Sream Inc. v. Hassan Hakim & Sarwar, Inc.
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ORDER granting 28 and 29 Defendant's Motions to Compel. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 3/6/2017. (kza)
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fnda ' ton o mpeli gr ntd i t sr gad. Pli ifs l tl
s a e n hi e r
antf hal ie
pr ryveiidrs e t t i er t i wihi tn( 0)daysoft dat oft sOr r
ope l rfe e pons s o he ntrogaores t n e 1
he e hi de.
l e r t v #3
nt r oga or
I er oga or /3 s e t s cii na ur a s t nc of t know l
nt r t y / e ks he pe fc t e nd ubs a e
he
edge t t Pl i if
ha a ntf
bele st pe s s i iidi rs et l e t y/2ma ha
ive he ront) dentfe n epons o ntnogaor / y ve. I Pl ntf sr vie
n ai if e s d
r s o s ,i p o d d te rq e td if r to f rJ y F ra a d Ro ar Ba g r bu n tf r
e p n e t rvie h e u se n o main o a a rj n s ie d e , t o o
Rih r Gr g r whoi as lse i Plitf sr s o s t ltrog tr # ( 3 1 p 2 .
c ad e o y,
s lo itd n an if e p n e o n er ao y 2. DE 4- , . )
Dee
fndantague i isRe y ( 341 t tt r s d rs et l er or #3 doesno
r s n t pl DE , ha he evie epons o ntrogat y
t
sa e t s t e ofknowl dge f Riha d Gr or a i vi who Pl n ifhasna
tt he ubsanc
e
or c r eg y, n ndi dual
aitf
med as
a w iness.
t
W ih r ga d t l eroga or #3,t Co tfndst tPl ntf sr pons i i ufi intas
t e r o nt r t y
he ur i ha ai if es e s ns fce
i doe nots ciy t na ur a s t nce ofkno e of Ri r Gr gor De enda '
t s
pe f he t e nd ubsa
wl dge
cha d e y.
f nts
moton t c
i o ompelg 291i grntd ast I er t y #3. Pli if s l fl a c ee
DE
s a e
o ntrogaor
antf hal ie omplt
r pons t I er t y/3wihi tn( 0)daysfom t daeoft sOr rpr di t naur
es e o ntrogaor / t n e 1
r he t hi de ovi ng he t e
a s t nce oft know l dge ofRi har Gr gor
nd ubs a
he
e
c d e y.
I e r t y #5
nt r oga or
I e r t y #5,r s st tPli ifi t t i de a lt s tnce oft opi onst be
nt roga or
eque t ha antf ç a e n t i he ubsa
s
he ni o
p o d d b e c p ro wh g an it ma us a a e e ta til' Plitf' rs ns
r vie y a h e s n o plitf
l y e s n xp r t ra . an ifs epo e
'
sae ,tplru n t Rue 3 ( , e s s eatc e To W e tn a fd vi. ( 3 1 p. .
tts s u s a t o l 3d) pla e e ta h d d so fia t' DE 4- , 2)
g
'
De enda ar ue t t Pl ntf s r pons i i ufi e a Pli if smpl r e r d t t
f nt g s ha ai if es e s ns fcint s antf i y ef re o he
Afi tofTod W eson,whi a fda ti va
fdavi
t
ch fi vi s gue,s l- e vng,and f l t sae i de alt
efs r i
ais o t t n t i he
s tnce ofhi opi ons De e nta s poi s outt tt afi tof Tod W eson i not
ubsa
s ni .
f nda lo nt
ha he fdavi
t s
at c d t t r pons ,butonl t Pli ifs i taldicl ur . Pl ntf a guest ti has
ta he o he es es
y o antf nii s os es
ai if r
ha t
pr de De e ntwih al ne es ar i or ton t i ntf a e ai t da a s i s e
ovi d f nda
t l c s y nf ma i o de iy nd xpl n he m ge t e ks
a a s rst tt afi vis i udi a afi vi by Pli if se r,pr de s cii f c s
nd s e t ha he fda t , ncl ng n fda t
antf' xpe t ovi d pe fc a t ,
fgur s a t ba i f t c l i pr en ed i t a f da t .
