Bonilla et al v. Scottsdale Insurance Company

Filing 29

ORDER re 27 Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Regarding Defendant's Requested Fifth Inspection of the Subject Property, 28 Defendant's Response in Opposition. It is ORDERED that on or before April 5, 2024, the part ies shall each file a supplemental brief, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, addressing, with citation to applicable legal authority, the issues outlined in this Order. See PDF Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price on 3/26/2024. (MKH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

CARLOS BONILLA and CLARIBEL
FIGUEROA,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No: 6:23-cv-2289-JSS-LHP

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ORDER
This cause comes before the Court on review of Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Protective Order Regarding Defendant’s Requested Fifth Inspection of the Subject
Property (Doc. No. 27) and Defendant’s Response in Opposition (Doc. No. 28).
Upon review, the Court finds supplemental briefing from the parties appropriate.
See Doc. No. 18 ¶ 6.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that on or before April 5, 2024, the parties shall
each file a supplemental brief, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, addressing,
with citation to applicable legal authority, 1 the following:

1

General citations to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 or 34, or general legal

1.

The relevancy of a fifth inspection by a professional engineer, who,

according to Defendant, would be the first engineer to conduct an inspection
of the subject property.
2.

Whether inspections conducted prior to commencement of this lawsuit

have any impact on the analysis of whether another inspection should be
permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34.
3.

At what point the number of inspections, under relevant law, becomes

duplicative, or causes annoyance/harassment, or would be unduly
burdensome under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26.
4.

Any other issue the parties deem relevant to resolution of Plaintiffs’

Motion (Doc. No. 27).
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on March 26, 2024.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

principles concerning the scope of discovery, will not alone suffice.
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