Barron, Todd et al v. Snyder's-Lance, Inc.

Filing 3

ORDER denying 1 Motion to Stay Discovery/Quash Rule 45 Subpoena by Objector Pamela A. Sweeney. Pamela Sweeney must comply with the Rule 45 subpoena in all respects. Failure to do so could result in the sanctions set forth in paragraph 14 of the Southern District of Florida's February 12, 2016 order, as well as possible contempt sanctions imposed by this court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 5/10/2016. (arw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

TODD BARRON, ADELE FERRERA,
MATTHEW MCDONOUGH and
DAVID KORN, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

ORDER
WDW Case No. 16-mc-06-slc
SDF Case No. 13-62496 LENARD/GOODM AN

Plaintiffs,
v.
SNYDER’S LANCE, INC.,
Defendant.

On May 10, 2016, Pamela A. Sweeney, self-styled pro se objector in this lawsuit, filed
a motion to stay discovery and to quash a Rule 45 subpoena that requires her deposition here
in Madison on May 12, 2016. See dkt. 1. This is the third motion to quash filed in this court
within the past week by Ms. Sweeney or by Patrick Sweeney, but the other two resolved
themselves without this court entering a captioned order. See 16-mc-04 , In Re: Blue Buffalo
Company, Ltd. Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, and 16-mc-05, In Re: Automotive Parts
Antitrust Litigation.
In this particular case, the attorneys in the underlying lawsuit have filed a response (dkt.
2) in opposition to Ms. Sweeney’s motion, to which they have attached a copy of the February
12, 2016 Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement [. . .], dkt. 202. That
order specifically permits the attorneys to take Ms. Sweeney’s deposition in the manner they
have set forth in their subpoena to Ms. Sweeney. Id. at 7-8 (¶14). Ms. Sweeney’s boilerplate
objections have not persuaded this court that it should quash the subpoena or stay discovery.

ORDER
It is ORDERED that:
(1) Objector Pamela A. Sweeney’s Motion To Stay Discovery / To Quash a Rule 45
Subpoena is DENIED; and
(2) Pamela A. Sweeney must comply with the Rule 45 subpoena in all respects. Failure
to do so could result in the sanctions set forth in ¶14 of the Southern District of Florida’s
February 12, 2016 order, as well as possible contempt sanctions imposed by this court.

Entered this 10th day of May, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
STEPHEN L. CROCKER
Magistrate Judge

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