Merichem Company v. Davis et al

Filing 24

ORDER granting 4 Motion for for Leave to Take Expedited Discovery (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 10/10/2012. (thh)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:12cv282

MERICHEM COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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GERALD DAVIS and SUMMIT
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CATALYST, LLC,
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Defendants.
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_______________________________ )

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to
Take Expedited Discovery [Doc. 4].
The parties have agreed that the motion should be granted, and have
communicated to the Court the terms of their agreement.
Accordingly, in accordance with the parties’ agreement, IT IS,
THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Take
Expedited Discovery [Doc. 4] is GRANTED as follows:
1.

The Defendants shall respond to and produce documents
and things responsive to the Plaintiff’s document requests
(“Requests”) within twenty-one (21) days after the entry
date of this Order; and

2.

The Plaintiff may, within fourteen (14) business days after
receiving the Defendants’ responses to the Plaintiff’s
Requests, depose the following persons: (a) the Defendant,
Gerald

Davis;

(b)

the

Summit

Catalyst

corporate

representative(s) as designated under Fed. R. Civ. P.
30(b)(6); (c) any third parties having knowledge of facts
relevant to the Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction,
such deposition(s) to be noticed by subpoena and subject
to agreement of the parties; and (d) Barry Kostiner, Summit
CFO.
3.

The parties may expand the scope of expedited discovery in this
case by agreement without seeking further Order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: October 10, 2012

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