Patrick J. Potter (VSB No. 39766)

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400

McLean, Virginia 22102-4856

Telephone: (703) 770-7900

Facsimile: (703) 770-7901

E-mail: patrick.potter@pillsburylaw.com

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William M. Sullivan, Jr. (admitted pro 

hac vice)

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW 

PITTMAN LLP

1200 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036-3006

Telephone: (202) 663-8027

Facsimile: (202) 663-8007

E-mail: wsullivan@pillsburylaw.com

Andrew M. Troop (admitted pro hac vice)

Samuel S. Cavior (admitted pro hac vice)

Joshua I. Schlenger (admitted pro hac vice)

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10036-4039

Telephone: (212) 858-1000

Facsimile: (212) 858-1500

E-mail: andrew.troop@pillsburylaw.com

Counsel to Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc.

and ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

RICHMOND DIVISION

In re:

PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, et al.,

Debtors.

Chapter 11

Case No. 15-32450 (KLP)

Jointly Administered

BLACK DIAMOND COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

VIRGINIA CONSERVATION LEGACY FUND, INC. and 

ERP COMPLIANT FUELS, LLC,

Defendants.

Adv. Proc. No. 16-03105 (KLP)

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VCLF’S MOTION IN LIMINE TO PRECLUDE DAMAGES TESTIMONY FROM 

BLACK DIAMOND-AFFILIATED WITNESSES

Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. and ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC (collectively, 

“VCLF”) respectfully move this Court in limine to preclude Black Diamond Commercial 

Finance, LLC (“Black Diamond”) from eliciting testimony regarding damages from Black 

Diamond representatives or affiliated witnesses at the upcoming trial scheduled to commence 

June 4, 2018.

For the reasons described in VCLF’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion in 

Limine to Preclude Damages Testimony From Black Diamond-Affiliated Witnesses, filed 

contemporaneously herewith, the Court should enter an order substantially in the form of the 

attached Exhibit A.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: May 29, 2018 /s/ Patrick J. Potter

McLean, Virginia Patrick J. Potter (VSB No. 39766)

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400

McLean, Virginia 22102-4856

Telephone: (703) 770-7900

Facsimile: (703) 770-7901

Email: patrick.potter@pillsburylaw.com

William M. Sullivan, Jr. (admitted pro hac vice)

VIRGINIA CONSERVATION LEGACY FUND, INC. and 

ERP COMPLIANT FUELS, LLC,

Counterclaim-Plaintiffs,

v.

BLACK DIAMOND COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC,

Counterclaim-Defendant.

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1200 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036-3006

Telephone: (202) 663-8027

Facsimile: (202) 663-8007

Email: wsullivan@pillsburylaw.com

Andrew M. Troop (admitted pro hac vice)

Samuel S. Cavior (admitted pro hac vice)

Joshua I. Schlenger (admitted pro hac vice)

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10036-4039

Telephone: (212) 858-1000

Facsimile: (212) 858-1500

Email: andrew.troop@pillsburylaw.com

Counsel to Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, 

Inc. and ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on May 29, 2018, I filed the foregoing VCLF’s Motion in Limine to 

Preclude Damages Testimony from Black Diamond-Affiliated Witnesses by uploading it to this 

Court’s CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all CM/ECF participants, 

and that I served a copy on opposing counsel of record in this adversary proceeding by email.

 /s/ Patrick J. Potter

 Patrick J. Potter

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