Stimwave Technologies Incorporated v. Laura Tyler Perryman ( 2022 )

COURT OF CHANCERY
OF THE
SAM GLASSCOCK III
VICE CHANCELLOR
STATE OF DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY COURTHOUSE
34 THE CIRCLE
GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE 19947
July 7, 2022
Richard P. Rollo, Esq. Ms. Laura Tyler Perryman
Kevin M. Gallagher, Esq. 1521 Alton Rd., Suite 417
Travis S. Hunter, Esq. Miami Beach, FL 33139
Nicole M. Henry, Esq.
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
One Rodney Square
920 North King Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
RE: Stimwave Technologies Incorporated v. Laura Tyler
Perryman, et al., C.A. No. 2019-1003-SG
Dear Counsel and Ms. Perryman:
The Court is in receipt of Ms. Perryman’s letter, dated June 30, 2022, 1 which
advises that in Ms. Perryman’s view “[t]here exists no confirmation of . . . claims”
that any government agency, including the Department of Justice, might bring
against Ms. Perryman individually. That letter requests that I lift the stay currently
in place in this case as a result.
1
Dkt. No. 503.
The stay was originally put in place following briefing on Plaintiff
Stimwave’s Motion to Stay or for Adverse Inference, filed March 15, 2022.2 The
Plaintiff’s papers in support of that motion indicated a concern that Ms. Perryman
might refuse to answer questions posed at deposition based on her Fifth Amendment
rights.3
In light of Ms. Perryman’s letter dated June 30, 2022, I assume that she will
not assert her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions in connection
with any deposition in this action. If Ms. Perryman does invoke her Fifth
Amendment rights, Stimwave may apply for appropriate relief, if needed.
Following this Letter Order, Ms. Perryman’s application to have the stay lifted
is GRANTED. The parties should inform me whether the Status Quo Order,
currently the subject of an “Ex Parte Motion to Vacate,”4 should remain in place
following the lift of the stay.
Sincerely,
/s/ Sam Glasscock
Vice Chancellor Glasscock III
2
Dkt. No. 450.
3
See, e.g., id.
4
Dkt. No. 497.