JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.

Filing 127

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 2/29/16: Defendant's motion to compel the October 2013 settlement agreements between plaintiff and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (ECF No. 107) is DENIED. Plaintiff's motion to compel (ECF No. 113) is GRANTED with no opposition from defendant. (Kaminski, H)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10
11

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

12
13
14
15
16

No. 2:13-cv-1397-JAM-KJN

Plaintiff,
ORDER

v.
SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE
COMPANY, INC.,
Defendant.

17
18

On February 25, 2016, this case was before the undersigned to address defendant Sierra

19

Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.’s (“defendant”) motion to compel JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

20

(“plaintiff”) to produce the settlement agreements it entered into with the Federal National

21

Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

22

(“Freddie Mac”) in October of 2013. (ECF No. 107.) Also before the undersigned was plaintiff’s

23

motion to compel defendant to produce documents it obtained in response to third party

24

subpoenas it served on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (ECF No. 113.) Attorney Gregory

25

Sudbury appeared for plaintiff. Attorney Jonathan Jenkins appeared for defendant.

26

Based on the parties’ motions, the parties’ joint statements, other relevant filings, and oral

27

arguments, and for the reasons discussed below and on the record during the hearing, IT IS

28

HEREBY ORDERED that:
1

1

1. Defendant’s motion to compel the October 2013 settlement agreements between

2

plaintiff and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (ECF No. 107) is DENIED. As discussed

3

on the record during the hearing on this matter, the declarations plaintiff filed in

4

support of its opposition to defendant’s motion clearly demonstrate that the settlement

5

agreements at issue are not relevant within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil

6

Procedure 26(b)(1).

7

2. Plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 113) is GRANTED with no opposition from

8

defendant. To the extent the documents responsive to plaintiff’s request have not

9

already been produced, defendant shall promptly produce all responsive documents by

10
11
12

no later than March 1, 2016.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 29, 2016

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
2