First American Title Insurance Company v. Columbia Harbison LLC

Filing 33

ORDER re 22 MOTION to Compel, directing plaintiff to produce the communications between employees of First American for in camera review to the court by 07/20/2012. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 07/13/2012. (bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
First American Title Insurance
Company,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Columbia Harbison, LLC,
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Defendant.
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Columbia Harbison, LLC,
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Counter Claimant, )
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vs.
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First American Title Insurance
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Company,
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Counter Defendant. )
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C/A No.: 3:12-cv-800-JFA

ORDER TO PRODUCE
DOCUMENTS FOR
IN CAMERA REVIEW

This matter comes before the court on a Motion to Compel filed by the Defendant,
Columbia Harbison, LLC. (ECF No. 22). The Defendant seeks the production of
numerous documents that have been withheld during discovery by the Plaintiff, First
American Title Insurance Company (“First American”). According to Plaintiff, these
documents are protected under the attorney client privilege and the work product
doctrine. This court believes that reviewing some of the withheld documents would be
helpful in its determination of whether to compel production. As such, this court hereby
orders the Plaintiff to produce the communications between employees of First American
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for in camera review.

First American should not produce the withheld documents

representing correspondence between its employees and the Law Firm of Callison Tighe.
Plaintiff is to deliver the documents to the court by July 20, 2012.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

July 13, 2012
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge

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