BORGIA et al v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Filing 25

ORDERED THAT PLAINTIFFS' 8/14/2014 LETTER REQUEST TO COMPEL DEFENDANT STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS REDACTED OR WITHHELD BASED ON THE WORK PRODUCT DOCTRINE IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS OUTLINED HEREIN. ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ ON 9/3/2014. 9/4/2014 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED.(sg, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT BORGIA, et al.
v.
STATE FARM MUTUAL
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
COMPANY

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CIVIL ACTION
No. 14-3149

ORDER
AND NOW, this 3rd day of September, 2014, upon consideration of the parties’
submissions regarding the discovery disputes in this case, after in camera review of the disputed
materials, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is ORDERED
Plaintiffs’ August 14, 2014, letter request to compel Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company to produce documents redacted or withheld based on the work product
doctrine is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part without prejudice.

The request is

GRANTED insofar as Plaintiffs seek production of materials prepared or obtained before
November 21, 2013. The request is DENIED without prejudice as to materials prepared or
obtained on or after November 21, 2013. State Farm shall immediately produce to Plaintiffs
unredacted versions of the documents bearing the following Bates numbers: 64, 65, 71-74, 8492, 100, 105, 136 (except for 11/21/13 entry), 140-142, 147, 151, 154-155, 158, 162, 170, 217219, 288-291. State Farm shall also produce unredacted versions of undated documents bearing
Bates numbers 31 (“Liability” section) and 52 (reserve amounts) unless State Farm has a
reasonable, good faith basis to conclude the redacted information was not generated until
November 21, 2013, or later.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Juan R. Sánchez
Juan R. Sánchez, J.

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