Katica v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company

Filing 23

ORDER granting 19 Motion to Compel and deliver to Allstate signed releases within 14 days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard W. Anderson on 3/13/2018. (APP)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
EILEEN M. KATICA,

Plaintiff,
Cause No. CV 16-00150-DLC-RWA
V.

ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUAL TY
INSURANCE COMPANY,

ORDER

Defendant.

Defendant Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company ("Allstate") filed a Motion to
Compel Discovery, or alternatively, for a Stay on January 31, 2018, which motion was
accompanied by a brief in support thereof. Plaintiff Eileen M. Katica ("Katica") filed a Brief in
Response on February 14, 2018, urging the Court to deny Allstate's motion on grounds she has
provided the documents and tangible items in her possession, custody and control and with
regard to supplementing Allstate's First Discovery Requests, claims she would sign releases for
Allstate to obtain other records. In conjunction with filing her response, Katica has filed her
responses to Allstate's Second Discovery Requests. Allstate filed its Reply on February 26,
2018. Having reviewed the above pleadings,
IT JS ORDERED that Allstate's Motion to Compel Discovery is granted; and Katica
shall, within 14 days of the date of this Order, deliver to Allstate signed releases so Allstate can
obtain records from Katica's health care providers and Katica's WA DOLI disability file. Katica
shall also forthwith produce:

(a) All documents regarding Katica's lawsuit relating to the February 26, 2013, motor
vehicle accident [Katica's supplementation included medical records but not discovery
responses and correspondence;
(b) Katica's "My accident" summary/narrative describing injuries in the 2013 and two
2014 accidents (See Doc. 20-7, p. 1 of3);
(c) Documents regarding Katica's 2012 prose malpractice claim, Katica v. Hedley et al.,
Cause No. CV-2012-005049, Maricopa County, Arizona;

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(d) Emails and texts concerning the 2014 and 2013 accidents; and
(e) Invoices and billing information relating to treatment for the two 2014 accidents.
Done and dated in Butte thisi,3_th day of March, 2018.

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