Tolbert v. RBC Capital Markets Corporation et al, No. 4:2011cv00107 - Document 97 (S.D. Tex. 2012)

Court Description: ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Class Action Complaint and Brief In Support, DENYING 84 Sealed Event, DENYING 91 Sealed Event, GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 59 MOTION to Compel Documents and Request for Expedited Hearing, 31 MOTION to Certify Class.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(sloewe) Modified on 3/28/2012 (sloewe, ).

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I THE UN I N TED STA TES D I STRI COU RT CT FOR THE SOU TH ERN D I STRI OF TEX AS CT H OU STON D I SI VI ON BREN DA TOLBERT, Pl nt i ai ff Ci lAc i N o.H - 1 01 vi ton 1 - 07 Rsc CAPI TAL M ARK ETs, cor ol v l sx l Rsc t ox x CAPI L M ARK ETS,LLC;etal, TA . De nda t. fe ns O R DER Pe di be or t e Co ta e Pl itf s M o i n t Ce tf Cls ( ke En r n ng f e h ur r an if to o riy a s Doc t ty No.31 ,De e nt'M o i n t Dimis( c tEn r No.3 ,a Plitf M o in ) fnda s to o s s Do ke ty 7) nd an ifs to t Co lDo u nt ( ke Enty No.5 ) Ha ng c nsde e t mo i ns t e o mpe c me s Doc t r 9 . vi o i r d he to , h rs e pons , r ples a s -eples t r d, and t a i e l , t Cour es e i , nd urr i , he ecor he pplcabl aw he t ORD ER S a f l s s olow . 1 M oton t Cer iy Cl s . i o t f as I mo ng t c riy t sltg ton a a ca sa to ( ke En r No.31 , n vi o e tf hi ii a i s ls c in Doc t ty ) Pl ntf a ers t t s lw s tt ns on a si e is w he he Def ndant 'e pl e ai if ss t hat hi a ui ur ngl s ue: t r e s m oye Tolbert v. RBC Capital Markets Corporation et al p nso b ne i pln c le t W e 1h Ac umulto Pln (1 AP' i avai Gop ha' e in e ft a a ld he a t c ain a $ W ' s ld û ) t t' Doc. 97 pln e ptf om cerai s a ut y ERI r r e s l Pl i if s a est tr ol i a xem r t n t t or SA equiem nt . a ntf t t ha es uton I t ha pln i de i i ERI a Wapln whih i unf d a i mai ai d by A op t a s fned n SA s a c s unde nd s nt ne a e pl rprma iy f t pur eofpr di def r d c n m oye i rl or he pos ovi ng er e ompe a i f as l c gr up of ns ton or e e t o ma me orhihl c nage nt g y ompe ae e oye .' 29 U. C.j 11 () 1 . Thus,i or rt ns td mpl es' S. 01a ( ) n de o Dockets.Justia.com oft si s woul ça y unior l t a1 pr entand f m e pl pari pant a w il hi s ue d çppl f m y o 1 es or r an tci s nd l det m i w het Tol ta ot s lke he ha vald c ai s f El l - ot ded er ne her ber nd her i r ve i l m or t sA pr e sa u o y rg t . 1 ,p. 5. Pl i if s e t r pr s n a c a s of ûf 11 pe s n tt t r i h s' d. ' antf e ks o e e e t l s 1a 1 r o s who- wihi t l t f yea s ha or ha at l t fve yea s of se vi e w ih t n he as our r - ve d eas i r r c t Def nt ,a e cur entorf m e em pl enda s r r or r oyeesofD ef endant ,a w er pari pa si t s nd e tci nt n he W A P orwho a e pe s r r onalr pr s a i f or be i i i of a s pe s who i e e ent tves or nefc ares ny uch r on s d c a e .' 