Forrest v. Powell Feed and Milling Co., Inc.

Filing 19

ORDER granting 8 Motion to Compel Discovery, as set forth. Signed by Honorable James R. Marschewski on December 30, 2011. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 email, # 2 Exhibit 2 email) (lw)

IN THE UNITED STATtrSI}ISTRICT COURT
WESTERNDI$TRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISONDTVISION
PLAINTIFF

MELINDA FORREST

Case I l-3012
No.
FEEDAND MILLING CO..INC
POWELL

DEFENDANT

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NOWon thi$ 3 O

dayof December
2011, presented theCourtPlaintiffs Motionto
is
to

presented the
of
arguments
by
Compel, fromandin consideration thestatements forththerein,
and
set
parties'
counsel, all otherinformation matters
and
and
before Court,theCourthereby
the
findsas
follows:
l.

Following
service written
of
discovery Plaintiffupon
by
Defendant Defendant's
and

respon$€s ohjections
and
thereto,
Plaintiffcontested
cedain
ofDefendant's
objections, theparties'
and
respective
engaged negotiations resolve discovery
in
counsel
to
the
dispute.
On or about
November and28,201l, theparties'
16
counsel, emails thesame
by
of
date,

2,

(the
attached ExhibitsI and2 to this Order,entered anagreement
as
into
rcsolving discovery
the
dispute
"Discovery
Agreement").
3.

By the Discovery
Agreement,
Defendant to produce information documents
was
all
and

responsive PlaintiffsInterrogatories Requests Production Documents, the extentthatall
to
and
fbr
of
to
of it hadnot already
beenproduced subject certain
and
to
limitations
agreed by theparties reflected
to
as
in the Discovery
Agreement, December
by
8,2011 (the "outstanding
information
discovery
and
documents").
6.

Defendant
failedto produce outstanding
the
discovery
information documents
and
by

December 201L
8,

7.

the
on
After reviewingthe pleadings this issueand a hearingon the ffiatter, Courtfinds

on
to
that goodcause
existsto compelDefendant liully complywith the DiscoveryAgreement, the
following terms:
discovery
the
will
to
The party Def'endant produce its courrsel outstanding

a.

review;
3,2012 for couusel's
and
no
infOrmation documents laterthan.lanuary
Dcfendant'scounsel will have two days to review the outstandingdiscovery

b.

receivedfrom f)efendant,and, subjectto reserving
infonnation and documents
or
Defendant's
and
that
inf'onrration documents may be non*responsive privileged,
oounselwill provide samets Plaintiffs oounselno later than 12;00p,m. on
January
6,2012;
discoveryinfotmationarrd
counsel
doesnot receivethe outstanding
If Def"endant's

c,

is
2,
counsel to notif, the Courtof same,
by
3,
documents Janqary 201 De{bndant's
will be heldon January 201l, at 2;00p.m"to allowthe Courlto
5,
anda hearing
failureto comply with tbin Order.
Defendant's
address

IT'ISSOORDERED

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CHRIS JOHNSON,

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