not identified in e.Digital’s Initial Disclosures.
2. digEcor objects to the designation of Kevin Bostenero to the extent e.Digital seeks to use Mr. Bostenero as an expert witness. Mr. Bostenero has not been designated to give expert testimony on any subject.
III. digEcor’s Objections to Witnesses Whose Testimony e.Digital Expects to Present by Deposition
1. digEcor objects to the use of the transcripts of digEcor’s 30(b)(6) deposition and e.Digital’s 30(b)(6) deposition on the grounds that e.Digital has not identified the specific portions of the transcripts it intends to present. digEcor therefore is unable to state its objections to e.Digital’s use of specific portions of these transcripts, and digEcor is unable to prepare
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rebuttal thereto under Rule 32 without knowing what portions of transcript testimony e.Digital intends to introduce.
2. digEcor objects to e.Digital’s use of any video of digEcor’s 30(b)(6) deposition on the grounds that e.Digital has not disclosed that it intends to rely on the video and because it has not disclosed which portions of the videos it intends to present at trial.
IV. digEcor’s Objections to Witnesses Whose Testimony e.Digital May Present by Deposition
1. digEcor objects to the use of the transcripts of the depositions of Web Barth, Chris Wood, Atul Anandpura, or any other witness on the grounds that e.Digital has not identified the specific portions of the transcripts it intends to present. digEcor therefore is unable to state its objections to e.Digital’s use of the specific portions of these transcripts. digEcor therefore is unable to state its objections to e.Digital’s use of specific portions of these transcripts, and digEcor is unable to prepare rebuttal thereto under Rule 32 without knowing what portions of transcript testimony e.Digital intends to introduce.
2. digEcor objects to e.Digital’s use of the video of any deposition it may introduce at trial on the grounds that e.Digital has not disclosed that it intends to rely on the video and because it has not disclosed which portions of the videos it intends to present at trial.
V. digEcor’s Objections to Exhibits that e.Digital Expects to Introduce at Trial
EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL EXPECTS TO INTRODUCE AT THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES |
OBJECTION |
1. January 19, 2007 Memorandum Decision, Docket # 65.
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2. October 12, 2007 Memorandum Decision, Docket # 129.
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SLC_352255.1 3 EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL EXPECTS TO INTRODUCE AT OBJECTION THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES
3. January 16, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Mauro Atturo, Attisano Carlo, Ialongo Tullia, ALIT000038.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, authenticity |
4. October 22, 2002 Agreement, Deposition Exhibit No. 27.
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5. October 6, 2005 digEcor Press Release, TRIAD009451-56, DIGECOR094069.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, authenticity |
6. October 13, 2005 digEcor Press Release, DIGECOR094063-66.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
7. March 28, 2006 Email: Ilona Ushinsky to Tracy Decuir, DECUIR11040.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, authenticity |
8. March 29, 2006 Email: Wencor to Neil Lynch, DIGECOR056042.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
9. April 4, 2006 digEcor Press Release, DIGECOR166695.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
10. February 2, 2007 Email Thread: Brent Wood and Sarah Fitzmaurice, DIGECOR001859-62.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
11. February 12, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Tullia Ialongo, DIGECOR001874.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
12. April 5, 2007 Email Thread: Brent Wood, Amir Hirani, Sally Gethin, DIGECOR001835-39.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
13. May 1, 2007 Email thread: Brent Wood and Sally Gethin, DIGECOR001805-07.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
14. May 6, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Dave Sampson, DIGECOR 001827.
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hearsay |
15. March 29, 2007 Email Thread: Brent Wood, Amir Hirani, Emanuela Camerlengo, Tullia Ialongo, Paola Magliuolo, DIGECOR001840.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
SLC_352255.1 4 EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL EXPECTS TO INTRODUCE AT OBJECTION THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES
16. May 25, 2007 Email: Amir Hirani to Brent Wood and Josh Lemon, DIGECOR001946.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
17. May 31, 2007 Email: Frantz Yvelin, Chris Wood, Josh Lemon, DIGECOR001815-16.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
18. May 31, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Frantz Yvelin, DIGECOR 001801.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
19. November 28, 2007 Email Thread: Frantz Yvelin, Riad Mezoui, Fred Falk, William Blakeley, et. al., EDIGITAL046732-34.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
20. January 21, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Tullia Ialongo, Mauro Atturo, Cado Attisano, DIGECOR001863-64.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
21. January 23, 2007 Email: Tullia Ialongo
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
22. February 8, 2007 Email Thread: Brent Wood to Alitalia representatives, DIGECOR006891.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
23. June 14, 2006 Letter: Rick Hoggard to David Tufts.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, inadmissibility under Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence |
24. July 6, 2006 Email: David Tufts to Rick Hoggard.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, inadmissibility under Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence |
