Patel v. Reddy et al

Filing 217

ORDER reaffirming the court's order 191 denying plaintiff K&A Motel, Inc.'s motion to compel 167 with respect to Interrogatory No. 23. Signed by Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on 4/19/2013. Mailed to pro se party Kamal K. Patel, Reg. No. 56496-080, BSCC-Flightline Unit, 2001 Rickabaugh Dr., Big Spring, TX 79720 by regular mail. (mb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
KAMAL K. PATEL,
and K & A MOTEL, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DAVID SNAPP, MICHAEL DOLL and
WAITE, SNAPP & DOLL,
Defendants,
MICHAEL DOLL,
Third-Party Plaintiff,
v.
WILSON PARMAR and
GRACE PARMAR,
Third-Party Defendants.

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Case No. 10-2403-JTM

ORDER
This matter comes before the court on the motion of plaintiff K & A Motel, Inc.,
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, to compel supplementation of defendant
David Snapp’s answer to Interrogatory No. 23 (doc. 167). The court previously ruled on
that motion, denying plaintiff’s motion to compel with respect to Interrogatory No. 23
(doc. 191). However, the court ordered defendant to submit for in camera inspection all
documents in its possession which are responsive to Interrogatory No. 23. The court did
this in the interest of facilitating the party’s exchange of relevant information. Upon
review of the documents, the court upholds its previous order. Nothing in the documents
submitted changes the court’s mind on its previous ruling – defendant may not willingly
divulge the information Interrogatory No. 23 seeks. However, the court notes that the

vast majority of the documents are pleadings of public record that plaintiff already has
access to.
In consideration of the foregoing,
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this court’s order denying plaintiff’s
motion to compel defendant to produce documents responsive to Interrogatory No. 23 is
reaffirmed.
Dated April 19, 2013 at Kansas City, Kansas.

s/ James P. O’Hara
James P. O’Hara
U.S. Magistrate Judge

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