Contract Compliance, Inc.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
at Greenbelt
IN RE: :
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CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, INC. : Case No. 04-14553PM
: Chapter 7
Debtor :
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MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
This case comes before the court on the Motion of CCI Recovery LLC to Compel the
production of documents, and the opposition thereto filed by James E. McCollum, Jr. The matter
came on for hearing on January 5, 2005. Although counsel for Mr. McCollum did not appear at
the argument, the court has thoroughly reviewed his response to the Motion, as well as the action
by the Trustee, Steven H. Greenfeld, to intervene and join in the production of documents
requested by CCI Recovery LLC because of his belief in the direct value to the estate of the
document production.
The court therefore finds, particularly on the basis of the waiver of privilege and the
joinder by the Trustee, that under applicable Maryland law, the claim of privilege is inapplicable
to the situation at hand. There is no evidence that as between the co-client parties the subject
communications were privileged in subsequent litigation between them.
An appropriate order will be entered.
cc:
Steven H. Greenfeld, Esq.
Richard W. Lawlor, Esq.
John S. Vander Woude, Esq.
H. Karl Bennett
James E. McCollum, Jr., Esq.
United States Trustee
End of Memorandum
Signed: January 12, 2005
SO ORDERED
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