Woliner v. Summers et al

Filing 108

ORDER granting in part 77 defendants Summers, St. Laurent, and Gee's Motion for Sanctions and 89 Motion to Compel the Completion of Plaintiff's Deposition and for Sanctions; denying 100 Plaintiff's Cross-Motion to Terminate or Limit scope of deposition. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 11/13/2018. See attached document for full details. (kza)

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f ns ouns l Def nda s di not
e , e nt d
i
ncurany t avelcos s.I
r
t d

Ne t Plitf cams t a h s o j cin t t e Co r' Or e Grni g De e d n '
x , anif li h t i b e to s o h u ts d r a tn
fn a ts
Moton t Co la f Pr e tve Or r g 5 we e s tntal j tfe a t the
i o mpe nd or otci
de DE 91 r ubsa ily usiid nd ha
beive hi a alt t Elve h Cic twilbemeiorous3 ( E 85,pg 51 Pli ifsaes
le s s ppe o he e nt rui l
rt i . D
. antf tt
.

t ,as apr se pl ntf ,he i nott bi hi nose t t courtbutrat atem ptng t com pl
hat
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her t
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w ih t Fe r Rul of Ci lPr e e t t be tof hi a ltes 1 Pl i i fa s as e t t t
t he de al es
vi oc dur o he s
s biii . d. a ntf l o s r s ha
3See fn.l, u a.
s pr
.

7

s e il ic msa c si t i c s wo l ma ea a r o e p n e u j t 1 . anifp it t
p ca cru tn e n hs a e ud k n wad f x e s s nus. d Plitf o ns o
De e nt 'kf s s ns ofur nc 'i s hedulng hi de ii be or t de ii ofM s
f nda s sale e e
ge y' n c
i
s poston f e he poston
.
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t
c d t ol or e s
holda 'pr s ltga s a ce s t CM /
i ys o e ii nt ' c s o
,
ECF;a f e e nt 'f iur t m ii t da a . 1
nd i f nda s a l e o tga e m ges' d.
D
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Pl ntf a gue t t he dutf ly fl d hi a
ai i f r s ha
i u l ie s ppea w ihi one da of r di t Cour ' Or er
l t n
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ts d

o er ln h s o j cin a d n tfe t Dee d n s c u e wi n t d y ta hs
v ruig i b e to s n oi d he fn a t' o nsl t wo a s h t i
hi
de ii w a t be c e l d.Pl i ifm a nt i t tD e e nt c d ha a de da a s
poston s o
anc le
a ntf i a ns ha f nda s oul ve voi d m ge
by c e lng t c tr pore on Frda bef r t M onda de ii Pl i if a s r que t
anc li he our e tr
i y o e he
y poston. a ntf l o e s s

t tt Cour a r hi ras
ha he
t wad m e onabl expe e i ure i dee ng Def nt'M oton.(
e
ns s nc r d n fndi
enda s
i DE

85, 61
pg. .

Dee nt fld t i Repl on Ocobe 1 2018.g 88 .Dee nt frtr ue
fnda s ie her
y
t r 9,
DE ) fnda s is eft

Pli ifs cli t t t Cour' Or r De ng M oton f Pr eci Or r ( 76
antf
am ha he
ts de nyi
i or ot tve de DE 1
S pec fc ly deni d i posng s nc i on Pl ntf . D e enda s a s tt tt tl ng ge i not
û ii a l
s
e m i a tons
ai i f' f
'
nt s er ha ha a ua s

i t Co tsOr r ( 88,pg.2) Defnda sas poi outt t alhoug Pl ntf di e l
n he ur' de . DE
. e nt lo nt ha, t h ai if d mai
de e e co e t i or t m he w as not a t ndi t de ii s dul f M onda
f ns uns l o nf m he
te ng he poston che ed or
y,
Se e be 24,201 Pl i if w as r r d by Cour Or t a t nd.1 D e e nt a t t
pt m r
8, a ntf
equie
t der o t e
d. f nda s dd ha
t i c ns e ai d t Pl ntf i a e a l t t hi a a di not a om a i ly say t
he r ou el xpl ne o ai if n n m i ha s ppe l d
ut tca l t he
de ii n a he was s il r qui e t a t nd unde t Co ts O r r a D E 69,a t t t y
pos to nd
tl e r d o te
r he ur ' de t
nd ha he
woul notcancelt deposii Id D ef
d
he
ton.
endant s at t Pl nt f never r ponded t t em ai,
s t e hat ai if
es
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l

bu i t d c l d de e e c
t nsea ale f ns ouns t ry m i e be or t de ii w as s hedul d t begi t
el hi t nut s f e he pos ton
c
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no
c e r ga di hi f t om i M oton f Pr e tve Or r 1
onf r e r ng s orhc ng
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de . d.
8

