Miranda v. Law Office of D. Scott Carruthers et al

Filing 52

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Interrogatory Responses and Production of Documents 35 . ORDER Reserving Plaintiff's Request for Imposition of Payment of Expenses, Including Attorney's Fees. signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 8/26/2011. (Herman, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAMIAN M. MIRANDA, an
individual,

1:10-cv-01487-OWW-SMS

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO COMPEL INTERROGATORY
RESPONSES AND PRODUCTION OF
DOCUMENTS
(Doc. 35)

Plaintiff,
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vs.
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LAW OFFICE OF D. SCOTT
CARRUTHERS, a general
partnership, DENNIS SCOTT
CARRUTHERS,

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ORDER RESERVING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR IMPOSITION OF
PAYMENT OF EXPENSES, INCLUDING
ATTORNEY’S FEES

Defendants.
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The Court, having taken the matter under submission pursuant

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to its order of August 11, 2011 (Doc. 46), and further having

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read and considered Plaintiff’s memorandum of points and

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authorities (Doc. 35-1), the declaration of Plaintiff’s counsel

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Elizabeth J. Arleo (Doc. 35-2), Defendant’s opposition (Doc. 40),

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and counsels’ joint statement (Doc. 44),

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Defendant provide complete responses to Plaintiff’s

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Interrogatory Nos. 7, 10, and 13-15 within twenty (20) calendar

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days from the date of service of this order.
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Defendant produce non-privileged documents responsive

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to Plaintiff’s Requests for Production of Documents Nos. 1-5

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within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of service of this

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order.

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Defendant is cautioned that the use of ANY “boilerplate

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objections” without good faith substantive and complete

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explanation will result in imposition of potentially severe

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sanctions.

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Plaintiff’s request for imposition of payment of

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expenses, including attorney’s fees, for the necessity to bring

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this matter before the court shall be RESERVED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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August 26, 2011

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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