25. February 9, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Philippe Monnier, DIGECOR001875.
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hearsay |
26. January 23, 2007 Email Thread: Andy Wilson, Dave Sampson, Brent Wood, Fred Falk, EDIGITAL033853-54.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
27. May 2, 2007 Email: Brent Wood to Sabine Hierschbiel and Boris Krahl, DIGECOR001833-34.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
SLC_352255.1 5 EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL EXPECTS TO INTRODUCE AT OBJECTION THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES
28. Expert Report and supplementation of Scott Hampton.
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Hearsay, lack of foundation, fails to satisfy the requirements of Daubert and Rule 702 and 703 of the Federal Rules of Evidence |
VI. digEcor’s Objections to Exhibits that e.Digital may Introduce at Trial
EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL MAY INTRODUCE AT THE TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES |
OBJECTION |
1. Docket Sheet, digEcor v. e.Digital, 2:06-CV-437.
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2. E.Digital’s Second Set of Supplemental Responses to digEcor’s first Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production, Response to Interrogatory No. 14, Served April 17, 2008.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, cumulative |
3. August 16, 2006 Email: Brent Wood to Web Barth, DIGECOR055597.
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hearsay |
4. January 24, 2007 Email: Paola Magliuola, ALIT000040; EDIGITAL064719-20.
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hearsay, lack of foundation, authenticity |
5. e.Digital-Alitalia Contract, EDIGITAL009742-55; EDIGITAL035015-028
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6. e.Digital-Mezzo Movies Contract, EDIGITAL009756-9784
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7. e.Digital-Lufthansa Contract, EDIGITAL009785-9835.
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8. e.Digital-Air France Contract, EDIGITAL009836-9846.
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9. e.Digital-Malaysia Air Contract, EDIGITAL009847-9862; EDIGITAL038450-38466.
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SLC_352255.1 6 EXHIBITS THAT E.DIGITAL MAY INTRODUCE AT THE OBJECTION TRIAL OF THIS MATTER ON THESE ISSUES
10. March 19, 2009 digEcor Press Release.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
11. May 17, 2006 Email: Brent Wood to Amir Hirani, DIGECOR054741.
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hearsay |
12. August 18, 2006 Email: Brent Wood to Ben Pfisterer, DIGECOR054766
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
13. July 25, 2006 Email: Brent Wood to Damian Fannin, DIGECOR54888.
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hearsay |
14. June 5, 2006 Email Thread: Brent Wood and Sally Gethin, DIGECOR056470 et. seq.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
15. May 8, 2007 Email: Volker Menges to Richard Hosey, DIGECOR065078-81.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
16. November 15, 2006 Email: Brent Wood to Christian Maquin, DIGECOR001894.
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hearsay |
17. June 28, 2007 Email Thread: Amir Hirani and Brent Wood, DIGECOR001742-45.
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hearsay, lack of foundation |
18. eVU Overview Document, EDIGITAL043133, et. seq.
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19. eVU Overview Document, EDIGITAL066591 et. seq.
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DATED this 15th day of April, 2009.
DURHAM JONES & PINEGAR
/s/ Erin T. Middleton
David W. Tufts
Erin T. Middleton
Ian S. Davis
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 15th day of April, 2009, I caused a copy of DIGECOR’S OBJECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS’ RULE 26(a)(3) PRE-TRIAL DISCLOSURES CONCERNING DEFENDANTS’ AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERCLAIMS—DEFAMATION AND TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE to be served upon the following via the court’s CM/ECF system:
Samuel C. Straight
Ryan B. Bell
Ray Quinney & Nebeker, P.C.
36 South State Street, Suite 1400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
/s/ Shantell Pitts-Seare
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