BATAS to Appeal Order Opening Gulson Exhibits, Testimony
March 31, 2005 9:01 pm by Gene BorioMar 31, 2005, 10:20 PM
BAT Australia filed this yesterday:
NOTICE OF APPEALBritish American Tobacco Australia Services Limited, an intervenor in this action pursuant to Order #449, hereby gives notice in Civil Action No. 99-CV-2496 that it appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s Order #896 (entered in this action on March 14, 2005), which denies BATAS the right to protect its privilege interest in documentary evidence and trial testimony.
BATAS Appeal, March 30, 2005 (PDF)
Full Text:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.,
f/k/a PHILIP MORRIS INC., et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Civil Action No. v. : 99-2496 (GK)
British American Tobacco Australia Services Limited, an intervenor in this action pursuant to Order #449, hereby gives notice in Civil Action No. 99-CV-2496 that it appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s Order #896 (entered in this action on March 14, 2005), which denies BATAS the right to protect its privilege interest in documentary evidence and trial testimony.
Dated: March 30, 2005
Respectfully Submitted,
SHAW PITTMAN LLP
Jack McKay (D.C. Bar No. 159335)
Alvin Dunn (D.C. Bar No. 423229)
SHAW PITTMAN LLP
2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037-1128
Telephone: (202) 663-8000
Facsimile: (202) 663-8007
Email: jack.mckayshawpittman.com
Counsel for Intervenor British American Tobacco
Australia Services Limited
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 30th day of March, 2005, a copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal was served by first class, U.S. Mail on the following counsel of record:
Attorneys for Plaintiff Appelle:
Sharon Y. Eubanks, Esq.
Director, Tobacco Litigation Team
APPELLEE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
National Press Building, Suite 1150-2
Washington, D.C. 20004
(courtesy copy of the Notice of Appeal also served by electronic mail)
Attorneys for Defendants Philip Morris, Inc. and Philip Morris Companies, Inc.:
Daneil K. Webb, Esq.
Thomas J. Frederick, Esq.
WINSTON & STRAWN
35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4200
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Attorneys for Defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company:
Jonathan Redgrave, Esq.
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POUGE
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-2113
Attorneys for Defendant Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company
(individually, and as successor in interest to The American Tobacco Company):
Kenneth N. Bass, Esq.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS
655 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20005
Attorneys for Defendant Liggett Group, Inc.:
Leonard A. Feiwus, Esq.
KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN
1633 Broadway
NewYork, NY 10119
Attorneys for Defendant the Council for Tobacco Research-U. S.A., Inc.:
Steven Klugman, Esq.
Steven Michaels, Esq.
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attorneys for Defendant the Tobacco Institute, Inc.:
James A. Goold, Esq.
Keith A. Teel, Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
P.O. Box 7566
Washington, D.C. 20044-7566
Attorneys for Defendant Lorillard Tobacco Company:
J. William Newbold, Esq.
Richard P. Cassetta, Esq.
THOMPSON COBURN LLP
One US Bank Plaza, Suite 3500
St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1693
Attorneys for defendant British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
David Wallace, Esq.
Bruce Sheffler, Esq.
CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10 112
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