i e , nd he s s or he onc us ons es t n he f i vis
W ih r ar t l t r oga or #5, w hi h a ks f e r o ni ,t C o t not t t
t eg d o n e r t y
c s or xpe t pi ons he ur
es ha
Pl ntf' r pons doe nots c fc l sat whih a tdavi i bei r e r t by dae,a
ai ifs es e s
pe iialy t e
c fi t s ng ef red o
t nd
t Cour doe not known i t r i m o e t n one a fda t of Tod W eso Def nda '
he
t s
f he e s r ha
fi vi
t n.
e nts
moi t co l ( 291 i grntd i t r pec as t I er at y #5. Ac r ngl
ton o mpe DE
s a e n hat es t o ntrog or
co di y,
Pl ntf s lr vie is r pons t l e r or /5 t s i aly sat t da e of t Tod
ai if hal e s t es e o nt rogat y / o pecfc l t e he t
he
W e t afi vi t ti i r f ri t a pr dea c plt c oft a fda tt De e ant
son fda t ha t s e e rng o nd ovi
om e e opy he fi vi o f nd
s t t t r i no quesi a t whih af vi Pli if i r f ri
o ha he e s
ton s o
c
sda t antf s e e rng. W ih r r t
t ega d o
Dee tsagume t tt TodW esonafda t( a las t af vit whih Dee nt
fndan ' r
nt ha he
t fi vi or t e t he fda t o c fnda
asumesPl ntf i rfni i Pli ifsi er t yr pons )i vag a s l-e vi t
s
ai if s ee ng n antf ntrogaor es es s ue nd efsr ng,he
Cour a e t t pa4 of t afi vi a a s t be s l - er ng, a g e a i , a vague
t gr es ha l
he f da t ppe r o
e f s vi
r um nt tve nd
.
H oweve ,I e r t y /5 r ques e t s t e of t opi ons t tTod W es on w oul g ve
r nt r oga or / e
t d he ubsanc
he ni
ha
t
d i ,
a d Plitf h sp o i d i Al o h To W e t n so iinsma b s b e tt a Dau e ?
n anif a r vde t t ug d so ' p no
. h
y e u jc o
br
c l ng a m oton t sr ke or a m oton i lm i a a l t da e,t Cour nee not c
hale e,
i o ti ,
i n i ne t a er t he
t d
once n
r
is f wih t e is s now. Pli if has saed is expe ts opi ons and t Cour ca
tel t hos s ue
antf
tt t
r'
ni ,
he
t n
c i r t pr i t of t e o ni ns a t pr r tm e i t s c e. Tha tm e i notnow
ons de he opr e y
hos pi o t he ope i n hi as
ti s
wihi t co e ofa dico r diput . Furhe ,Def nda i fee t t ke t de ii of
t n he nt xt
s ve y s e
t r
e nt s r o a he poston
Tod W eson a fl m o i a es e t Tod W eson' a lge i ope opi ons a a lt r
t nd ie tons ddr s d o
t s le d mpr r ni
t ae
da e pur uan t t Sc
t
s t o he hedulng O r ren e e i t s c e.
i
de t r d n hi as
l t r oca or e /6 a 7
n e r t i s / nd
l e
nt noga or #6,r ue t i c ie ofdamag ' cl med by Pli tf,a ong wih t
t y
eq ss t h t m
ea
es' ai
a n if l
t he
ç ount or def ns t w hi h t ie of dn a s r l t s t c t y i t w hi h e c iem of
s
c
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m ge e a e ; he a egor n o
c ah t
da s fls ie.ge rlda ges s i or c e ta da s (uc as l tpr is,
mage al, . nea ma , pecal ons quenil mage s h os ott)
i e e t and a ot r e
nt r s ,
ny her el vantca e i s t f c ua ba i f r ea h ie of dam age ; a a
t gor e ; he a t l s s o c t m
s nd n
e pa ai n o h w Pli tf c mp td e c ie o dn g s icu ig a y mah maia
x ln to f o
anit o ue a h tm f ma e , n l dn n
l
t e tc l
f
onnul us d. Pli ifsr s d r pons sa e ,l a ut y Da a ,Ge r Damage ,a
a e '
' antf evie es e t t s ç t or
st
m ges ne al
s nd
Ato y' Fe s S e p e iusy p o i e afd vto To W e tn Es a d J n r F ra.
