Gonzalez v. United States of America et al

Filing 65

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte GRANTING 43 Motion to Quash; DENYING 49 Motion to Compel. Deutsche Bank is to provide the Declaration by 12/16/09 (edllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2009) Modified on 12/14/2009 (jlm, COURT STAFF).

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Paul S. Jasper (CSB # 200138) DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP One Embarcadero Center, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Lawrence M. Hill (admitted pro hac vice) Kelly A. Librera (admitted pro hac vice) DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail], [e-mail] Attorneys for Non-Party Deutsche Bank

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [Proposed] Order Granting Non-Party Deutsche Bank's Motion to Quash Plaintiff's Subpoena for a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition and Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Compel a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition C-08-3189 SBA (EDL) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION ) TOM GONZALES, as Personal Representative ) ) for the Estate of Thomas J. Gonzales, II, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the ) DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, by its ) agency, the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. C-08-3189 SBA (EDL) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING NON-PARTY DEUTSCHE BANK'S MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S SUBPOENA FOR A RULE 30(b)(6) DOCUMENT CUSTODIAN DEPOSITION AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL A RULE 30(b)(6) DOCUMENT CUSTODIAN DEPOSITION Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte

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WHEREAS Plaintiff and Non-Party Deutsche Bank, by and through their respective counsel, appeared on December 1, 2009, before the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte for a hearing on Non-Party Deutsche Bank's Motion to Quash Plaintiff's Subpoena for a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition and Plaintiff's Motion to Compel a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition; and WHEREAS the Court considered the writings and memoranda submitted by Deutsche Bank and Plaintiff and after hearing oral argument by counsel, ORDERED that (a) Non-Party Deutsche Bank's Motion to Quash Plaintiff's Subpoena for a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition is GRANTED, provided that Deutsche Bank executes a declaration as described in paragraph (c); and (b) Plaintiff's Motion to Compel a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition is DENIED; and (c) Deutsche Bank is to provide, in the form of a declaration, information concerning documents Bates-stamped TG 01491-TG 01500, TG 01509TG 01518, TG 01528-TG 01537, TG 01546-TG 01555, and TG 01560TG 01583, which documents were produced by another party and have not been located by Deutsche Bank, but Deutsche Bank has no reason to believe that such documents are not authentic and appear to be (i) on Deutsche Bank letterhead and (ii) similar in form to other contracts and transaction documentation created and maintained by Deutsche Bank during the course of its regularly conducted business activity. Additionally, documents TG 01560-TG 01583 appear to be signed by individuals who were employed by Deutsche Bank as of the date of said documents.

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Deutsche Bank is to provide the declaration by December 16, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED. December 10, 2009 ________________________ Date _____________________________ Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 [Proposed] Order Granting Non-Party Deutsche Bank's Motion to Quash Plaintiff's Subpoena for a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition and Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Compel a Rule 30(b)(6) Document Custodian Deposition C-08-3189 SBA (EDL)

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