Electronic Payment Providers, Inc. v. S&R Management Group, LLC et al

Filing 12

ORDER granting #11 Motion to Compel. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 3/13/17. (tob)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
PROVIDERS, INC. d/b/a
BILLINGTREE,
Plaintiff,
v.
S&R MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
d/b/a A&D GROUP, KEVIN SUGG,
and JOHN SUGG,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 3:16-CV-799-RJC-DSC
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANTS’
INITIAL DISCLOSURES

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendants’ Initial
Disclosures. Defendants have not responded to the Motion and the time for filing a response has
expired. Having carefully considered the Motion, briefing, record, and relevant rules, the Court
finds that Plaintiff’s Motion should be granted.
In support of this order, the Court makes the following findings. The Court’s Pretrial Order
and Case Management Plan set a February 3, 2017 deadline for the parties to exchange Rule 26
initial disclosures. Defendants did not make their initial disclosures on February 3. Plaintiff
attempted in good faith to obtain Defendants’ initial disclosures without involving the Court.
Despite Plaintiff’s efforts, Defendants still have not made their initial disclosures. Plaintiff has
incurred $1,650.00 in reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, in making this Motion.
Defendants and Defendants’ counsel must pay these reasonable expenses to BillingTree pursuant
to Rule 37(a)(5)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that:
(1)

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendants’ Initial Disclosures is GRANTED;

(2)

Defendants are to make immediately the initial disclosures required by Rule

26(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(3)

Defendants and Defendants’ counsel are jointly liable for and must immediately

pay to BillingTree the amount of $1,650.00, which is the amount of BillingTree’s reasonable
expenses incurred in making this Motion, including attorneys’ fees.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: March 13, 2017

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