AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS et al v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.

Filing 57

ORDER regarding #41 Defendant's Motion to Compel Discovery. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson on November 24, 2014. (SRH)

Download PDF
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS d/b/a ASTM INTERNATIONAL, et al., Civil Action No. 13-01215 TSC/DAR Plaintiffs, v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC., Defendant. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC., Counterclaimant, v. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS d/b/a ASTM INTERNATIONAL, et al., Counterdefendants. ORDER Upon consideration of the representations and agreements of the parties in their Status Report and Proposed Order on Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery (Document No. 54), it is, this 24th day of November, hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery (Document No. 41) is DENIED AS MOOT (1) as to all Plaintiffs with respect to the following issues: ASTM, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. Public.Resource.Org,Inc. v. ASTM, et al. 2 • Documents and communications relating to financial contributions to PlaintiffsCounterdefendants (Request For Production of Documents 4, 12, 13, 14, 15) (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 2, third bullet). • Documents concerning the laws that incorporate Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants’ standards (Request For Production of Documents 5) (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 2, fifth bullet). • The sufficiency of NFPA’s Reports on Proposals and Reports on Comments (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 12-13). (2) as to certain Plaintiffs with respect to the following issues: • Executed license agreements (Request For Production of Documents 18) (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 2, first bullet) only as to Plaintiffs ASHRAE and NFPA. • Executed assignment of rights agreements (Request For Production of Documents 2, 6) (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 2, second bullet) only as to Plaintiff ASTM. • Documents and communications concerning the litigation or PlaintiffsCounterdefendants’ decision to take legal action against Public.Resource.Org, Inc. or its principal (Request For Production of Documents 8, 9, 16, 17) (see Defendant’s Motion to Compel Discovery at 2, fourth bullet) only as to Plaintiffs ASTM and ASHRAE. It is FURTHER ORDERED that counsel for the parties shall continue to meet and confer regarding the remaining issues in an effort to resolve those issues in advance of the December 1, 2014 status hearing. /s/ DEBORAH A. ROBINSON United States Magistrate Judge

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?