Dawood v. Equifax Information Services, LLC et al

Filing 25

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S 15 Motion to Compel Discovery - Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (CCie)

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

BAREQ DAWOOD,
Plaintiff,

No. 18-11554

v.

District Judge George Caram Steeh
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES,
LLC, ET AL.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
For the reasons and under the terms stated on the record on October 18, 2018, Defendant
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Discovery [Doc. #15] is
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
Plaintiff will produce the requested documents subject to a protective order whereby the
information will not be disclosed to any person or entity not involved in the prosecution or
defense of this lawsuit, nor shall it be used for any purpose not related to this lawsuit. At the
conclusion of the litigation, Defendant will either destroy the documents it received from
Plaintiff, or return them to the Plaintiff.
Specifically as to Request to Produce #7, the motion is GRANTED as to documents
relating to the purchase and financing of the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. In all other respects (e.g.,
service records for the vehicle), the motion it DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: October 18, 2018
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify on October 18, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with
the Clerk of the Court sending notification of such filing to all counsel registered
electronically. I hereby certify that a copy of this paper was mailed to non-registered ECF
participants on October 18, 2018.
s/Carolyn Ciesla
Case Manager to
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

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