United States of America v. Cochran, et al

Filing 75

CONSENT ORDER TO MODIFY SUBPOENA regarding 58 Motion to Quash Subpoena and Protective Order - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 08/30/2013. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
Case No. 4:12-cv-00220-FL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
Plaintiff,
v.
WILLIAM I. COCHRAN, III;
WRC, LLC; EKP, LLC; and
EMLAN PROPERTIES, LLC;
Defendants.

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CONSENT ORDER
TO
MODIFY SUBPOENA

THIS MATTER coming before this Court upon City of Greenville,
Greenville Police Department's Motion to Quash Subpoena and for
Protective Order, and counsel for Defendants and counsel for City of
Greenville, Greenville Police Department ("Greenville PD") having
conferred in connection therewith, and said counsel having reached
agreement as to the production of documents in response to Defendants'
Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit
Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action ("Greenville PD Subpoena"),
which issued on August 8, 2013; now, therefore, it is
ORDERED, that the Greenville PD Subpoena is modified as follows:
1.

The Greenville PD Subpoena shall direct only the production of

documents related to events occurring during or after the year 2000; and
2.

The Greenville PD Subpoena shall direct the production of only

non-traffic-related incidents.
3.

The Greenville PD Subpoena shall direct the production of

documents related only to the persons identified in the Amended
Attachment A.

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4.

Defendants shall pay to the City of Greenville, immediately

upon production of the subpoenaed documents, the sum of Fifty and no/100
Dollars ($50.00) to offset the costs associated with said production; and
5.

Upon Greenville PD's production of the requested documents,

the Greenville PD Subpoena shall have no further force or effect, and
Greenville PD shall have no further obligation to Defendants in
connection therewith.
This the ______ day of August, 2013.
30th

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U. S. District Court Judge Presiding

Consented to this 23rd day of August, 2013:
/s/ William J. Little, III
William J. Little, III
Assistant City Attorney
City of Greenville
P. O. Box 7207
Greenville, NC 27835-7207
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
N. C. Bar No. 7860
Counsel for Non-Party City of Greenville,
Greenville Police Department

Consented to this 23rd day of August, 2013:
McLAWHORN & ASSOCIATES, P.A.
By:

/s/ Serenity S. Rasmussen
Serenity S. Rasmussen
P. O. Box 8188
Greenville, NC 27835-8188
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
N. C. Bar No. 44730
Counsel for Defendants

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AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the
__________ District of __________
Eastern District of North Carolina
United States of America
Plaintiff

v.
William I. Cochran, III, WRC, LLC, EKP, LLC, and
EmLan Properties, LLC
Defendant

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Civil Action No.

NO. 4:12-CV-220-FL

(If the action is pending in another district, state where:
__________ District of __________

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SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTS
OR TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A CIVIL ACTION
To: Attn: Records Keeper, Greenville Police Department, 500 S. Greene Street, Greenville, NC 27834

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u Production: YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the following
documents, electronically stored information, or objects, and permit their inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the
material: Please see Attachment A.

Place: McLawhorn & Associates

Date and Time:

501 Greenville Blvd. SE
Greenville, NC 27858

08/30/2013 10:00 am

u Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, or
other property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting party
may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it.
Place:

Date and Time:

The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoena, and Rule
45 (d) and (e), relating to your duty to respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so, are
attached.
Date:

08/09/2013

CLERK OF COURT
OR
/s/ Serenity S. Rasmussen
Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk

Attorney’s signature

The name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party)
Defendants
, who issues or requests this subpoena, are:
Serenity S. Rasmussen, McLawhorn & Associates, 501 Greenville Blvd. SE, PO Box 8188, Greenville, NC 27858;
252-321-0473; [e-mail].

AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action (Page 2)

Civil Action No. NO. 4:12-CV-220-FL
PROOF OF SERVICE
(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)
This subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date)

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u I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows:
on (date)

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u I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:
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Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also
tendered to the witness fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
$
My fees are $

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for travel and $

for services, for a total of $

I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.

Date:
Server’s signature

Printed name and title

Server’s address

Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:

0.00

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AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action(Page 3)

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), and (e) (Effective 12/1/07)
(c) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena.
(1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or
attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take
reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a
person subject to the subpoena. The issuing court must enforce this
duty and impose an appropriate sanction — which may include lost
earnings and reasonable attorney’s fees — on a party or attorney
who fails to comply.
(2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.
(A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce
documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or
to permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the
place of production or inspection unless also commanded to appear
for a deposition, hearing, or trial.
(B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or
tangible things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or
attorney designated in the subpoena a written objection to
inspecting, copying, testing or sampling any or all of the materials or
to inspecting the premises — or to producing electronically stored
information in the form or forms requested. The objection must be
served before the earlier of the time specified for compliance or 14
days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, the
following rules apply:
(i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving
party may move the issuing court for an order compelling production
or inspection.
(ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and
the order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party’s
officer from significant expense resulting from compliance.
(3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.
(A) When Required. On timely motion, the issuing court must
quash or modify a subpoena that:
(i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;
(ii) requires a person who is neither a party nor a party’s officer
to travel more than 100 miles from where that person resides, is
employed, or regularly transacts business in person — except that,
subject to Rule 45(c)(3)(B)(iii), the person may be commanded to
attend a trial by traveling from any such place within the state where
the trial is held;
(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, if
no exception or waiver applies; or
(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.
(B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by
a subpoena, the issuing court may, on motion, quash or modify the
subpoena if it requires:
(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research,
development, or commercial information;
(ii) disclosing an unretained expert’s opinion or information that
does not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from
the expert’s study that was not requested by a party; or
(iii) a person who is neither a party nor a party’s officer to incur
substantial expense to travel more than 100 miles to attend trial.
(C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances
described in Rule 45(c)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or
modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under
specified conditions if the serving party:
(i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that
cannot be otherwise met without undue hardship; and
(ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably
compensated.

(d) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.
(1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information.
These procedures apply to producing documents or electronically
stored information:
(A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce
documents must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary
course of business or must organize and label them to correspond to
the categories in the demand.
(B) Form for Producing Electronically Stored Information Not
Specified. If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing
electronically stored information, the person responding must
produce it in a form or forms in which it is ordinarily maintained or
in a reasonably usable form or forms.
(C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One
Form. The person responding need not produce the same
electronically stored information in more than one form.
(D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The person
responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored
information from sources that the person identifies as not reasonably
accessible because of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel
discovery or for a protective order, the person responding must show
that the information is not reasonably accessible because of undue
burden or cost. If that showing is made, the court may nonetheless
order discovery from such sources if the requesting party shows
good cause, considering the limitations of Rule 26(b)(2)(C). The
court may specify conditions for the discovery.
(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.
(A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaed
information under a claim that it is privileged or subject to
protection as trial-preparation material must:
(i) expressly make the claim; and
(ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents,
communications, or tangible things in a manner that, without
revealing information itself privileged or protected, will enable the
parties to assess the claim.
(B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to a
subpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as trialpreparation material, the person making the claim may notify any
party that received the information of the claim and the basis for it.
After being notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, or
destroy the specified information and any copies it has; must not use
or disclose the information until the claim is resolved; must take
reasonable steps to retrieve the information if the party disclosed it
before being notified; and may promptly present the information to
the court under seal for a determination of the claim. The person
who produced the information must preserve the information until
the claim is resolved.
(e) Contempt. The issuing court may hold in contempt a person
who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey the
subpoena. A nonparty’s failure to obey must be excused if the
subpoena purports to require the nonparty to attend or produce at a
place outside the limits of Rule 45(c)(3)(A)(ii).