De e nt a g t t t y wer i no poston t dir a d t Co ts Or r a
f nda s r ue ha he
e n
ii o seg r he ur ' de nd

u iaeal c n e ted p sto . d De e d n sas rj c Plitf sag me t h th i apr
n ltrl a c l h e o iin 1 . fn a t lo ee t an if r u n t a e s o
y
s Pli ifa t r or ha lmie kno e oft Fe a Rulsa CM /
e antf nd heef e s i td wldge he derl e nd ECF.g 88,pg.
DE
3j They agu t tPli iffie t atnd apr l notc d de ii i diec vi ai of
.
r e ha antf ald o te
opery ie poston n r t olton

t i Co r' Or e, n t rf r snci n aes bsa tal j siidi t sc s .d.
hs u ts d r a d heeo e a to s r u tnil u tfe n hi a e 1
y
D . The O c obe 26. 201 M oton t Com pe t C om pl t o of Pl ntf D epos ton
t r
8
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ein
ai ips
ii

I 8 and f Sanc i . s
DE 91
or
tons Re pons .and Re v
e
pl
1. M oton
i

D e e nt fl t i M oton t Co pelt Com pl ton of Pl i if s D e ii a f
f nda s ied he r
i o m
he
ei
a ntf ' pos ton nd or

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nci DE
t r
8. n her i
fndans tt ha antf bupty
t nni t t de ii a t r be om i i t t d a a y a t que tons pos d by def ns
e na ed he poston fe c ng ni a e nd ngr t he
si
e
e e

c el ( 89,pg.2) Dee nt as t tt Cou tor r t tPl ntf' de ii be
ouns . DE
. fnda s k ha he r de ha ai ifs poston
c i d s t tD e enda s m ay c i t r e m i ton of Pl i i f and a k t Cot ' t
ontnue o ha f
nt
ontnue hei xa na i
a ntf ,
s he
ut o
r quie Pl ntf t r pond t ques i r ga di t cic s a es i w hi h Pl i t f bele s
e r ai if o es
o
tons e r ng he r um t nc n
c a n if i ve

t rcor ng wasdesr yed.g 89,pg.21 Fi ly,Def nt r s s nci ,purua t
he e di
to
DE
. nal
enda s equet a tons s nt o
Fedea Rul ofPr dur 30( ( ,f Pl ntf' unne sar tr nai ofhi de iin.
rl e
oce e d)2) or ai ifs
ce s y e mi ton
s posto
g 89,pg.3) Spectcal Deenda ss k c t i come ton wih t scond de iin o
DE
. ii ly, f nt ee oss n l ci
t he e
posto f
Pl i if i l ng t c t r t r s f e a t c t of a s cond de ii ta c i t
a ntf , nc udi he our epore ' e nd he os s
e
poston r ns r p ;
a t e ' f e i c z c i n w ih pr pa i a t ng a s cond de ii of Pl i if a
tom ys e s n om e t o
t e r ng nd aki
e
poston
a ntf , nd
'

atmey' f si prpai t i tntM otona a rples ( 89, 5J
to
s ee n e rng he nsa
i nd ny e i .DE pg. .
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ponse

Pl ntf fl hi Res eon Nove r1l,201 ( 99 .l hi Res e Pl ntf
ai if ied s pons
mbe
8. DE 1 n s pons , ai if
9

fld a S
ie
l
count r M oto t Te m i t or Li i t Sc
e - i n o r na e
m t he ope of Depos ton unde Fe r Rul of
ii
r de al e

Ci l P o e u e 3 ( )3 . Plitf cams t t Dee d n s c t e,Mr J me W i ims
vi r c d r 0 d ( )' an if li ha fn a t' oms l . a s l a ,
'
l
co i ly C r s ed Pl i if by r pea e y de a ng c i n i l i or a i ,' a
ntnua l d a s
ha
a ntf
e t dl
m ndi
onfde t a nf m ton ' nd
l e a e y ba r d Pl i i fby r pe t dl de a ng a we s t t s m e q s i ns o r a
s pe t dl dge e a ntf
r
e a e y m ndi ns r o he a
ue to ve nd

