Thurber et al v. Peterson et al

Filing 28

ORDER denying 14 Motion to Compel; signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman.(SC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE DELMER THURBER, et al., Plaintiff(s), NO. C08-1803MJP v. ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL BERNARD PETERSON, et al., Defendant(s).

The above-entitled Court, having received and reviewed 1. 2. Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery Responses and for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 14) Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery Responses and for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 21) 3. Plaintiffs' Reply on Motion to Compel Discovery Responses and for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 24)

and all attached declarations and exhibits, makes the following ruling: IT IS ORDERED that the motion is DENIED. The Court can order a party to respond to interrogatories; the Court cannot order a party to respond with an answer that pleases the interrogator. Plaintiffs complain that Defendant has responded to their interrogatories untruthfully. The Court cannot evaluate whether the answers are false ­ that determination will have to await a trial. All the Court can do is require a party to respond. Plaintiffs are invited to move on to alternate forms of inquiry where followup questions can be posed and explanations probed. Dated: May _____, 2009

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Marsha J. Pechman U.S. District Judge

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