Carpenters Pension Trust Fund - Detroit and Vicinity et al v. Brunt Associates, Inc. et al

Filing 51

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 41 Motion for Protective Order--Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CARPENTERS PENSION FUNDDETROIT & VICINITY,
MICHAEL J. JACKSON, SR. and
THOMAS WOODBECK,

Case No. 2:16-cv-13928
District Judge Matthew F. Leitman
Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti

Plaintiffs,
v.
BRUNT ASSOCIATES, INC. and
BRIAN BRUNT,
Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE
ORDER AND OVERRULING OBJECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS’
DISCOVERY REQUESTS (DE 41)
This matter is before the Court for consideration of Plaintiffs’ motion for a
protective order and objections to Defendants’ discovery requests (DE 41),
Defendants’ response (DE 44), and Plaintiffs’ reply (DE 48). Judge Leitman
referred this motion to me for hearing and determination on April 25, 2018. (DE
42.)
A hearing on Plaintiff’s motion was noticed for May 30, 2018 (DE 47), and
then was adjourned by stipulation of the parties to June 22, 2018. (DE 49.) On the
date set for the hearing, attorneys David Malinowski, Paul Newcomer and Diane
M. Soubly appeared.

Upon consideration of the motion papers and oral argument of counsel for
the parties, and for all the reasons stated on the record at the hearing, which are
incorporated by reference as though fully restated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion for a
protective order is DENIED and their objections to Defendants’ discovery requests
are OVERRULED. The Court will grant Plaintiffs an extension of time to
respond to Defendants’ First Requests for Admission and Interrogatory to Plaintiff
Carpenters’ Pension Trust Fund pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 and 36(a)(3), for the
reasons more fully explained on the record. Accordingly, Plaintiffs shall respond
to Defendants’ First Requests for Admission and Interrogatory to Plaintiff
Carpenters’ Pension Trust Fund by TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 22, 2018

s/Anthony P. Patti
Anthony P. Patti
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record
on June 22, 2018, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail.
s/Michael Williams
Case Manager for the
Honorable Anthony P. Patti

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