ove agan. g 99,pg.2) Pli ifcamst thepr ese agans t t dgei haa sng,
r i ' DE
'
. antf li ha
ot td i t he û rng, rsi
ba
a oppr s i na ur ofM r W ila s quesi ' a r peaedl saed t the wa i r ad
nd
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. lim '
tons' nd e t y t t ha
sd e y
al

s f rng fom e o i
ufe i r
m tonal sr s bec us of De e n s a tons of de toyi e ul t y
te s
a e
f nda t ' c i
sr ng xc pa or
e de e r uli i t r
vi nc es tng n he evoc ton ofhi m e ca lc ns 'a t t sr s w a t xac r t d by
ai
s di l i e e' nd ha t e s s d e ba e
e

hi iolto fom hi wiedlrngt de ii 'g 99,pg. ! 8 . antf as sae t the
s s ain r
s f zi he poston.'DE
2, ) Pli if lo tts ha
Semi t t de iin afe l ng sx a tona obe tons t t M r W ila wa
s r naed he posto tr odgi i ddii l j ci ha . lims s
t
c ntnui t ba rt Pli if' ( 99,pg.3,! 91 Pl nifaguest tsnctonsae no
o i ng o dge he antf. DE
'
. aitf r
ha a i r t
a pr i t he e bec us he r as bl t r i t d t de ii due t def ns c
p opra e r
a e
e ona y e m na e he pos ton
o
e e ouns l s
e'

haa sng be vir ( 99,pg.51 Pli ifalo as t Cour t is a Or rt ri
rsi
ha o . DE
. antf s ks he
t o sue n de û rng
ba
Def nt f om pr
enda s r
opoundi f rhe ha as i and ir e nt que tons des g d onl t
ng u t r r s ng,
r el va , s i
i ne
y o
c pr i e Pl i if s prva y,rs ng f t r i ntt t t a t t i a f ur de ii
om om s a ntf
i c i ki urhe de iy hef, nd ha n ny ut e poston,

bohpate mus c
t ris t onduc t ms ve wihpr esi im andcviiy(iai omit .v#.
t he el s t of sonals
i lt ctton tedl'
3. Repl
v

Dee d n s tld ter Re y o No e r 7 2 8 ( 1 2 .De e d n s rj ce
fn a t ie h i pl n v mbe , 01 . DE 0 1 fn a t ee td
Pl i i f s cl i s of s r s a a gue t t t c r um s a e of t r c di a e r e nt a
a ntf ' a m
tes nd r d ha he ic t nc s
he e or ng r el va nd

s cii ly r aet hi cli ofe tonaldite s ( 1 pg.21 Defnda salo a t t
pe fcal elt o s ams moi
srs . DE 02,
. e nt s dd ha

t i tilprpaai wilbeprj c d i t y aeuna et fnih t i quetoni r r ng
her ra e rton l
eudie f he r bl o i s her si ng egadi
t r di and Pl ntf s cl m s f dam ages.I Furher,D ef
he ecor ng
ai if' ai or
d. t
endant as t a r ew of
s sert hat evi
10

t t a c i por i de ons r t t t de e e couns ' que toni w a no ba e i ,
he r ns rpt
tons m t a e ha
f ns
els
s i ng
s t dg r ng
ha as i or oppr s ve.1 I t a Def nda s c a m t t t r pe t d que tons w e e d t
r s ng,
es i d. ns e d, e nt l i ha he e a e
si
r ue o

t f ctt tPli if wa e i o f ie t die l a we t quesi pos 1 . Furt ,
he a ha antf s vasve r a ld o r cty ns r he
ton ed. d
her
D e e nt poi ou t t Pl i if s pe s na i or a i i r quied t co uc a t r ug
f nda s nt t ha a ntf
r o l nf m ton s e r o nd t ho o h

ba kg o c c a t tperonali onnain woul no beputont r or ( 1 pg.
c r und he k, nd ha s
nf to
d t
he ec d. DE 02,
The as mai ai t t t r S i r f us i t c i ton of t de ii .i t
y lo
nt n ha hei s ma y oc n he ontnua i
pr
he poston..s o
que to Pl i if r r ng t c r um s a es s r ndi t a l ge desnz ton of t
s i n a ntf ega di he ic t nc
ur ou ng he le d
t ci
he
r or ng a hi c a m sf da a . I
ec di nd s l i or m ges' d.
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I
I.

