Stewart v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, PLLC et al

Filing 42

ORDER granting 33 Motion for Discovery; granting 40 Motion for Leave to File; and directs the parties as follows: Plaintiff may serve ten (10) interrogatories and ten (10) requests for admissions on Defendant Legal Helpe rs Debt Resolution, LLC (Legal Helpers) by January 6, 2012. Defendant Legal Helpers shall have until February 3, 2012, to respond and/or object to the discovery requests; Plaintiff may take the deposition of one (1) individual no later than February 17, 2012. This deposition is limited to three hours and the issue of the organizational structure of Defendant Legal Helpers; Plaintiff may file a supplemental brief in opposition to the Motion to Compel Arbitration, not to exceed fifteen pages, by February 29, 2012. Defendants shall have until March 9, 2012, to file a reply, not to exceed ten (10) pages, to the supplemental brief. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 12/20/11. (nll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
BRYSON CITY DIVISION
2:11cv26
ROBERT STEWART,

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Plaintiff,
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LEGAL HELPERS DEBT
RESOLUTION, PLLC, et al.,

ORDER

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Defendants.
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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Discovery [# 33] and
Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief [# 40]. Plaintiff requests leave to
take limited discovery related to the arbitration clause at issue in this dispute. In
addition, Plaintiff requests leave to file a supplemental brief in response to the
Motion to Compel Arbitration after the conclusion of this limited discovery.
Defendants do not object to allowing the discovery, provided they are allowed an
opportunity to object to specific discovery requests; nor do they object to allowing
Plaintiff leave to file a supplemental brief. For good cause shown, the Court
GRANTS the motions [# 33 & # 40] and DIRECTS the parties as follows:
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Plaintiff may serve ten (10) interrogatories and ten (10) requests for
admissions on Defendant Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC
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(“Legal Helpers”) by January 6, 2012. Defendant Legal Helpers shall
have until February 3, 2012, to respond and/or object to the discovery
requests.
(2)

Plaintiff may take the deposition of one (1) individual no later than
February 17, 2012. This deposition is limited to three hours and the
issue of the organizational structure of Defendant Legal Helpers.

(3)

Plaintiff may file a supplemental brief in opposition to the Motion to
Compel Arbitration, not to exceed fifteen pages, by February 29,
2012. Defendants shall have until March 9, 2012, to file a reply, not
to exceed ten (10) pages, to the supplemental brief.

Signed: December 20, 2011

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