Griffith v. Louisiana State et al

Filing 584

ORDER granting 560 Motion to Quash; denying 561 Motion to Expedite; granting 572 Motion to Quash; denying 573 Motion to Expedite. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 10/28/14. (Reference: 11-245, 11-535)(jrc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
TAMMY GRIFFITH & STACEY
GUICHARD

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO: 11-245 C/W 11535

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ET AL.

SECTION: "A" (1)

ORDER AND REASONS
[REF: All cases]
Before the Court are two motions to quash pertaining to
Barbara Edin (Rec. Docs. 560 & 572), former Assistant and Special
Counsel to the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. Edin and
defendant David Bell have moved to quash a subpoena served on
Edin by Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek to have Edin testify in
support of their claims at the November 3, 2014 trial.
On March 5, 2012, Plaintiffs attempted to depose Edin and
the assigned magistrate judge quashed the notice on motion of
Edin and the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana (Rec. Docs. 159 &
179). The notice was quashed for the reasons presented by movers,
which included that "the deposition of Ms. Edin would not add
relevant facts . . ." and "the relevant facts of Plaintiffs'
contacts with the Commission and what documents they furnished
the Commission have been established and any questioning of Ms.
Edin further would encroach upon privileged information under
Supreme Court Rule 23." (Rec. Doc. 159-4 at 3);(Rec. Doc. 179).

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That ruling was issued when the former district judge was
presiding over the case and Plaintiffs never sought review of the
decision. The subpoenas that Plaintiffs issued to Edin to appear
at the trial of this matter were issued in direct contravention
of the extant order regarding Edin.
Accordingly;
IT IS ORDERED that the Motions to Quash the Subpoena Issued
to Barbara Edin (Rec. Docs. 560 & 572) are GRANTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motions to Expedite (Rec.
Docs. 561 & 573) are DENIED as moot.
October 28, 2014
JAY C. ZAINEY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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