Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Global Financial Support, Inc. et al

Filing 30

ORDER Staying All Discovery and Discovery Disputes. Within two business days of a ruling on Defendants' motion to stay, counsel for all parties shall jointly notify the Court of the ruling. Signed by Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo on 4/26/16.(dlg)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER STAYING ALL
DISCOVERY AND DISCOVERY
DISPUTES

Plaintiff,

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Case No.: 15-CV-2440-GPC (WVG)

CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION BUREAU,
v.

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GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INC.
et al.,

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Defendant.

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On April 22, 2016, this Court held a telephonic Discovery Conference with counsel

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for all parties. Ms. Nina Schichor and Ms. Laura Schneider participated on behalf of

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Plaintiff Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Plaintiff”), and Ms. Rada Feldman

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participated on behalf of Defendants Global Financial Support, Inc. and Armond Aria

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(“Defendants”).

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The discovery dispute involves Defendants’ objections to Plaintiff’s discovery

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requests. On March 9, 2016, Plaintiff propounded Requests for Production of Documents

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(“RFPs”), Interrogatories (“ROGs”), and a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”)

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30(b)(6) deposition notice on Defendants. On April 7, 2016, Defendants filed a motion to

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stay all substantive proceedings in this matter due to a pending criminal tax case and

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ongoing criminal investigation involving Defendants. (Doc. No. 25.) On April 11, 2016,
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Defendants served their discovery responses, asserting Defendant Aria’s Fifth Amendment

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right against self-incrimination. In their objections to Plaintiff’s discovery requests,

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Defendants state that they will not provide responses until they receive a ruling on their

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motion to stay.

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After hearing arguments from counsel for all parties, this Court ordered a STAY of

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all discovery and all discovery disputes until Judge Curiel issues a ruling on Defendants’

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pending motion to stay. When discovery resumes, the Court will readjust the discovery

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schedule, and the duration of the stay will be added to the discovery period.

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Within two business days of a ruling on Defendants’ motion to stay, counsel for all

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parties shall jointly notify the Court of the ruling.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 26, 2016

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