1 Pli tf a g s t t al r q r me s of Fe r l Ruls of Ci l e e s dll' d. an if r ue ha 1 e uie nt de a e vi Pr e r Ru e z3 a - -ommo y r f re t a nu r st c mmo lt tpi aiy oc du e l t l -c nl e e r d o s me o iy, o naiy, y c lt a a q c - a e s tsi d s a e a 1t e r q r me s ofRul 2 b) 1,( ( ,a nd de ua y r aife ,a r l h e uie nt e 3( ( ) b)2) nd ( )3 . b( ) l t i Bre i Oppo iin ( ke ty No.45 , De e nt c un e t t n her i f n sto Doc tEn r ) f nda s o t r ha Pl ntf m oton f cl s ce tfca i s d be de ed becaus Pl ntf i an ai ifs i or as r ii ton houl ni e ai if s i de uae ca s r pr s nttve und r Fe e a Rul of Ci l Pr c d r 2 a ( . na q t ls e e e a i e d rl e vi o e u e 3( )4) D ef nt f t r c end t tPl i ifspr enda s urhe ont ha antf opos cl s de i ton i i ope beca e ed as fnii s mpr r us i w oul encom pas a pe i l r t t d s r od onge han t a i abl sat e of lm ia i he pplc e t ut i t tons a nd c bi i o a sngl cl s pa tci s f om dif r ve s ons of t W AP w ih om nes nt i e as r i pant r f e ent r i he t c l c i i e ess. onti tng nt r t esabls whet rapln qua ii asat hat anexe fom ERI ' tducar r s t ih he a lfes op pl mpt r SA S ' i y e ponsbiiy i i lt pr vii ,t Fit Cie t si tuce t tt pl t tbe( )unfl da ( mai ai d o sons he fh ruiha nsr td ha he an t mus 1 lnde nd 2) nt ne by a e pl rpr m ar l f t pum os ofpr di de e r d com pens t on f a s l c gr n m oye i iy or he e ovi ng f r e a i or e e t oup ofm a nage en orhi y c pens t d e pl es ' Relabl H o e H e t Car ,I v Uni m t ghl om a e m oye .' i e m alh e nc. . on Ce .I .Co. 295 F. 505,51 ( h Ci.2002) nt ns , 3d 2 5t r . 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Pl ntf ,i t n,ar t ai if n ur gues t t exhaus i r quie entdoesnota y t he hat he ton e r m ppl o r pa tc a cl m s a ale natvel ha exhausi w oul have been f ie. Thes ri ul r ai nd, t r i y,t t ton d utl e ag nsaer ie i t pate 'pe ngs mmayj dg n pr c e ig.I teCo t rume t r as d n he ris ndi u r u me t o e dn f h ur wer t tnd t t Pl ntf had be r r but f l d,t e e o i ha ai if en equied, aie o xhaus her adm i sr tve t nit a i r edi prort ûlng t sl s ta t ts non- xhausi pr udeshe pur ui of em es i o i hi aw ui nd ha uch e ton ecl r s t rle i t slws t De e a t woul bee tte t s mmayj gme t I ta e nt eif n hi a ui, fnd ns d nild o u r ud n . n h t ve , t m ert of Pl ntf unde l ng cl m s w oul not be r he A s t quesi of he is ai ifs ryi ai d eac d. he ton exha ton i notan is com m on t t e ie put i cl s ,s f l t s us i s s ue o he ntr atve a s he ais o how t ts ha he c n ç a ry a d a q t y pr t c t i t r ssoft e ca s'u e Rul 2 a ( a t i a ç il n de uael o e t he n e e t h l s ' nd r e 3( )4) t h s f tm e. i Accor ngl t Cour ca di y, he t nnot fnd t Pl ntf woul be a adequa e cl s i hat ai if d n t as r pr ent tve f a pot i cl s i t s l w s t as s c e es a i or ental a s n hi a ui, he annots how s coul f ry he d ail and a quat y pr ec t i er t oft put tve cl s a t stm e. The Cour does not de el ot t he nt es s he a i as t hi i t r ach t r ai rofD ef e he em nde