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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 19-1334 (CJB)
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`JOINT MOTION FOR EXEMPTION OF PERSONS FROM
`THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE’S MAY 15, 2023
`STANDING ORDER ON PERSONAL DEVICES
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`MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.
`and MES INC.,
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`ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., et al.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendants.
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`The Parties respectfully move for an order to exempt certain persons from the District of
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`Delaware’s May 15, 2023 Standing Order on Procedures Regarding the Possession and Use of
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`Cameras and Personal Electronic Devices by Visitors to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building and
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`United States Courthouse (the “May 15, 2023 Standing Order”). In support of this Motion, the
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`Parties state as follows:
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`The District of Delaware’s May 15, 2023 Standing Order provides procedures to
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`regulate the possession and use of personal electronic devices by visitors to the J. Caleb Boggs
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`Federal Building and United States Courthouse, which require inter alia, for visitors to place
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`personal electronic devices in a locked pouch provided by U.S. Marshals. Paragraph 4 of the May
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`15, 2023 Standing Order provides for certain exemptions to the Standing Order.
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`A pretrial conference is currently scheduled for February 14th and trial is currently
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`scheduled for February 26th – March 1st, in Courtroom 2A before Judge Burke, with courtroom
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`technology setup scheduled for February 23rd.
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`Case 1:19-cv-01334-CJB Document 663 Filed 02/12/24 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 17547
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`The following persons intend to appear at the pretrial conference, courtroom setup
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`and/or trial, require access to their electronic devices, but do not have state issued bar cards or
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`meet the exemptions listed in Paragraph 4 of the May 15, 2023 Standing Order:
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` Defendants:
`o Jeff Dyess, Esquire
`o Paul Sykes, Esquire
`o Benn Wilson, Esquire
`o Ashley Robinson, Esquire
`o Loletha Washington, Paralegal
`o Richard Hobbs, Trial Technician
`o Jesse Brown, Trial Technician
`o Jeff Green, Client Representative
`o Leah Schaatt, Client Representative
`o Stephen Niksa, Expert Witness
`o Constance Senior, Expert Witness
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` Plaintiffs:
`o Bradley W. Caldwell, Esquire
`o Justin T. Nemunaitis, Esquire
`o Warren J. McCarty, III, Esquire
`o Daniel R. Pearson, Esquire
`o Adrienne R. Dellinger, Esquire
`o Aisha Mahmood Haley, Esquire
`o Richard A. Cochrane, Esquire
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`Case 1:19-cv-01334-CJB Document 663 Filed 02/12/24 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 17548
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`o Shea Ross, Trial Coordinator & Paralegal
`o Rhonda Thomas, Paralegal
`o Sarah Welty, Paralegal
`o Pete Diaz, Trial Technician
`o Matt Zang, Trial Technician
`o Rick MacPherson, Corporate Representative
`o John Pavlish, Corporate Representative
`o Philip Green, Expert Witness
`o Elijah Stitson, Assistant to Mr. Philip Green
`o Philip J. O’Keefe, Expert Witness
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`WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court issue an order, in the form
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`attached hereto, to exempt certain persons from the District of Delaware’s May 15, 2023 Standing
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`Order.
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`Case 1:19-cv-01334-CJB Document 663 Filed 02/12/24 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 17549
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`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
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`MORRIS JAMES LLP
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`/s/ James M. Lennon
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`James M. Lennon (#4570)
`Peter Akawie Mazur (#6732)
`1526 Gilpin Avenue
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`(302) 449-9010
`jlennon@devlinlawfirm.com
`pmazur@devlinlawfirm.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
`Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. and MES Inc.
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`/s/ Kenneth L. Dorsney
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`Kenneth L. Dorsney (#3726)
`Cortlan S. Hitch (#6720)
`500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500
`Wilmington, DE 19801-1494
`(302) 888-6800
`kdorsney@morrisjames.com
`chitch@morrisjames.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`Bascobert (A) Holdings LLC
`Buffington Partners LLC
`CERT Operations II LLC
`CERT Operations IV LLC
`CERT Operations RCB LLC
`CERT Operations V LLC
`Cottbus Associates LLC
`Larkwood Energy LLC
`Marquis Industrial Company, LLC
`Rutledge Products LLC
`Senescence Energy Products LLC
`Springhill Resources LLC
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`SO OR DERED, this ___________ day of _______, 2024.
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`UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
`DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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