Nemirofsky
Nemirofsky v. Seok Ki Kim
Opinion
Opinion
Larson, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART OBJECTIONS TO THE DEPOSITION OF DEBORAH BAILEY-WELLS (Docket #96)
Introduction
The Court has diversity jurisdiction over this lawsuit, a dispute regarding disposition of settlement proceeds from a previous lawsuit over patents. The parties have consented to this Court’s jurisdiction for all purposes, including trial, as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636 (c).
Discovery Dispute
The parties ask the Court to resolve their dispute regarding the parameters of the deposition of Deborah Bailey-Wells, a partner of the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis (“KL Gates”). At the time she was retained by STV Asia, her firm was known as Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP. She served as counsel for STV Asia in the lawsuit against Premier Retail Networks, among other entities, in the Northern District of California before the Honorable Joseph Spero (“PRN Litigation”).
During the PRN Litigation, the primary-contacts between Ms. Bailey-Wells and her client STV Asia were Frank Nemirof-sky, and S.K. Kim. (Letter of defense counsel D. Peter Harvey to Plaintiffs counsel Sabelli and Callahan dated September 25, 2007).