DISCU SSIO N A ND A NA LY SIS

A . LegalSt
andard

Un e Fe ea Rueo CiiPr c d r 3 a dt ei ee t u idci no t eCo r,fap ry
d r d r l l f vl o e u e 7 n h nh rn j rs ito f h u ti a t
f l t c pl wih a di c r or , t t Cour m a i pos t f l i s nc i
ais o om y t
s ove y der hen he
t y m
e he olow ng a tons:
die tng t tt m a t r em br ce i t o deror ot r de i na e f c s be t ke a esa i he
r c i ha he te s
a d n he r
he s g t d a t
a n s t bls d
f r pur e oft a ton,a t pr va lng pa t c a m s pr bii t di obe e pa t f om
o
pos s he c i
s he e ii
ry l i ; ohi tng he s di nt r y r
s
uppor i oropposng de i t d cl i s or d e e ,or f om i r
tng
i
s gna e a m
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ntoduci de i t d m a t r i
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e denc ,s rki pl di i w hol or i pa t s a ng f t r pr e ngs untl t or r i
vi e' t i ng ea ngs n
e
n r ; t yi ur he oc edi
i he de s

o e e ds sig t a to o p o e dng i wh e o i p r;rn rn ad futj d me t
b y d; imisn he ci n r r c e i n ol r n a t e deig e a l u g n
a i t t di obedi nt pa t or t e tng as cont m pt of c t t f iur t obe a or r
ga ns he s
e
ry; r a i
e
our he a l e o
y ny de
e e an or r
xc pt
de

s i t
ubm t o

phys c or m e al e i i
i al
nt
xam naton. Fe R . Ci P.
d.
v.

37( ( ( ()( i.The Cour mus as or r t diobe en pary t pay t r s
b)2)A)i-vi)
t t lo de he s di t t o
he eaonabl
e
e ns s i l ng a t r y' f s c e by t f iur unl s t f l e w a s t ntve y
xpe e , nc udi to ne s ee , aus d
he a l e, es he aiur
s ubs a i l

j tte orohe crlmsanc sma a a r ofe nssunus. d. Ci P. b)2)C)
usii d t r icl t e ke n wad xpe e j tFe R. v. 37( ( ( .

Ad to al p ru n t F d rlRue o Ci lPr c d r 3 ()5( ,i a dic vey
di n l u s a t o e ea l f vi o e u e 7 a( )A) f s o r
i y,
m o i i gr ntd,t Cour mus û e r t pa t ...whos c
ton s a e he
t t i quie he ry
r
e onduc nec stt d t moton,
t es ia e he
i
t pa t or a t ne a sng t t c
he ry
tor y dvi i ha onduc , o bo h t pa t m ovan ' r a ona e e ns
t r t o y he
t s e s bl xpe es

i ure i ma ngt moton,i l ngat ne sfes' Fe R. v. 37()5)A)
nc rd n ki he i ncudi tor y' e . d. Ci P. a( ( .
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Furhe,unde Fe a Rul ofCi lPr e ze37( ,ac tma or rs nci i
tr
r derl e
vi oc dlr d) our y de a tons f
()
i

a pa t or a pa t s ofi r die or orma ng a t or a pe s
ry
ry' fce, rct ,
nagi genron
de i td unde Rul 30( ( or31a( - f l,at beng s r d wih
sgnae
r e b)6)
()4) ais fer i eve t
pr rnotc t a arf t tpe s n' deposton.
ope
i e, o ppe or ha r o s
ii

Fe R.Ci P.37( ()A)i. Thec tma i ea oft s me snctonslse i Rul
d.
v.
d)1( ()
our y mpos ny he a a i itd n e
37b)2)A)i-vi.Snse ofori a tont t es nci ,t cour mus rquiet pa t
( ( ( ()( ) t tad
l
n ddii o hes a tons he t t e r he ry
f lng t a t t a t ne a s ng t tpa t orbot t pay t r a ona e e
aii o c , he tor y dvi i ha ry,
h o
he e s bl xpens ,i udi
es ncl ng

atr s fes c usd by t f l e,unls t f l e was s tntal j tfe or ohe
toney' e , a e
he aiur
e s he aiur
ubsa ily usiid
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cru tn e ma ea a r o e p nssu j s. Fe R. v P. 7 d ( )
ic msa c s k n wa d f x e e nu t' d. Ci. 3 ( )3 .
'
A Co t m a al o i s s nc i ns a i t a pa t pur ua t Fe r l Rul of Ci l
ur
y s s ue a t o
ga ns
r y, s nt o de a
e
vi

