Trinidad et al v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company

Filing 34

ORDER granting 29 Motion to Compel by Judge Benjamin H Settle.(TG)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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8 OSCAR TRINIDAD and SUSAN
TRINIDAD,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND
12 CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
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CASE NO. C13-5191 BHS
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION
TO COMPEL

Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Metropolitan Property and

16 Casualty Insurance Company’s (“Metlife”) motion to compel (Dkt. 29).
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On January 13, 2014, Metlife filed the instant motion requesting that the Court

18 order Plaintiffs Oscar and Susan Trinidad (“Trinidads”) to produce the complete records
19 of their previous attorney Thomas McCurdy. Dkt. 29. The Trinidads failed to respond,
20 which the Court may consider as an admission that Metlife’s motion has merit. See Local
21 Rule CR 7(b)(2).
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Upon review of the motion, the Court finds that Metlife has met its burden. Mr.

2 McCurdy’s file could lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Therefore, the Court
3 GRANTS Metlife’s motion as to all non-privileged documents contained in the files of
4 Thomas McCurdy that pertain to his representation of the Trinidads in their claim against
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 4th day of March, 2014.

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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge

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