Gordon v. Impulse Marketing Group Inc

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ORDER Appointing Special Discovery Master. Judge Harold D Clarke appointed. Signed by Judge Fred Van Sickle. (SAP, Case Administrator)

Gordon v. Impulse Marketing Group Inc

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Case 2:04-cv-05125-FVS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

JAMES S. GORDON, JR., No. CV-04-5125-FVS Plaintiff, v. IMPULSE MARKETING GROUP, INC.,a Nevada Corporation, Defendant. IMPULSE MARKETING GROUP, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BONNIE GORDON, JAMES S. GORDON, III, JONATHAN GORDON, JAMILA GORDON, ROBERT PRITCHETT and EMILY ABBEY, Third-Party Defendants. The Court concludes the interests of justice require the appointment of a Special Discovery Master to resolve the parties' motions to compel and their ongoing discovery dispute. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Judge Harold D. Clarke is hereby appointed Special Discovery Accordingly, ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL DISCOVERY MASTER

Master in this case pursuant to Local Rule 37.1(f) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53. 2. The Special Discovery Master is directed to resolve the The

parties' motions to compel and any related discovery disputes.

Special Discovery Master is authorized to conduct hearings when he ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL DISCOVERY MASTER - 1

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deems appropriate, to resolve discovery disputes in a more informal manner when he deems appropriate, and to do whatever is reasonably required to assure that discovery proceeds in this case within the spirit of the rules. 3. The Special Discovery Master shall file and serve a copy of

the written recommendation upon the parties and the Court. 4. All matters reported on by the Special Master in the written

report are recommendations subject to the district court's de novo review. 5. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 53(g)(3),(4). The Special Master shall be compensated at his customary

hourly rate for services of this nature and may enlist and bill for the reasonable assistance of associates and support staff at their customary hourly rates and for reasonable disbursements. The parties

shall each pay fifty percent of the fees and costs of the Special Discovery Master, unless he recommends otherwise, and the Special Master shall invoice the parties' counsel directly at the end of each month in which the Special Master incurs fees or costs. IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is hereby

directed to enter this Order and furnish copies to counsel AND to the Third-Party Defendants who are proceeding pro se AND to Judge Harold D. Clarke Algeo, Clark & Erickson 102 E. Baldwin Ave. Spokane, WA 99207 [phone] DATED this 15th day of May, 2006.

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s/ Fred Van Sickle Fred Van Sickle United States District Judge ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL DISCOVERY MASTER - 2