Pr dur 30( ( ,f unra ona y t nai a f rde ii Rul 30( ( sae :Cll
oce e d)2) or e s bl enni tng ai poston. e d)2) tts çthe
c t m a i pos a a opra e s nc i
our
y m e n ppr i t a ton- i udi t r s na e e ns s a a t r s
ncl ng he ea o bl xpe e nd to ney'
f e i ur e by a pa- o a per o w ho i pe ,de a ,or f us r t d t f i e m i ton
e s nc r d
ny ly- n
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sn
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r t a e he a r xa na i

oft de nt'Fe R.Ci P. d)2)
he pone .' d. v. 30( ( .
B. Pl ntf W olner has E ngaged i D iat
ai if
i
n l ory C onduct M i conduct and Im proper
, s
,
ConductR egardi hi D eposii
ng s
t on

Pl i i f W olner has r pea edl a f i o l de a
a ntf
i
e t y nd rvol us y l yed hi de ii H e vi a e t
s pos ton.
ol t d he
Cour ' Or t he atend hi deposton on Sept ber 24,2018. l i now m i N ovem ber,
ts der hat
t
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201 a Pl i if s de ii ha ye t be com pl t d,eve t
8, nd a ntf
pos ton s t o
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n hough i was fr t notc d i
t
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m i l y,201 f r a Aug t6,201 de ii Fi l afe muli e f ie at mpt t tke
d-ul
8 o n
us
8 poston. naly, tr tpl utl te s o a
Pl ntf' de ii Pl ntf s tf r hi deposton on Frday,O c obe 1 201 . The Cour ha
ai if s poston, ai if a o s
ii
i
t r 9, 8
t s

c r ulyrviwe t pori oft ta ci oft de ii fldbybot pate .( 89- ,
aef l e e d he tons he rns rpt he poston ie
h ris DE 1
DE 99, .1 431 Att tde ii Pli ifde tae e e o be vi t tmeist
pgs 6- . ha poston, antf monsrtd grgius ha or ha rt he
a a d ofs nc i a i tPl i ifa i f
w r
a tons ga ns a ntf nd n avorofDef nda s
e nt .
Fis , Pl ntf has r a e y r f s d t pr de hi s i s urt num be a drve '
r t ai if
epe t dl e u e o ovi
s oc al ec iy
r nd i r s
lc ns num be w he a ke f t ti o m a i by D ef nda s durng hi depos ton and i hi
ie e
r
n s d or ha nf r ton
e nt
i
s
ii
n s
i t r oga or e . Se DE 99, pgs 20- D E 99, pgs 11 1 The Cour ' r vi w of pa s 1
n e r t is e
. 23;
. - 3.
ts e e
ge 5

t ough 1 oft de ii ta c i ( 99,pgs 20- s Pl ntf rf a t pr d
hr
8 he poston r nsrpt DE
. 231 how ai ifs eus l o ovie
t sr e
hi el vanti or aton,even w hen def e counseladvi ed Pl ntf t he coul pr de t
nf m i
ens
s
ai if hat
d ovi hat

bas c i or a i of t r cor s t t i di notappe r i t de ii tans rpt Pl i if
i nf m ton f he e d, o ha t d
a n he pos ton r c i . a ntf
cl i s t t de e e c
a m ha
f ns ouns l çc i ly ha as e ' hi by S e t y de a ng t s
e s ontnua l
r s d' m
ç pea edl
r
m ndi
hi

if r to .Plitf' o j ci n a e fioo s Th rq s o ti p ro a if r to i
n o mai n an ifs b e to s r rv lu . e e uet f h s e s n l n o main s
r i i ltga i and Pl ntf w a i or e t t t i or a i w oul eihe r m a n of t
outne n ii ton,
ai i f s nf m d ha he nf m ton
d t r e i f he
r c d or w oul be r c e l f t a Fl i Supr e Cour - ppr
e or
d
eda t d. n ac ,
orda
em
ta oved s a r i er oga or
t nda d nt r t y

rquetng apat flls al f me na ,a whe yo weeknownbyt ena .Stt al
e si
ry ilit l or r mes nd n u r
hos mes ae l
a e s whe e you ha lve f r t pas 1 yea s t da e you lve a e c a r s ,your
ddr s es
r
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i d t a h dd e s
Soci lSec iy num ber a yourda e ofbit ' i o oft tr ti t noga or e on t St nda d
a
urt
, nd
t
rh,' s ne he i s n e
t i s he a r
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gam es w ih opposng couns and t s Court Pl ntf ' conduct ur ecess iy f t t t
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depos ton and caus i t be l hened and del
ii
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