Southern v. Asbestos Processing LLC et al

Filing 391

ORDER re 306 MOTION to Quash Couch Defendants' deposition notices and subpoenas to certain of Plaintiffs' trial counsel, directing Brent P. Stewart, Esq. and Ann McCrowey Mickle, Esq. to submit ex parte for in camera review affidavits providing information as to the six named Plaintiffs. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. on 01/08/2015. (bshr, ). Modified on 01/08/2015 to replace document with version revising last sentence of order to indicate the affidavits should be submitted/emailed to Judge Anderson's Chambers and not filed with the Clerk(bshr, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ROCK HILL DIVISION
Odell Parker; Ruth Parker; Larry Southern;
Roy Southern; Yvonne Harris; and Barbara
Patterson, individually and on behalf of others
similarly situated in the State of South
Carolina,

Civil Action No. 0:11-cv-1800-JFA

Plaintiffs,

ORDER

vs.
Asbestos Processing, LLC; Richard H.
Bishoff, PC; Richard H. Bishoff; John M.
Deakle; A. Joel Bentley; A. Joel Bentley Law
Office; William R. Couch; Couch Law Firm;
David O. McCormick; Cumbest, Cumbest,
Hunter & McCormick; Crymes G. Pittman;
Pittman, Germany, Roberts & Welsh, LLP;
John Michael Simms; and Lawyer John Doe
and Jane Doe,
Defendants.
In order to rule on the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Quash Couch Defendants’ Deposition
Notices and Subpoenas to Certain of Plaintiffs’ Trial Counsel, ECF No. 306, the Court
requests additional information from Plaintiffs’ counsel. The Court hereby directs Brent P.
Stewart, Esq. and Ann McCrowey Mickle, Esq. to submit ex parte for in camera review1
affidavits providing the following information as to the six named Plaintiffs:
1. Did you consult with any of the named Plaintiffs prior to that Plaintiff settling his or her
asbestos tort claim? If so, provide the name of the Plaintiff, and the date(s) of
consultation.
2. Without divulging the advice, did you provide any advice regarding workers’
compensation to any of the named Plaintiffs prior to that Plaintiff settling his or her
1

Counsel should submit the affidavits via email directly to chambers rather than file with the clerk.

asbestos tort claim? If so, provide the name of the Plaintiff, and the date(s) of advice.
The Court requests that the affidavits be submitted by 12:00 P.M. on January 9, 2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

January 8, 2015
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge