Vinas v. Chase Receivables, Inc.

Filing 35

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING 34 Motion to Compel and DIRECTING Defendant to respond to Interrogatory no. 16 within 7 days. Signed by Judge Deborah K. Chasanow on 8/21/2015. (sat, Chambers)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
:
MARIA VINAS
on Behalf of Herself and All
Others Similarly Situated

:
:

v.

Civil Action No. DKC 14-3270
:

CREDIT BUREAU OF NAPA COUNTY,
:
INC., d/b/a Chase Receivables
:
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Presently pending is Plaintiff’s motion to compel Defendant
to respond to Interrogatory no. 16:

“State whether Chase’s net

worth is equal to or exceeds $50,000,000.

If not, set forth the

description

Chase’s

liabilities.”

and

value

of

each

of

assets

and

Chase objected “on the grounds that the Plaintiff

would only be entitled to said information after an Order by the
Court certifying this lawsuit as a proper class action pursuant
to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23.”
Plaintiff contends that net worth information is relevant
to

statutory

damages

recoverable

pursuant

to

15

U.S.C.

§

1692k(a)(2)(B), and that the case has not been bifurcated in any
manner between merits and damages.

Defendant did not respond to

Plaintiff’s motion to compel.
Defendant will be directed to respond to Interrogatory no.
16.

Neither party objected to the unified scheduling order.

Discovery
October 16.

closes

September

16,

2015,

and

motions

are

due

Accordingly, it is this 21st day of August, 2015, by

the United States District Court for the District of Maryland,
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 34) BE, and
the same hereby IS GRANTED, and Defendant is directed to respond
to Interrogatory no. 16 within 7 days.

/s/
DEBORAH K. CHASANOW
United States District Judge

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