M.B.L., Inc. v. Nationwide Indemnity Company

Filing 60

DISCOVERY ORDER re 46 Letter Brief, filed by M.B.L., Inc., Nationwide Indemnity Company. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on 9/1/11. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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M.B.L. INC.,

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Case No. C11-0044 RS (JCS)
Plaintiff(s),

v.
NATIONWIDE INDEMNITY,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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DISCOVERY ORDER REGARDING
JOINT LETTER BRIEF [Docket No. 46]

Defendant(s).
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On August 30, 2011, the Court held a telephonic discovery hearing regarding the Joint Letter

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Brief filed on August 6, 2011. Raymond Hamrick and Joe Anderson, counsel for Plaintiff, appeared.

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Brian Barber and Anna-Catherine Benedict, counsel for Defendant, appeared.

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For reasons stated on the record and good cause shown,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for the relevant period of time Plaintiff shall produce all

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invoices, bills, checks and other documents showing fees and costs that were billed (including

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hourly rates) to, and what payments were made by, the non-participating insurers in the underlying

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case. Plaintiff shall also produce all correspondence (regarding the underlying case) between MBL

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or its counsel and non-participating carriers re: any billing or fee dispute. Documents may be

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redacted for work product or attorney client privilege and logged. Documents shall be produced

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within ten (10) days. Defendant’s motion is denied to the extent that it seeks production of the chart

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of payments made by the insurers, on the basis that this chart is work product, and Defendant has not

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made an adequate showing that its production is required under Rule 26(b)(3)(A)(ii).

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Defendant's Motion for Sanctions is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 1, 2011
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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