Harris et al v. D. Scott Carruthers & Assoc. et al

Filing 106

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 102 Motion to Compel; The defendants shall disclose their net worth to the plaintiffs; The defendants shall disclose the number of people who were sent letters similar to Exhibits A-D of the Amended Compla int (Filing No. 13-2) to the plaintiffs, but the defendants are not required at this time to disclose the names or contact information of those people; and The motion is denied in all other respects; denying without prejudice 104 Motion to Compel; granting 97 Motion to Extend; The plaintiffs shall file a motion for class certification by Friday, April 9, 2010, in which the plaintiffs shall set forth specific facts supporting class certification; The Court will hold a planning conference on T hursday, April 15, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at which the Court will determine whether the plaintiffs have set forth sufficient information to justify holding a class certification hearing and, if so, to set a class certification hearing. Ordered by Senior Judge Lyle E. Strom. (ADB, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA LARAINE HARRIS and ERIC MATTEA, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) D. SCOTT CARRUTHERS & ASSOC., ) REGENT ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, ) and UNITED CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORP.,) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________)

8:09CV154

ORDER

This matter is before the Court after the conference the Court held with the parties today. IT IS ORDERED: 1) The plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery Accordingly,

responses (Filing No. 102) is granted in part and denied in part: a. b. The defendants shall disclose their net worth to the plaintiffs; The defendants shall disclose the number of people who were sent letters similar to Exhibits A-D of the Amended Complaint (Filing No. 13-2) to the plaintiffs, but the defendants are not required at this time to disclose the names or contact information of those people; and The motion is denied in all other respects; The plaintiffs' motion to compel inspection (Filing

c.

2)

No. 104) is denied without prejudice; and 3) The plaintiffs' motion to extend time to complete

class discovery (Filing No. 97) is granted: a. The plaintiffs shall file a motion for class certification by Friday,

April 9, 2010, in which the plaintiffs shall set forth specific facts supporting class certification; b. The Court will hold a planning conference on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at which the Court will determine whether the plaintiffs have set forth sufficient information to justify holding a class certification hearing and, if so, to set a class certification hearing.

DATED this 17th day of March, 2010. BY THE COURT: /s/ Lyle E. Strom ____________________________ LYLE E. STROM, Senior Judge United States District Court

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