Silver Creek Farms, LLC v. Fullington

Filing 108

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AND RENEWED MOTIION FOR SANCTIONS WITH INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW:granting in part and denying in part 60 Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions; granting in part and denying in part 69 Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for Sanctions. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 9/29/2017. (kza)

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u p e a DE , p. - 1 anif e u se h a eif s h t x lcty ttd n h
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LEGAL STANDARD

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d r e ea e f v l o e u e 7 n h n e e t u idcin f h u t f
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t y mpos t f l ng s tons
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o e e ;dimisn t a to o p o e dig i wh l o i p r;rn e ig ad futj d me t
b y d s s ig he ci n r r c e n n oe r n a t e d rn
ea l u g n
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ont
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es nc udi
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b)2)C)
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To exe c s isi r ntpo e t i pos s tons a co t us fnd t t pary a t d i
r i e t nhe e
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s e ha he
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o n ecams e tr e a lj g n a ans De e d n ; nd r e f n a t o t e y n
ma
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l
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r nd s r e nd r h pe m trbut bl o ai ng he um nt ubpoe ed fo
na r m
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f nda t trbut bl o t i ng lng on' poston
or he t n ton, o

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sa ih
fi vi
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lm ie is s ton r que tt a a r ofa t ne sf s a cosst Pli ifçt c pe a e
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tor y' ee nd t o a ntf so om ns t
Pl i if f Pli ifs e f t t de e Def nt a ob a n t co pl t r pons s t
antf or a ntf' fors o pos
enda nd t i he m ee es e o

dic r ' ( 88, 41
s ovey.' DE p. .
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t
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7
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t
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Pl ntf s ve is Sec Reque tf Pr ton a is Sec
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s or oduc i nd t
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tme y a f l r s
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ton, nd ubpoena f
or
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um n s
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el
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i l nd om e ey oduc
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v.
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antf s ovey ins

h v b e g a td a d p ru n t Fe .R.Ci P.3 ( )2 ( ,sn e Dee d n d d n tf l
a e e n rn e , n u s a t o d
v. 7 b ( )C) ic f n a t i o ul
y
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ompl t hi
ts ic r des nd s nt o d.
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na or umen s i udi a t ey' f es De enda ' f l et tme y r pond t t
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mpos a ot s nc i a ns Def ntFuli on a
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i or

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