ADVANCED EXPORTS, LLC v. SEABROOK WALLCOVERINGS, INC.

Filing 30

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL SEABROOK WALLCOVERING, INC.'S DISCOVERY RESPONSES IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE JACOB P. HART ON 8/16/18. 8/16/18 ENTERED & E-MAILED.(fdc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ADVANCED EXPORTS, LLC
v.
SEABROOK WALLCOVERINGS, INC.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.

18-830

ORDER
AND NOW, this 16th day of August, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel
Seabrook Wallcovering, Inc.’s Discovery Responses, docketed in this case as Document No. 23,
the response thereto, and Plaintiff’s reply, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED
IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
1.
Defendant shall provide to Plaintiff within two weeks of the date of this Order
(August 30, 2018), revised written responses to Plaintiff’s two sets of document requests. The
responses shall unequivocally set forth any objection/s; identify the matter withheld in
accordance with these objections; and attach any responsive material which has not already been
produced and as to which no objection is asserted, in compliance with Fed. R. Civ. Pr. 34(b);
2.
Defendant shall provide to Plaintiff on or before August 30, 2018, financial
information sufficient to show the amount of its sales in Plaintiff’s former territory since
September 21, 2017. This information may be in the form of a compilation prepared for the
purposes of responding to this request;
3.
Defendant shall provide to Plaintiff on or before August 30, 2018, all
communications with third parties in which it mentions Plaintiff. To the extent that this material
has already been provided, in response to this or any other discovery request, Plaintiff shall
specifically identify each document or other material and the request in response to which it has
been provided;
4.
Defendant shall provide to Plaintiff on or before August 30, 2018,
communications in which it created or established a distributorship relationship with Décor
Deluxe. Details of the relationship may be redacted, as long as the date of the communication is
visible, along with sufficient text to give some idea of the nature of the communication;
5.
Defendant shall provide to Plaintiff any material described in Plaintiff’s Request
No. 5 which reflects or pertains to Defendant’s decision to terminate its relationship with
Plaintiff. If no such material exists, Defendant is to state that this is the case in a signed,
verified, discovery response.

Plaintiff’s Motion is otherwise DENIED.

BY THE COURT:

/s/Jacob P. Hart
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JACOB P. HART
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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