IBM is asking to interview several unnamed Apple executives in its court case to block former executive Mark Papermaster joining the Cupertino, Calif. based company.
According to court records filed with U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Karas, IBM seeks to speak with several “senior executives of nonparty Apple Inc,”
Apple CEO Steve Jobs and senior vice president Tony Fadell were among those who interviewed Papermaster.
Papermaster, a 26-year executive of the technology company, has asked his former employer to provide “all documents since 2006” regarding IBM business planning and the server business, according to the report. Papermaster is appealing a Nov. 7 decision by Karas preventing the former IBM exec from working at Apple.
In addition, IBM failed in a bid to delay the trial until Papermaster’s appeal is decided. Karas has set the trial to start on or before Feb. 24, 2009.
After his October resignation from IBM, Papermaster made news by signing to lead Apple iPod and iPhone development. IBM objected to the move, claiming a 2006 non-competition agreement required Papermaster to wait a year before joining a rival.