endant ar ent a ns cl s ce tfcaton. The M oton t s' gum s gai t a s r ii i i o Cetf Cls ( c tEnty No.31 i DENI a t stme s j c t t Co ts riy a s Do ke r )s ED t hi i , ube t o he ur' r cons de aton, i appr i t f l i dipos ton of t pendi m otons f e i r i f opr a e, olow ng s ii he ng i or s ummayj dg n . r u me t l . M oton t D i i s I i o sm s D e e nt s dim i alof Pl nt f s Fis Am ended Cl s A c i Compl nt f nda s eek s ss ai if rt a s ton ai un rRu e 1 ( ( )oft Fe r lRul sofCi lPr e ur ,ba e o Pl i ifsalge de l 2 b)6 he de a e vi oc d e s d n antf le d 5 f iur t com pl wih t adm i sr i exha ton r r entt t a i t cl m s al e o y t he nitatve us i equiem ha pples o ai f rbe ft u e ERI A. ( c tEntyNo 3 ) I r s ns ,Pl i ifa gue t tt o ne s nd r S Do ke r . 7. n e po e antf r s ha he exha ton r quiem ent does not appl t he pa i a c ai s a alem a i y,t t us i e r y o r rtculr l m nd, t tvel ha exha ton woul ha bee f ie due t pror decii m a by t W AP r r ng usi d ve n utl o i s ons de he ega di cl m ssm ia t her ai i l r o s. Thes i s e s ues a a gum e s have be r s by t pa tes i t pendi nd r nt en aied he ri n he ng moi s f s mmay j dg nta r ltd rs ns s a d wilb c i r d b t ton or u r u me nd eae e po e , n l e onsdee y he Co twihi t s p o e digs Ac o d n y, heM o i n t Dimis( ke En r No. ur t n ho e r c e n . c r i gl t to o s s Doc t ty 3 i DENI A S M OOT. 7) s ED 1 1 M oton t C om pelDoc ent 1. i o um s The Cour has car uly r vi w ed t Pl ntf s M oton t Com pelD oc e s t ef l e e he ai if' i o um nt ( ke EntyNo.5 )a r l td e bis De e a t ' s ns i Op ii n ( c e Doc t r 9 nd e ae xhi t, f nd n s Re po e n posto Do k t Enty No. 61 a r l td e hi t, De e a t ' No ie o Su e n a Au ho i r ) nd ea e x bis f nd n s tc f pplme t l t rt y ( ke En r No. ) Pl itf Re y t De e a t 'Re po e i Op ii n ( c t Doc t ty 65 , an ifs pl o f nd n s s ns n posto Do ke Enty No. 66 a r lt d e bis Pli tf s Re pon e t De e a t ' No ie of r ) nd e ae xhi t, a n if s s o f nd n s tc Su plme a Aut rt ( c tEnty No.68 ,De e nt' S pplm e a Re po e p e ntl ho iy Do ke r ) f nda s u e nt l s ns ( ke Enty No.69 ,Pl itf sNo ie ofS plme a Evi n e ( ke Enty No. Doc t r ) an if tc up e nt l de c Doc t r 7 , fnda t 'Re pons t Pl itf sNo i eo Su e n a Evi nc ( c tEn r 0) De e n s s e o an if tc f pplme t l de e Do ke ty No. ) a Pli tf' Re y t De e a t 'Re po e( c tEntyNo. 2) 71, nd an ifs pl o f nd n s s ns Do ke r 7 . The pa tes dicover diput i vest f l i fve r quess f doc e ri ' s y s e nvol he olow ng i e t or um nt pr uci npr mul td b Pl itf a d t eob e to l ge b Defnda s od to o gae y an if n h j c ins od d y e nt: 6 REOU EST N O.1: Pr oduce copi oft engagem entl trby whi h t es he ete c he Ose fr wa hie (e ce a ma be ne e s r t pr s r e a y lr im s r d r da t d s y c say o e e v n a tr e / le p i lgewhih ma e s) to n y cint rvie c y xit. RESPONSE: Dee a t o j c t Re e tNo.1o te g o d fnd ns b e t o qu s n h r un t ti s ha t eeks i or a i