Farkas v. Addition Manufacturing Technologies, LLC et al

Filing 107

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Addition Manufacturing Technologies, LLC's Motion to Compel Plaintiffs Rule 26(a)(l)(C) Disclosures, Answers to Interrogatories and Responses to Requests for Production of Documents Regarding Medical Treatment and Damages (ECF No. 70 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiff Timothy Farkas shall supplement his discovery responses, if necessary, no later than October 22, 2018. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on 10/9/2018. (AFC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
TIMOTHY B. FARKAS,
Plaintiff,
v.

ADDITION MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC f/k/a MCKEEADDISON TUBE FORMING, INC. et al.,
Defendant.

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No. 4:17-CV-761 RLW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Addition Manufacturing Technologies,
LLC' s Motion to Compel Plaintiff's Rule 26( a )(1 )( C) Disclosures, Answers to Interrogatories
and Responses to Requests for Production of Documents Regarding Medical Treatment and
Damages (ECF No. 70). This matter is fully briefed and ready for disposition

LEGAL STANDARD
Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs motions to compel discovery.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 (a)(l) ("On notice to other parties and all affected persons, a party may
move for an order compelling disclosure or discovery.''). Likewise, Rule 26 governs the scope
of discovery in federal matters:
Unless otherwise limited by court order, the scope of discovery is as follows: Parties may
obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or
defense and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the importance of the issues at
stake in the action, the amount in controversy, the parties' relative access to relevant
infonnation, the parties' resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and
whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit.
lnfonnation within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be
discoverable.
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(l).

DISCUSSION

In this case, Plaintiff Timothy Farkas ("Farkas") alleges that he suffered an injury to his
left hand while operating a McKee Addison tube ending forming machine as part of his
employment with Bohn & Dawson, a metal tube fabricating company in St. Louis, Missouri, on
April 24, 2015. Defendant Addition Manufacturing Technologies, LLC's ("AMT") Motion to
Compel (ECF No. 70) outlines several purported deficiencies in Farkas's disclosures and
discovery responses. AMT argues that Farkas has failed to provide:
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a computation of damages as required under Rule 26(a)(l )(C);

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the identities of all of Farkas's medical providers, as requested in Interrogatory Number
15;and

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medical records and bills from Farkas's medical providers and documents memorializing
his losses related to this incident, as requested in Requests for Production Numbers 2, 3,
and 8.

(ECF Nos. 70 and 77).

In response, Farkas claims he has provided AMT with medical

authorizations to obtain his medical bills and records. (ECF No. 71). In addition, Farkas states
he will supplement his production when he receives additional medical records. Farkas further
agrees to provide his tax returns when he receives those from the Internal Revenue Service. (Id.)
The Court notes that Farkas does not object to any of AMT's discovery requests. The
Court further holds that Farkas had sufficient time to obtain additional records. Therefore, the
Court orders Farkas to supplement any discovery responses no later than October 22, 2018.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Addition Manufacturing Technologies,

LLC's Motion to Compel Plaintiffs Rule 26(a)(l)(C) Disclosures, Answers to Interrogatories
and Responses to Requests for Production of Documents Regarding Medical Treatment and

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Damages (ECF No. 70) is GRANTED. Plaintiff Timothy Farkas shall supplement his discovery
responses, if necessary, no later than October 22, 2018.

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Datedthis9'h dayofOctober,2018.

RONNIE L. WHITE
UNITED STA TES DISTRICT JUDGE

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