Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

Filing 137

MOTION to Compel Production of Financial Documents by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company LP. (Seitz, Adam)

Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. Plaintiff, vs. VONAGE HOLDINGS, CORP., VONAGE AMERICA, INC. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 05-2433-JWL

SPRINT 'S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint") hereby moves this Court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a) for an Order compelling Defendants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. (collectively "Vonage") to produce certain financial documents responsive to Sprint's First Set of Requests For The Production of Documents and Things and identified by John Rego, the Chief Financial Officer of Vonage, at his deposition on damage issues as the designee of Vonage pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). Sprint makes this motion for the following reasons: 1. 2. location at Vonage. Sprint seeks relevant, admissible documents not subject to any privilege. Vonage's Chief Financial Officer identified these documents and their

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Vonage agreed to search for and produce the requested documents, but

now claims the documents cannot be located, notwithstanding the sworn testimony of Vonage's CFO. 4. documents. WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, as well as the reasons set forth in the attached memorandum in support, Sprint respectfully requests that the Court enter an Order compelling the production of the following documents within 10 (ten) days of such an Order: A. B. C. D. E. Bound Volumes of Reports Provided to Auditors; Semi-Annual Budgets/Models for 2002 through 2006 (10 Excel files); Deal Books for Each Round of Financing; Offering Memorandum for Series B Financing (approx. 80 pages); and Materials Provided to "Prominent Angel" Investors. Vonage has delayed for well over a year in producing the requested

A Proposed Form of Order is attached for the Court's convenience.

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Respectfully submitted, Dated: March 23, 2007 /s/ Adam P. Seitz___ B. Trent Webb, KS Bar No. 15965 Eric A. Buresh, KS Bar No. 19895 Adam P. Seitz, KS Bar No. 21059 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613 Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone] Email [e-mail] and Peter E. Strand, MO Bar No. 29958 Admitted Pro Hac Vice SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 600 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005-2004 Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone] Email [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 23, 2007, a true and accurate copy of the above and foregoing Sprint's Motion to Compel Production of Financial Documents were e-filed with the Court, which sent notice to the following: Don R. Lolli Patrick J. Kaine Dysart Taylor Lay Cotter & McMonigle P.C. 4420 Madison Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Patrick D. McPherson Patrick C. Muldoon Barry Golob Duane Morris LLP 1667 K. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1608 Attorneys for Defendants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. _/s/ Adam P. Seitz____________________________ Attorneys for Sprint Communications Company L.P.

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