Thompson v. Bishop State Community College et al

Filing 29

ORDER granting 22 Motion to Quash; terminating 24 Supplemental Motion to Quash. The subpoena is hereby quashed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sonja F. Bivins on 3/21/2011. copies to parties & to counsel for Lawson State, as directed. (sdb)

Thompson v. Bishop State Community College et al

Doc. 29

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

DR. WILLIAM THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, et al., Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION 10-00246-KD-B

ORDER This action is before the Court on Non-party Lawson State Community College's Motion to Quash Non-party Subpoena (Doc.

22). In the motion, Lawson State Community College (hereinafter "Lawson State") seeks to have the subpoena issued by Plaintiff quashed. The subpoena seeks the production of the employment

contracts for twenty-eight (28) former and current employees of Lawson State covering the period of 2005 through 2010. Lawson

State argues that the subpoena should be quashed because the documents sought are wholly irrelevant to Plaintiff's lawsuit as Plaintiff has never been employed in any capacity by Lawson State. Thus, the requested documents will not shed any light on any issue in this case. Lawson State further argues that the document request is burdensome and seeks to invade the privacy rights of non-parties.

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In an Order dated February 23, 2011 (Doc. 23), Plaintiff was directed to file a response to the motion by March 9, 2011. A review of the docket reflects that to date, no response has been filed by Plaintiff, nor has Plaintiff requested additional time in which to file a response. As a result, the allegations

contained in Lawson State's motion are uncontested. Plaintiff has not asserted nor otherwise demonstrated that the employment contracts requested are relevant or have any bearing on any issue in this case. Accordingly, the subpoena is hereby quashed. The Clerk is directed to serve a copy of the instant Order on counsel for Lawson State. DONE this the 21st day of March, 2011. /s/SONJA F. BIVINS________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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