Petrageous Designs, Limited v. Olivet International, Inc.

Filing 27

Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ORDER entered granting in part and denying in part 14 Motion to Compel; denying 16 Motion for Protective Order. (Lyness, Paul)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-13582-GAO
PETRAGEOUS DESIGNS, LTD.,
Plaintiff,
v.
OLIVET INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Defendant.

ORDER
November 6, 2015
O’TOOLE, D.J.
After review of the parties’ submissions and hearing, the parties’ pending discovery
motions are resolved as follows:
1.

Petrageous Designs’ Motion to Compel (dkt. no. 14): The plaintiff’s motion to

compel is GRANTED as to Requests for Production Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 20. The defendant
shall produce non-privileged documents responsive to the enumerated Requests for Production
within twenty-eight (28) days of this Order. The plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees and costs is
DENIED.
2.

Olivet International’s Motion for Protective Order (dkt. no. 16): The defendant’s

motion for a protective order with an Attorneys’ Eyes Only provision is DENIED. Other less
restrictive alternatives are available to help protect the parties from abusive use of sensitive
documents, such as a protective order which provides that material designated as confidential can
only be used for the purpose of the present litigation, will remain confidential after the case is
concluded, and must be returned or destroyed to the producing party at the conclusion of the case.
To the extent that there are specific documents of concern, as opposed to general categories, either

party may apply to the Court for heightened confidentiality provisions, including Attorneys’ Eyes
Only designation, upon a showing of particularized and compelling need.
The parties shall confer on a protective order consistent with this Order.
It is SO ORDERED.
/s/ George A. O’Toole, Jr.
United States District Judge

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