Black & Veatch Corporation v. Midwest Towers, Inc.
Filing
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Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE held before Magistrate Judge John T. Maughmer on 9/7/2011: granting 103 Sealed Motion; denying 107 Sealed Motion and sustaining assertion of joint defense privilege. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Kerry Martinez, 816-512-5759. (Alexander, Pam)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION
Black & Veatch Corp.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Midwest Towers Inc.,
Defendant.
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Case No.
10-00318-CV-W-JTM
Date:
September 7, 2011
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MINUTES OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
HONORABLE JOHN T. MAUGHMER presiding at Kansas City, Missouri.
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Nature of Proceeding:
Telephone discovery conference re: Docs. 103 and 107 and joint
defense privilege between defendants and non-party Strongwell.
Time Commenced:
2:34 p.m.
Plaintiff by: Roy Bash
Lee Davis
Tracey Ledbetter
Time Terminated: 2:54 p.m.
Total Time: 20 minutes
Defendants by: Dave Erickson
Tom Cordell
Antwan Smith
Chris Wills
Remarks:
Counsel for parties appear by phone for discovery conference regarding existence of joint
defense privilege between MTI and non-party Strongwell, as well as Black and Veatch’s
motion to compel and Midwest Tower’s motion for return of privilege documents. In
accordance with the analysis and reasoning set forth by the Court on the record during the
conference, the motion to compel [Doc. 103] is GRANTED; the motion for return of
privilege documents [Doc. 107] is DENIED; and the court finds a sufficient commonality of
interests between Midwest Tower and Strongwell to support assertion of the joint defense
privilege.
Motions Ruled: Doc 103 is GRANTED; Doc 107 is DENIED.
Court Recessed at: 2:54 p.m.
Court Reporter: ERO Kerry Martinez
By: /s/Pamela Alexander
Pamela Alexander, Law Clerk
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