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any proprietary business information that may be
contained in the deposition transcripts.
Eric J. Zinn, for petitioner.
Michael J. Cooper, for respondent.
OPINION
GERBER, Judge: We consider respondent’s motion seeking to
compel production of transcripts of certain depositions from
petitioner. Petitioner’s refusal to produce is based on its
argument that production would result in a violation of a
protective order issued by another court. We consider whether it
would be appropriate to compel petitioner to produce under such
circumstances.
Background
Melea Limited is a Gibraltar corporation with a business
address in Geneva, Switzerland. Michael Ladney (Ladney), who is
the petitioner in a related case pending in this Court, is a U.S.
citizen who was the prior owner of several patents associated
with petitioner’s business activity, as it relates to plastic
injection molding. Ladney is the principal shareholder of
several U.S. corporations involved in the manufacture of plastic
parts. At some time, Ladney transferred patents and other assets
to offshore entities, including petitioner.
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