Grynberg et al v. Ivanhoe Energy, Inc. et al

Filing 60

ORDER denying 47 Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c). Plaintiffs shall answer Interrogatory No. 7 in the manner required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b) and produce all materials responsive to Production Request No. 6 on or before March 16, 2009, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 3/4/09.(gmssl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 08-cv-02528-WDM-BNB JACK J. GRYNBERG, an individual, COTUNDO MINERALES S.A., an Ecuadorian company, RSM PRODUCTION CORPORATION, a Texas corporation, and ARCHIDONA MINERALES, S.A., a Panama corporation, Plaintiffs, v. IVANHOE ENERGY, INC., IVANHOE ENERGY LATIN AMERICA INC., IVANHOE ENERGY ECUADOR, INC., ROBERT M. FRIEDLAND, an individual, DAVID R. MARTIN, an individual, and JOSE FABRICO CORREA DELGADO, an Ecuadorian citizen, and JOHN DOES 1-10, potential assignees of Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador Inc., Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter arises on the Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) [Doc. # 47, filed 2/18/2009] (the "Motion"). I held a hearing on the Motion this afternoon and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here. In summary and for the reasons stated on the record: IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiffs shall answer Interrogatory No. 7 in the manner required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b) and produce all materials responsive to Production Request No. 6 on or before March 16, 2009. Dated March 4, 2009.

BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge

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