Court of Chancery of Delaware

In a books and records action arising from Computer Associates' financial accounting scandals, a stockholder's motion to compel additional discovery after certain production by the corporation is denied where she failed to sufficiently articulate why additional documents were either necessary or essential to her concededly proper purpose, and thus failed to meet the standard of 8 Del. C. section 220.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2006
• Published 09/05/2006

Judges

Court

• Court of Chancery of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig B. Smith, Etta R. Wolfe, Smith Katzenstein & Furlow, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE;  Scott W. Fisher, Jan Bartelli, Garwin Gerstein & Fisher, L.L.P., New York City, for the Plaintiff.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert K. Payson, Stephen C. Norman, Potter Anderson & Corroon, L.L.P., Wilmington, DE;  Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Tracy Richelle High, William B. Monahan, Sullivan & Cromwell, L.L.P., New York City, for the Defendant.