ELGASIM MOHAMED FADLALLA, ET AL v. WESTERN MAIN ACCOUNTING SERVICES LLC

Filing 18

ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION adopting 11 Report and Recommended Decision re 1 Motion to Compel ; granting in part and denying in part 1 Motion to Compel By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE

IN RE: WESTERN MAINE
ACCOUNTING SERVICES, LLC

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ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION
On July 7, 2022, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court, her
Recommended Decision on Motion to Compel Documents in Response to Subpoena (ECF No.
11).

Western Maine Accounting Services, LLC (“WMAS”) filed its Objection to the

Recommended Decision (ECF No. 12) on July 20, 2022. Thereafter, the Movants, who are
Plaintiffs in a qui tam action pending in the District of Maryland, filed their Response (ECF No
13). Having received leave for further briefing, WMAS then filed its Reply to Movants’ Response
(ECF No. 16) and Movants filed their Surreply (ECF No. 17).
I have reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge’s Recommended Decision, together
with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the
Magistrate Judge’s Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United
States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in her Recommended Decision, and determine
that no further proceeding is necessary.
It is therefore ORDERED that:
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the Recommended Decision (ECF No. 11) is hereby AFFIRMED.

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the Motion to Compel (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED IN PART such that WMAS
shall produce documents responsive to document request Nos. 1, 3 & 4 (all
communications between WMAS and SAL, accounting records of SAL, and

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documents reflecting payments from SAL to Worldwide or Costa) except for
employee files from the SOCOM contract. The Motion to Compel is otherwise
DENIED IN PART.
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WMAS’ request for sanctions is hereby DENIED.

SO ORDERED.
/s/ George Z. Singal
United States District Judge
Dated this 29th day of August, 2022.

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