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Parties Involved:
CFM Communications, LLC
Plaintiff
Comerica Bank
Unknown
Mitts Telecasting Co
Defendant
Pappas Telecasting of the Midlands
Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(Fresno Division) 

CFM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY, a 

California corporation, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 1: 04 CV 6111 REC DLB 

ORDER Re: MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

(docs 38, 39 and 41) 

ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE 

WITH SUBPOENAS TO THIRD PARTY COMERICA BANK AND PAPPAS 

TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS

The Motion to Compel Compliance with Deposition Subpoena to Comerica Bank 

(“Comerica”) (Docket #38) and the Motion to Compel Compliance with Deposition Subpoena to 

Pappas Telecasting of the Midlands (“Pappas Telecasting”) (Docket #39) filed by defendant 

Mitts Telecasting Company (“MTC”) and the Motion to Quash subpoena duces tecum filed by 

Pappas Telecasting (Docket #41) came on for hearing on July 8, 2005. The court, having 

considered the aforementioned motions (the “Motions”), the documents and pleadings submitted 

in connection therewith, and the arguments of counsel, and good cause appearing therefore, the 

Court HEREBY GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the Motions as follows: 

1. The Matters of Inquiry Requiring Designation (“Matters of Inquiry”) and 

Documents to be Produced as set forth on Exhibits B and C, respectively, of the subpoena served 

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO COMERICA 

BANK AND PAPPAS TELECASTING

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upon Comerica (the “Comerica Subpoena”), and the subpoena served upon Pappas Telecasting 

(the “Pappas Telecasting Subpoena,” and collectively with the Comerica Subpoena, the 

“Subpoenas”), shall be stricken in their entirety; 

2. The Documents to be Produced as set forth in Exhibit C to the Comerica 

Subpoena shall be replaced with and limited to, and the Matters of Inquiry as set forth in Exhibit 

B to the Comerica Subpoena shall be replaced by, limited to and consistent with the subject 

matter of, the following: 

a. All Documents in the Possession, Custody or Control of Comerica, 

including but not limited to the files of Douglas E. Weber, Dennis W. Johnson, Matthew C. 

Badsky, and John A. Manalli, Relating to Pappas Telecasting’s active participation in the 

preparation, negotiation, approval or execution and delivery of any of the Credit Agreements or 

the consummation of any financing transactions contemplated thereby dated January 1, 1999, 

through November 15, 2004. 

b. All Documents in the Possession, Custody or Control of Comerica, 

including but not limited to the files of Douglas E. Weber, Dennis W. Johnson, Matthew C. 

Badsky, and John A. Manalli, Relating to Pappas Telecasting’s active participation in 

Comerica’s decision to issue the Demand Letter or in any aspect of what is contained in the 

Demand Letter, including Communications by Pappas Telecasting to Comerica concerning CFM 

Communications, LLC. v. Mitts Telecasting Company, U.S. District Court, E.D. Cal., Case No. 

1: 04 CV 6111 REC DLB (“Action”) dated January 1, 2004, through November 15, 2004. 

3. The Documents to be Produced as set forth in Exhibit C to the Pappas 

Telecasting Subpoena shall be replaced with and limited to, and the Matters of Inquiry as set 

forth in Exhibit B to the Pappas Telecasting Subpoena shall be replaced by, limited to and 

consistent with the subject matter of, the following: 

a. All Documents in the Possession, Custody or Control of Pappas 

Telecasting Relating to Pappas Telecasting’s active participation in the preparation, negotiation, 

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO COMERICA 

BANK AND PAPPAS TELECASTING

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approval or execution and delivery of any of the Credit Agreements or the consummation of any 

financing transactions contemplated thereby dated January 1, 1999, through November 15, 2004. 

b. All Documents in the Possession, Custody or Control of Pappas 

Telecasting relating to Pappas Telecasting’s active participation in Comerica’s decision to issue 

the Demand Letter or in any aspect of what is contained in the Demand Letter, including 

communications by Pappas Telecasting to Comerica concerning CFM Communications, LLC v. 

Mitts Telecasting Company, U.S. District Court, E.D. Cal., Case No. 1: 04 CV 6111 REC DLB 

dated January 1, 2004, through November 15, 2004. 

4. All responsive, non-privileged documents shall be produced or made 

available for inspection and photocopying by not later than August 5, 2005. A privilege log 

identifying any responsive Document not produced shall be provided not later than 

August 5, 2005. 

5. The parties shall use their best efforts to complete all depositions on or 

before August 19, 2005, except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing. 

6. Any Documents produced or deposition testimony given by Comerica or 

Pappas Telecasting or their respective representatives in connection with the Subpoenas shall be 

subject to the Stipulation for a Protective Order and Order Thereon, entered on this Court’s 

docket in this Action on or about January 7, 2005 (the “January 2005 Protective Order”), and any 

other applicable protective orders, including the Pappas Telecasting/Paul Hastings Janofsky & 

Walker LLP protective order, as if Comerica and Pappas Telecasting were signatories thereto. 

7. All parties shall abide by the provisions entitled “Disclosure and Use of 

Confidential Documents and Confidential Information” as set forth in the January 2005 

Protective Order and agree that these provisions apply to the Documents produced and 

deposition testimony given pursuant to this Order. All Documents produced and deposition 

testimony given pursuant to this Order will be deemed confidential unless Pappas Telecasting or 

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO COMERICA 

BANK AND PAPPAS TELECASTING

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Comerica notify the parties in writing that such Documents and deposition testimony are not 

confidential. 

8. All parties shall abide by the provision entitled “Return of Documents” as 

set forth in the January 2005 Protective Order and agree that this provision applies to the 

Documents produced and deposition testimony given pursuant to this Order. 

9. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the 

meanings assigned to them in Exhibit A to the Subpoenas. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 25, 2005 

 /s/ Dennis L. Beck_____________

DENNIS L. BECK 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO COMERICA 

BANK AND PAPPAS TELECASTING

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DATED: July __, 2005 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

 WAYTE & CARRUTH, LLP 

BY: 

 TIMOTHY J. BUCHANAN 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 CFM Communications, LLC 

DATED: July __, 2005 DIETRICH, GLASRUD, MALLEK & AUNE 

BY: 

 BRUCE A. OWDOM 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 Mitts Telecasting Company 

DATED: July __, 2005 COMERICA BANK 

BY: 

 ELIZABETH M. KHACHIGIAN 

 Attorneys for Third Party 

 Comerica Bank 

DATED: July __, 2005 CRIPE & GRAHAM 

BY: 

 GARY CRIPE 

 Attorneys for Third Party 

 Pappas Telecasting of the Midlands 

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO COMERICA 

BANK AND PAPPAS TELECASTING

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