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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Contract Dispute

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

ALABAMA AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, 

INC., ALABAMA AIRCRAFT 

INDUSTRIES, INC. – BIRMINGHAM, AND 

PEMCO AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING 

SERVICES, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

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THE BOEING COMPANY,

BOEING AEROSPACE OPERATIONS, 

INC. AND BOEING AEROSPACE 

SUPPORT CENTER, 

DEFENDANTS.

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Case No. 2:11-cv-03577-RDP

ORDER

On December 22, 2015, and January 28, 2016, the Special Master issued Reports and 

Recommendations containing the following recommendations:

1. That AAI’s Motion for Additional Time to Complete Cross-Examination of Glenn 

Hess should be granted and AAI should be permitted to continue its cross-examination of Mr. 

Hess for one-and-a-half hours; if necessary, Boeing may follow with up to one hour of re-direct 

examination. (Doc. # 176). 

2. That AAI’s Motion to Compel Boeing to Testify on Plaintiff’s Rule 30(b)(6) 

Topics 30-32 should be granted and Boeing should be compelled to comply with AAI’s 

Proposal, with the caveats that AAI will (1) include no more than two hundred document 

families on List B, and (2) limit its examination questions about those documents (aside from 

FILED

 2016 Feb-12 PM 03:43

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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authenticity) to who at Boeing had access to the documents during the relevant period (as 

opposed to the entire internal transfer history of the documents). (Doc. # 178).

No objections were filed to either Report and Recommendation. (See Docs. # 176 - 179).

After careful consideration of the record in this case, the Special Master’s Reports and 

Recommendations, the court hereby ADOPTS the Reports of the Special Master. The court 

further ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Special Master. It is therefore ORDERED as 

follows:

1. AAI’s Motion for Additional Time to Complete Cross-Examination of Glenn 

Hess is GRANTED. AAI will be permitted to continue its cross-examination of Mr. Hess for 

one-and-a-half hours; if necessary, Boeing may follow with up to one hour of re-direct 

examination. 

2. AAI’s Motion to Compel Boeing to Testify on Plaintiff’s Rule 30(b)(6) Topics 

30-32 is GRANTED. Boeing SHALL comply with AAI’s Proposal, with the caveats that AAI 

will (1) include no more than two hundred document families on List B, and (2) limit its 

examination questions about those documents (aside from authenticity) to who at Boeing had 

access to the documents during the relevant period (as opposed to the entire internal transfer 

history of the documents).

DONE and ORDERED this February 12, 2016.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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