Johnson v. Kumar et al

Filing 23

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 9/5/2017 GRANTING 19 Motion to Compel. Within twenty-one days of the 9/1/2017 hearing defendants shall produce to plaintiff the requested discovery; and Within twenty-one days of the 9/1/2017 defendants' attorney, Bruce A. Neilson, shall pay plaintiff $1,200 in sanctions. (Washington, S) Modified on 9/6/2017 (Washington, S).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT N. JOHNSON,

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No. 2:16-cv-0978 JAM DB

Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER

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KRISHNA G. KUMAR, et al.,

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Defendants.

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This action came before the court on September 1, 2017, for hearing of plaintiff’s motion

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to compel. Attorney Mary Melton appeared telephonically on behalf of the plaintiff. No

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appearance was made by, or on behalf of, any defendant. 1
Upon consideration of the arguments on file and those made at the hearing, and for the

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reasons set forth on the record at that hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 17) is granted;

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2. Within twenty-one days of the September 1, 2017 hearing defendants shall produce to

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plaintiff the requested discovery; and

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Nor did any defendant file an opposition to plaintiff’s motion.
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3. Within twenty-one days of the September 1, 2017 hearing, defendants’ attorney, Bruce

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A. Neilson, shall pay plaintiff $1,200 in sanctions. 2

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DATED: September 5, 2017

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/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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In this regard, this sanction shall be paid by attorney Neilson and not his clients.
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