t me s e . e r vo l r v d d fia i f d so , q n a i arj'
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DE 1 . ntrogaor
equet f h tm os ts nd he lr
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uc
l ses a alge i pa a a 79 oft Compl nt' Pli ifsrviedr s e sat ,ise
os t ) s le d n r grph
he
ai . antf' e s epons t es û e
'
p e iu l p o ie afd vt o J ri Farja d To W e tn. g 3 1 p. 1 De e d n
rvo sy r vd d fia is f arr ra n d so ' DE 4- , 3 . f n a t
'
a gue t t Pl ntf s r s es t t s i e r t i s a e i ufi i nt a Pl ntf s m pl
r s ha ai if e pons o he e ntr ogaore r ns f c e s ai i f i y
e
e
ha he f da t
rfre t t eAfia iso To W e t na d J y F ra . D efndantcont ndst tt afi vis
eerd o h fd vt f d so n a arj
r f r nce one a he a s m pl s t f t a es i a e of s l l t i Fl i f 201
eee
not r nd i y e orh n tm t
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4.
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f nt ai ha t s ntte o
h
e pecfc nf ma i e r ng ai if
4Se D au r v M e r l Do Ph r c u ia s 5 9 U. . 7 ( 9 3 .
e be t . r el w a ma e tc l, 0 S 5 9 1 9 )
9
al ge dama . Pl ntf a guest ti haspr de Def ndantwih a1 ne es ar i or ai n
le d
ges
ai if r
ha t
ovi d
e
t l c s y nf m to
t i ntf a e an t dmna i s ksand as e t t t a fda t ,i l ng a a fda t
o de iy nd xpl i he
ges t ee
s rs hat he fi vis ncudi n fi vi
by Pli ifsexpe t pr ded s cii f t,tgur ,a t bassf t c usonspr e e
antf
r, ovi
pe fc ac s i es nd he i or he oncl i
es ntd
i t a fda t .
n he f i vis
Ast I e r t y #6,t Cour fndst tPl i ifsr s
o nt roga or
he
ti
ha antf e pons i i ufi e a t tt
e s ns fcint nd ha he
afd vt o To W e tn a d J y F ra d n ts fiinl d s rbete i o main s u h b
fia is f d so n a a rj o o u fce ty e ci h nfr to o g t y
Dee nt Deenda ' motont c
fnda . f nts i o ompe ( 29)i grntdast l er t y #6. Plitf
l DE
s a e o ntrogaor
anif
s l r s isr pons t l e t y /6 wihi t ( 0)da oft daeoft sOr ra
hal evie t es e o ntnogaor / t n en 1 ys he t hi de nd
s l s ii al i ntf t t betofisa lt t f l ng:( )t t ofdamage s
hal pectc ly de iy o he s t biiy he olowi 1 he ype
s ought
f e h c oft Compli ;( t s cii a
or ac ount he
ant 2) he pe fc mountofge a damage s
nerl
s ought t fcua
, he a t l
bassf rt ge r lda
i o he ne a mage c am e a how t ge r da a a
s l i d, nd
he ne al m ges mountwa c c ae a
s alul td; nd
( t s cii a
3) he pe fc mountofsaut yda ess
tt or mag ought t fcua ba i f t saut ydama
, he a t l ss or he tt or
ges
s
ought a how t s a ut y da a a ountw asca cul t d.
, nd
he t t or m ges m
l ae
Ne , wih r ga d t I e r t y #7, t Cour fnds t t Pli if s r pons i
xt t e r o nt roga or
he
t
ha antf
es e s
i u fce ta t ttea fd v t o To W e t n a dJ yFarjd n ts f in l d s rbet e
ns fiin nd ha h fi a is f d so n a ra o o u fce ty e ci h
i or ton s
nf mai oughtby Def nt Defnda ' moi t c
enda .
e nts ton o ompe ( 291 i grnt a t
l DE
s a ed s o
l er t y #7. Pl ntf s l r vie isrs et l e aor /7 wihi tn ( 0)daysof
ntrogaor
ai if hal e s t e pons o ntnog t y / t n e 1
t da e oft s Or r a s l s cii al sa e t t bes of isa lt t l s s a dola
he t
hi de nd ha l pe fc ly t t o he t t biiy he os e nd lr
a oun ofl s s a a l ged i pa agr ph 79 oft Com pl i .
m
t os e s le
n r a
he
a nt
I e r t y /8
nt r oga or /
l er or #8,rquet t tPli ifCde iy e chdoc nt(ncudi eecr c l
ntrogat y
e ss ha antf % ntf a
i
ume i l ng l tonialy
sord i onnaton) perai ng t e h ie of da ge sae i g antf s r pons t
t e nf
i
t ni o ac tm
ma s ttd n pli if l es e o
e
ha a n if es
s
i er tr no.6 a
ntrogaoy
bove. ( 3 1 p.3j D ef ndant argues t t Pli tf s r ponse i
' DE 4- ,
'
.