or docum e s t t ar pr ect fom nf m ton nt ha e ot ed r di cl ur under t atom e cle prviege and/ at ne wor s os e he t y- int i l or tor y k pr oductdocti rne. REO UEST N O .2: To t e e t O ser 511 was hied by any one of he xt nt he l 41 r t D e e nt i t s cas and t t e e any docum e s whi h w e e he f nda s n hi e, o he xt nt nt c r r ei d by any def nda i t s cas f om t Os e 511 w e e s r d ec ve e nt n hi e r he l r 71 r ha e w ih t W A P Com m it pr t he tee, oducet e doc e s hos um nt . RES PONSE: Dee da t obe tt Re uetNo.2 o t gr u fn ns j c o q s n he o nds ta i i o el bo d u d l b re sme a d n trao a l h t t s v ry ra , n uy ud n o n o e sn by cluae t la t tedso e o a misbee ie c b cu el ac ltd o ed o h ic v q f d sil vd n e e a s t s eks docum ent f an uns fed pe i of tm e t has no e s or pecli rod i hat a ppar ntr atons p t t a i e sa ut of lm iatons i t s e el i hi o he pplcabl t t e i t i n hi c s Dee nt frhe o j c t Re uetNo 2ont gr u ta a e. fnda s u t r be t o q s . he o nd h t is t eeks i or a i or docum e s i ii d i t ac nf m ton nt , dentf e n he companyi ng prvie i l ge l og, t t a e pr ec ed f om di cl ur under t ha r ot t r s os e he a t ne cle prviege and/ wor pr tor y- i nt i l or k oductdoc rne. ti REO UEST N O .3: Pr oduce a1 docum e sr vi e orr i upon by any l nt e ew d eled def ntort W AP Com m it e i es a ihi t am ountofpr enda he te n t bls ng he oducton i a or com pens ton t an e pl e needed t a eve,f eac pl nd/ a i hat m oye o chi or h an ye i ques i i or t be consi r ç ghl c pe at ' f ar n ton, n der o de ed ç hi y om ns ed' or pum os ofW A P elgi lt es i biiy. RESPONSE: Dee a t obe tt Re ue tNo.2 gi) o t fnd ns j c o q s sc n he gr ounds t t i i overy br ha t s l oad, undul bur ns e and not y de om r sona y cal at t l ea bl cul ed o ead t t dicover of adm i s bl o he s y si e e dence beca e i s vi us t eeks docum e s f an uns fed pe i of nt or pecii rod tm e t has no a r r a i hi t t a i bl s a ut of i hat ppa ent el tons p o he pplca e t t e lmiai si t sc s .De e n f t robe t t Re uetNo.3 i tton n hi a e fnda t urhe j cs o q s t t e e is o he xt nt t eeks i or aton or doc e s i ntfed i t nf m i um nt , de ii n he accom pa ng prviege l t t a e pr e e fom di cl ur nyi i l og, ha r ot ct d r s os e under t a t ne clent prvie a or a t ne wor pr he tor y- i i l ge nd/ tor y k oduct do ti elj c rn . REQUEST NO. 4: I c ne ton wih c a e ma t t W AP n on c i t h ng s de o he ef ec i w ih pl n yea 2008,i t r ar doc ent t tw er pr ded t f tve t a r f he e e um s ha e ovi o t W A P Com m it e t i ude any l l advi f om a l he te hat ncl ega ce r ny awyer w ho ha notbeen hied by t W AP Com m it pl epr d r he tee, eas oduce t m . he RESPONS E: Dee nts o j cl t Re u s No.4 o t fnda ll be t) o q e t n he gr oundst i i va a a bi hat t s gue nd m guous i is r er ncest çc n t ef e o shanges m ade t t W A P ef ec i w ih t pl ye 2008.9D ef nda s o he f tve t he an ar ' e nt f rhe o j c t