Goss v. Foot Locker Stroes, Inc. et al

Filing 23

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' 21 Motion for Failure to Provide Complete Records Pursuant to a Subpoena; granting 21 Motion for Order to Show Cause (Hearing set for 1/22/2015 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen). Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (Ciesla, C)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CRYSTAL GOSS,
Plaintiff,

No. 13-14802

v.

District Judge John Corbett O’Meara
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

FOOT LOCKER STORES, INC.,
ET AL.,
Defendants.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Defendants’ Motion to Show Cause for Failing to Provide Complete Records
Pursuant to a Subpoena [Doc. #21] is GRANTED, as follows:
On October 3, 2014, Defendants served a document subpoena on Dr. Vinod
Sharma, requesting all medical records pertaining to Plaintiff Crystal Goss. The return
date was October 24, 2014. Dr. Sharma has not produced the records.
On November 20, 2014, Defendants served a document subpoena on the Records
Custodian of United Healthcare, Inc., requesting any and all prescriptions from 9/19/75 to
present pertaining to Plaintiff Crystal Goss. The return date was December 11, 2014. The
records have not been produced.
Both subpoenas stated that failure to comply “may subject you to penalty for
contempt of court.”
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Dr. Vinod Sharma and a representative of
United Healthcare, Inc. appear at the following date, time, and place, and show cause why
they should not be held in contempt of court:
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Thursday, January 22, 2015, @ 10:00 a.m.
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse
Courtroom 663, Hon. R. Steven Whalen
231 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ counsel shall serve copies of this
Order on Dr. Sharma and a corporate representative of United Healthcare, Inc. by firstclass mail and by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Failure to comply with this Order will result in a recommendation of sanctions for
contempt of court.
s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: January 6, 2015
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on
January 6, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. mail.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager

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