Performance Sales & Marketing, LLC, Iredell County et al

Filing 202

ORDER denying with leave to renew the motions 161 Motion to Quash and Motion for Protective Order; 168 Motion to Compel; 174 Motion for Sanctions; and 176 Motion for Extension of Time To Complete Discovery. The parties may renew these motions within 5 days of the District Court entering an Order on Defendant's Objection 171 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 7/6/12. (smj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATESVILLE DIVISION
5:07cv140
PERFORMANCE SALES &
MARKETING, LLC, a North Carolina
Limited Liability Company; PSM
GROUP, INC., a North Carolina
Corporation; an GREG SEREY, an
individual,

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Plaintiffs,
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LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

Previously, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel the depositions
of three executives employed by Defendant. (Order, Nov. 9, 2011.) Pursuant to
Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant filed objections to
the Court’s Order [# 171]. In addition, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Sanctions and
to Hold Defendant Lowe’s Companies, Inc. in Contempt of Court [# 174].
Subsequently, the Court stayed discovery in the case pending a ruling from the
District Court on Defendant’s objections. (Order, Nov. 28, 2011.) In that Order,
the Court also indicated that the Court would issue a ruling on the pending
discovery motions upon the entry of an order from the District Court.
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Accordingly, the Court DENIES with leave to renew the motions [# 161, # 168,
# 174, and # 176]. The parties may renew these motions within five (5) days of the
District Court entering an Order on Defendant’s Objection [# 171].

Signed: July 6, 2012

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