RBC Manufacturing Corporation v. Power Right Industries, LLC et al

Filing 56

ORDER granting 48 Motion for Sanctions ; Granting 50 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Granting 51 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 1/30/14. (voc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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ORDER
Plaintiff,
13-cv-133-bbc
v.
POWER RIGHT INDUSTRIES, LLC., and
LLOYD’S EQUIPMENT CO., INC.,
Defendants.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A hearing was held in this case on January 30, 2014, on the motion of plaintiff Regal
Beloit America, Inc., for sanctions and entry of judgment under Rule 37(d) and the motions
of Richard Bolton and James B. Barlow Coelho to withdraw as counsel for defendants Power
Right Industries, LLC, and Lloyd’s Equipment Co., Inc. John Scheller and Joseph Bridges
appeared for plaintiff; Richard Bolton and James R. Barlow Coelho appeared for defendants.
After hearing from counsel, I granted plaintiff’s motion for entry of judgment in its
favor, dkt. #48, as a sanction for defendants’ total refusal to cooperate in discovery, as
outlined in plaintiff’s motion. In addition, I granted the unopposed motions of Richard
Bolton and James R. Barlow Coelho to withdraw as counsel for defendants. Judgment will

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be entered for plaintiff.
Entered this 30th day of January, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge

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