Chandler et al v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc et al

Filing 66

ORDER directing Defendant to submit a proposed protective Order within 10 days of this Order - if it feels that one is warranted. Once a protective Order has been entered, Defendant must produce the documents at issue to Plaintiffs re 50 MOTION to Compel and 64 Order on Motion to Compel. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 04/04/2013. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
TED AND MARTHA CHANDLER
VS.

PLAINTIFFS

3:12-CV-00104-BRW

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., et al.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Compel requesting, among other things, that I order Defendant
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., to produce all employee files, personal files, disciplinary files,
reprimands, and training records of all employees who worked or advised on Job #110492.1
Defendant, in its answer to Plaintiffs’ discovery request and in its response to Plaintiffs’ Motion
to Compel, objects to the request and argues that the documents are irrelevant.2 Later, the parties
agreed that Defendant would submit the documents at issue to me, and that I would review them
in camera and determine whether Plaintiffs are entitled to view them.3
I have received the documents, and after careful review, I am satisfied that the files obtain
discoverable information. However, the parties have agreed that if I find that the documents are
discoverable, a protective order can be entered. Accordingly, Defendant is directed to submit a
proposed protective order within 10 days of this Order -- if it feels that one is warranted. Once a
protective order has been entered, Defendant must produce the documents at issue to Plaintiffs.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 4th day of April, 2013.
/s/Billy Roy Wilson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

Doc. No. 50.

2

Doc. Nos. 50, 59.

3

Doc. No. 64.