Johnson et al v. Avalonbay Communities Inc et al
Filing
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ORDER granting 35 plaintiffs' motion to compel as to interrogatories 3 and 4 and request for production 6. See attached ruling. Signed by Judge Donna F. Martinez on 4/26/13. (Constantine, A.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
EVA JOHNSON and BRYCE JOHNSON :
PPA EVA JOHNSON,
:
:
Plaintiffs,
:
:
v.
:
:
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, et al.,:
:
Defendants.
:
CASE NO.
3:12cv1032(RNC)
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL
Pending before the court is the plaintiffs' motion to compel.
(Doc. #35.)
The court heard oral argument on April 26, 2013 and
rules on the requests as follows:
1.
Interrogatory
narrowed
the
3:
scope
During
of
the
oral
request
argument,
to
the
September
plaintiffs
2007.
The
defendants' objection that the request is vague and ambiguous is
overruled.
The defendants' relevance objection also is overruled
as the request is unquestionably relevant.
The plaintiffs' motion
to compel interrogatory 3, as narrowed by the plaintiffs, is
granted.
2.
Interrogatory
4:
During
oral
argument,
the
plaintiffs
narrowed the scope of the request to September 2007 and limited
"health
issues"
to
respiratory
issues
and
allergies.
The
defendants' objection that the request is vague and ambiguous is
overruled.
The defendants' relevance objection also is overruled
as the request is relevant.
plaintiffs, is granted.
Interrogatory 4, as narrowed by the
3.
Request for Production 6: During oral argument, the plaintiffs
limited
"health
Request for
issues"
Production
to
6,
respiratory
as
narrowed
issues
and
by
plaintiffs,
the
allergies.
is
granted.
The defendants are reminded of their obligation to make a
thorough and good faith effort to search for responsive materials.
They will produce responses within fourteen (14) days of the filing
of this order. See D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 37(d).
If there is no
responsive information, the defendants will so state under oath.
4.
Finally, the plaintiffs seek to compel a document listed on
the defendants' privilege log as protected work product.
motion to compel as to this request is taken under advisement.
The
By
April 30, 2013, the defendants shall file the document under seal
for the court's in camera review.
The parties are reminded of their meet and confer obligations
under both the federal and local rules of procedure to resolve any
differences and present to the court only those issues of discovery
that are necessary for the full weight of judicial authority.
SO ORDERED at Hartford, Connecticut this 26th day of April,
2013.
___________/s/________________
Donna F. Martinez
United States Magistrate Judge
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