10
i uf i a Pl i if smpl r e r d t t Afi vi of Tod W e t whih i va
ns fcent s antf i y ef re o he fda t
son, c s gue,
s fs vi a f ist sae i deai t s t e ofhi opi on. De e
el-er ng, nd a l o t t n t l he ubsanc
s ni
f ndanta s poi sout
lo nt
t t t a fda t of Tod W e t i not a t c
ha he f i vi
s on s
ta hed t t r s
o he e pons ,but onl t Pl ntf s i ta
es
y o ai i f nii l
dicl ur s
s os e .
W ih r ga d t l er oga o y #8,t Cour tnds t t Pl i if s r pons i i ufi e .
t e r o nt r t r
he
ti
ha a ntf es
e s ns fci nt
a ntf ha l e s
Deenda ' moton t c
f nts i o ompe ( 291i gr t ast I er t y #8. Pli if s l r vie
l DE
s aned o ntrogaor
hi
ha l
is r pons t I er t y /8 wihi tn ( 0 da of t dat of t s Order and s l
t es e o ntrogaor / t n e 1 ) ys
he e
s cii ly i ntf t t be tof is a lt t documen s or ESIpe ti ng t e ch ie of
pe fcal de iy o he s
t biiy he
t
ra ni o a tm
da a s a e i r s
m ges t t d n e pons t I e r t y #6.
e o nt r oga or
I er ogat y #11
nt r or
l e r t y /11 r que t t t Pl ntf i tf t tvol e dola of s l of
nt roga or / e ss ha ai if den iy he t um
lr
aes
g litf')prd t rs r ie wi t eta e r a is i teUni dSttsf rt ef l wig
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h
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e
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yea s 20l 201 2015 yea t da e,a t pe ce a oft e s l s a t t t als l f
r : 3, 4,
r o t nd he r nt ge
hos a e s o he ot a es or
g ai ifs c
pl ntf l ompany.' Pl ntf srvie rs e sat ,çse pr vi l pr de afdavi
' ai if e s d epons t es t e e ousy ovi d f
t
o J ri F ra f rif r to o 2 4 2 5 a d 201 . Th r aenomaeil rs n iet
f arr arj o n o main n 01 , 01 n
6
ee r
tras epo sv o
201 . ( 3 - ,p.4 . Dee d n camst a Plitf rfr n e t t a td vto J ri
3' DE 4 1
9
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fn a t li h t anifs ee e c o he fi a i f arr
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vol eofs l f 201 or201 ort pe c nt ge oft es e t over l s l svol
um
aes or 3
4 he r e a
hos als o
al ae
ume.
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na l
t e r o nt r t y / , he
t i
ha a n ifs es e s
i ufiint Def nts moi t c
ns fce .
enda ' ton o ompel g 29j i grntd as t I er t y /11
DE
s a e
o ntrogaor / .
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ai if hal e s t epons o ntrogaor /
tn e 1
ys he t
hi
O r r a s l s c fc l i ntf t t be tof is a lt t dolar a ount ofs l s f 201
de nd ha l pe ii aly de i y o he s
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a 201 and t per e a oft e s l sa t t t a s l soft c
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4
he c nt ge hes a e s o he ot l a e
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f he e r
s l f 201 Pl ntf s ls a e s i isr pons
a es or 3, ai i f hal t t o n t es
e.
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Def nda ' M oton t Compel Doc e s Res i t ls Fis Re t f
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8 t n e 1 ys
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DE 9 s
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I e t i #3, 6, 8, 11wihi tn( 0)da fom t daeoft sOr ra
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t n e 1 ys r he t hi de s
e ai d i m or de ai a ve.
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t n y s e s u s a t o e ea e f vi o e u e 7 a( )A) anif
o
f l t a e s Def nts r s f f e a c t i eihe of is r s
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e,
alhough Pl ntf di s ek at e s f s a coss f r ha ng t r pond t
t
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o
Dee da tsmoi n . ( 3 , 2; 3 , p. - 1 Fe ea Rueo Ci l r c d r
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