Williams v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

Filing 94

RULING ON APPEAL : The Court hereby AFFIRMS the 54 RULING denying Motion to Compel Discovery in all respects except the award of $500 in reasonable expenses to the Defendant. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 3/7/2016. (LLH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ALLEN WILLIAMS
Plaintiff

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* CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
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* NO. 14-CV-00382-JWD-EWD
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS
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AND COMPANY,
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Defendant
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RULING ON APPEAL
This matter is before the Court on a Motion for Review of and Objections to the Magistrate
Judge’s Ruling on Motion to Compel Discovery (Rec. Doc. 54) (hereafter the “Ruling”) pursuant
to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. Rule 72 (a) and Motion to Stay Ruling. (Rec. Doc. 56).

The Court has

reviewed the Plaintiff’s Motion for Review (Rec. Doc. 56), the Defendant’s Response in
Opposition (Rec. Doc. 64), the Plaintiff’s Reply Memorandum (Rec. Doc. 74), and the Ruling of
the Magistrate Judge (Rec. Doc. 54). The Court finds no error of fact or law.

Indeed, the Court

agrees with the Magistrate Judge's assessment.
Accordingly, the Court hereby AFFIRMS the Ruling on Motion to Compel Discovery
(Doc. 54) in all respects except the award of $500 in reasonable expenses to the Defendant.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 7, 2016.

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JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA