Integrity Energy, Ltd. v. Hunter et al

Filing 107

Memorandum Opinion and Order. Plaintiff's Motions to Compel (Docket #s 59 , 62 and 76 ) are hereby GRANTED in their entirety. The Parties shall confer regarding a mutually agreeable protective order, to be filed with the Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Judge Donald C. Nugent on 3/30/2020. (M,S)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
INTEGRITY ENERGY, LTD.,
Plaintiff,

v.
JERRAN HUNTER, et al.,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:18 CV 978

JUDGE DONALD C. NUGENT
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff, Integrity Energy, LTD.'s Motion to Compel
Complete Discovery Responses from Defendants (Docket #59); Motion to Compel Complete
Document Production in Response to Subpoenas to Robert Staples, Andrea Staples, Brian
Gilmore, Premier Marketing Solutions and the H.O.P.E. Network (Docket #62); and, Motion to
Compel Complete Subpoena Response from Consumers Energy Bureau, LLC (Docket #76). The
Motions are fully briefed and ripe for review.
The Court has reviewed all documents of record in this case including its previous
rulings, status conference minutes, and the briefs submitted by the Parties, along with all
supporting exhibits. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(l) states, "Parties may obtain discovery regarding any
nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense and proportional to the needs
of the case, considering the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount in
controversy, the parties' relative access to relevant information, the parties' resources, the
importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the