Miller v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. et al

Filing 38

ORDER: By June 11, 2014, Plaintiff shall re-file the draft pleading; confirm in a writing to be docketed that Plaintiff has produced all of the documents she has; produce a timeline of events giving rise to the claims here at issue; and shall prepar e new responses to Trans Union's discovery requests which comply in all respects with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. By June 11, 2014, all parties to this case shall sign a draft Protective Order and submit the document, in Word, to chambers ([e-mail]) for the Court's review. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman on 6/4/2014. (jc1)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
CARIN MILLER,
Plaintiff,

Case No.: 3:13-cv-90

vs.
EXPERIAN INFORMATION
SOLUTIONS, INC., et al.,

Judge Thomas M. Rose
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman

Defendants.
ORDER

On June 4, 2014, the Court held an informal discovery conference, by telephone and with

all of the counsel in this case, to discuss a number of discovery matters addressed in two letters
the Court received on June 3, 2014: one letter from Plaintiff’s counsel, John Fischer; the other,
from counsel for Defendant Trans Union LLC, William Huse.
The Court has reviewed and carefully considered the matters raised in the letters and also
the arguments of counsel. To that end, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1.

There appears to be an issue with the readability of Plaintiff’s draft amended

complaint and attachments thereto. Plaintiff shall re-file the draft pleading on or before June 11,
2014. All pages and exhibits shall be clearly readable;
2.

Plaintiff’s counsel shall confirm --- in a writing to be docketed in this case on or

before June 11, 2014 -- that Plaintiff has produced all of the documents she has, and has
undertaken in good faith an investigation to find all documents responsive to Defendants’
discovery requests. Plaintiff and her counsel are both REMINDED of the continuing Rule 37
obligation to supplement Plaintiff’s discovery responses as more documents and/or information
become available;

3.

On or before June 11, 2014, all parties to this case shall sign a draft Protective

Order and submit the document, in Word, to chambers ([e-mail])
for the Court’s review.

Once the Protective Order is signed by the Court and docketed,

Plaintiff’s counsel shall PROMPTLY PRODUCE all previously-produced documents, that
were redacted, in unredacted form;
4.

Plaintiff shall produce a timeline, of events giving rise to the claims here at issue,

on or before June 11, 2014; and
5.

Plaintiff shall review each and every response given to Trans Union’s

interrogatories, request for production of documents, and requests for admission and shall
prepare new responses which comply in all respects with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Responses such as “Plaintiff objects to this Interrogatory because it is vague, unduly
burdensome, and overbroad,” without more, see Plaintiff’s response to Trans Union
Interrogatory 10, shall be deemed insufficient and rewritten to give more complete and
appropriate responses.
Plaintiff is ADVISED that a violation of this Order may give rise to any of the sanctions
listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A) including dismissal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
June 4, 2014

s/ Michael J. Newman
United States Magistrate Judge