Pilgrim's Pride Corporation v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

Filing 42

ORDER denying 39 Motion to Strike. Plaintiff is ordered to produce information within 14 days. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 1/14/2016. (tmg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-00502-GCM
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.,
Defendants.

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendant’s January
5, 2016 letter to the Court (Doc. No. 39). Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED. The Court further
reminds the parties of its earlier instruction that they attempt to resolve discovery disputes b
themselves and to notify the Court of any problems by letter, rather than by filing repeated
discovery motions.
The Court further orders Plaintiff to turn over the information that Defendant has
requested—namely the “To/From/CC/BCC/Date” information from the emails collected using the
agreed upon search terms. It appears to the Court that the requested information is unlikely to
contain privileged information and that it can be produced without undue burden on Plaintiff.
Moreover, should Plaintiff later determine that there has been an inadvertent disclosure of
privileged information, the Court can address the issue at that time.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is DENIED. Plaintiff
is also ordered to produce within 14 days the “To/From/CC/BCC/Date” information from the
emails collected during discovery.
SO ORDERED.

Signed: January 14, 2016