Lawton-Davis et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Filing 100

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 53 Motion to Compel. On or before Friday, January 22, 2016, Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to produce to Defendant the vendor history reports submitted to the Court as to Central Florida Injury and Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Robert L. Masson, M.D., and Neurospine Institute Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 1/15/2016. (VMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
ERICKA LAWTON-DAVIS; ANTHONY
DAVIS; and ZORIYAH DAVIS,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 6:14-cv-1157-Orl-37DAB

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
ORDER
The purpose of this Order is to supplement the Court’s prior rulings (see Doc. 98)
on the following motions:
1.

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Better Answers to Second Supplemental
Interrogatories and Supplemental Request for Production to Plaintiff [sic]
(Doc. 53); and

2.

Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for Protective Order (Doc. 54).

On January 6, 2016, the Court heard oral argument on all then-pending motions in
this action, including a motion to compel (Doc. 53) and a motion for protective order
(Doc. 54) (collectively, “Discovery Motions”). (See Doc. 97 (“Hearing”).) Upon
consideration of the parties’ arguments regarding the Discovery Motions, the Court, inter
alia: (1) reserved ruling on the motion to compel; (2) granted the motion for protective
order; (3) instructed Plaintiffs to produce certain information to the Court, in camera; and
(4) advised the parties that it would determine whether Defendant was entitled to such
information following an in-camera inspection. (See Doc. 98).

Pursuant to the Court’s instructions, Plaintiffs produced the relevant information to
the Court for an in-camera review. Upon review, the Court finds that Defendant is entitled
to only the vendor history information as to the following providers: (1) Central Florida
Injury & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; (2) Dr. Robert L. Masson; and (3) the Neurospine
Institute.1
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1.

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Better Answers to Second Supplemental
Interrogatories and Supplemental Request for Production to Plaintiffs [sic]
(Doc. 53) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
a.

To the extent that Defendant requests that Plaintiffs produce vendor
history reports for Central Florida Injury & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.,
Robert L. Masson, M.D., and the Neurospine Institute, the Motion is
GRANTED, in part. Vendor history is limited to the last two calendar
years.

b.
2.

In all other respects, the Motion is DENIED.

On or before Friday, January 22, 2016, Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to produce
to Defendant the vendor history reports submitted to the Court as to Central
Florida Injury and Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Robert L. Masson, M.D., and
Neurospine Institute.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on January 15, 2016.

1

Defendant is not entitled to the case list summary reports as to Central Florida
Injury & Rehabilitation Center and Dr. Robert L. Masson.

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Copies:
Counsel of Record

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