Purdy v. Topac Express, a corporation et al

Filing 19

ORDER denying 15 Emergency Motion for Protective Order - Signed by Magistrate Judge Mona K. Majzoub. (LBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

SHELLY ELIZABETH PURDY,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-cv-10740

v.

DISTRICT JUDGE LINDA V. PARKER

TOPAC EXPRESS and
GURWINDER BAINS,

MAGISTRATE JUDGE MONA K. MAJZOUB

Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ EMERGENCY
MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER [15]
This matter comes before the Court on an Emergency Motion for Protective Order filed
by Defendants Topac Express and Gurwinder Bains. (Docket no. 15.) Plaintiff Shelly Elizabeth
Purdy filed a Response to Defendants’ Motion. (Docket no. 17.) The Motion has been referred
to the undersigned for consideration. (Docket no. 16.) On May 23, 2016, at 3:45 p.m., the Court
held a telephonic conference regarding Defendants’ Motion. Having considered the parties’
arguments as presented in the pleadings and in the telephonic conference, IT IS ORDERED
that:
1) Defendants’ Emergency Motion for Protective Order [15] is DENIED;
2) The depositions of Gurwinder Bains and Bruce McKay will be re-noticed at a mutually
convenient date, time, and place and completed by June 27, 2016; and
3) Plaintiff will pay the reasonable expenses and attorney’s fees incurred by Defendants as a
result of the adjournment of the May 26, 2016 depositions. Defendants will submit to the

Court a Bill of Costs itemizing the same by June 3, 2016, at which time the Court will
determine the amount of costs and fees for which Plaintiff is liable.

NOTICE TO THE PARTIES
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a), the parties have a period of fourteen
days from the date of this Order within which to file any written appeal to the District Judge as
may be permissible under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

Dated: May 24, 2016

s/ Mona K. Majzoub
MONA K. MAJZOUB
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

PROOF OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of this Order was served upon counsel of record on this date.
Dated: May 24, 2016

s/ Lisa C. Bartlett
Case Manager

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