Re uetNo 4t t e tn i s e i o mai o u t r be t o q s . o he xe t t e ks nfr ton r docum ent , i ii i t acc s dentfed n he ompa ng prvie l t t ar nyi i l ge og, ha e pr ec ed f om di l ur undert a t ne clentprviege a or ot t r sc os e he tor y- i i l nd/ a t ney w or pr tor k oduc doc rne. t ti REO UEST N O. 5: A 1 not t t a pe s m ade durng a 1 es ha ny r on i ny conver aton bet n J s i wee anuar 1 2006 t ough t pr ent durng w hi h y , hr he es i c t t c ofW A P elgi lt r r ent w asdicus e he opi i biiy equiem s s s d. RES PONSE: Dee nt obe tt Re uetNo.5 o t j o ds fnda s j c o q s n he r un t t i i overy br and undul bur ns e i of as l s ks ha t s l oad y de om ns ar t ee çal not t a pe s m a durng any conve s ton be w ee i l es hat ny r on de i r ai t n J nua y 1, 2006,5 conc ni t t cs f w hi h r s a r ' er ng he opi or c e ponsve i doc ent a e s um s r ought and t t ext nt i s eks doc ent w el , o he e t e um s l b y n te a pia l saue o l tto s Dee d ns frh r e o d h p lcbe ttt f i ain . fn a t u te mi olc t rq etNo 4 giqt tee tn i se sifr to o be t o e u s . sc o h xe t t ek n omain r doc ent , l ii i t acc um s dentfed n he ompa ng prviege l t t ar nyi i l og, ha e pr ec ed f om dicl ur unde t ator y- i prviege a or ot t r s os e r he t ne clent i l nd/ a t ney w or pr tor k oduc doc rne. t ti ( ke EntyNo. , bi A. Doc t r 59 Exhi t ) The pa i di put s r rtes' s e ur oundi t e fve docum ent r ng hes i equess e t ncom pas es no s f wert ni s a e pl ngs a nea l 1 pa ofexhi t . l t rr pons , e han ne epar t eadi nd ry 75 ges bis n hei es es Def enda s f nt ocus on t ator c i ntprvie ast rr s f r us ng t pr he t ney- le i l ge hei ea on or ef i o oduce t e r q se do u nt. Pl n if c u e s t t t e do u nt a e s j c t t e h e ue t d c me s aitf o ntr ha h c me s r ub e t o h fduci r exc i t t a t ney- le prvie Def nda s i t n,r pond t t i a y epton o he tor c i nt i l ge. e nt , n ur es hat he fduci r exce i i i i ay pton s napplcabl i t i t nt cas as ERI ' t i e n he ns a e, SA S sduci y dutes t ar i o 8 pln benefci r e - t cor r t oft fduci y e pton - do nota y t t hat a i a i s he ne s one he i ar xce i ppl o op plns s h ast W A P. a uc he Bot pa tes cor ecty ct a i abl lw . A s s at by Pl ntf ,t t h ri r l ie pplc e a t ed ai if he lduci r ay e pton pr des t an ERI fduci r cannot as e t atom e clent prvie xce i ovi hat SA i a y s rt he t y- i i l ge a ns a pl be i a y aboutl gai t an nefci r egaladvi r ga di pl n adm i s r i . W idbur v. ce e r ng a nitaton l ARCO Ch mialCo. 97 F.d 6 ,645 ( t Ci.1 92 . Asno e by De e n s t e c , 4 2 31 5h r 9 ) td f nda t, he r to l und ryi t e e e to i t t S wl e a at nwy a vie a pln a inae e l ng h xc p i n s ha ç h n n to g d ss a adm i sr oror ot fduc a y conce ni pl n adm i s r i , t a t ney' clent a e nitat her i i r r ng a nitaton he tor s i s r t pl n benesci r e f whom t t he a a i s or he sduci r ac s no t pl n adm i s r or' W idbur a y t , t he a nitat . ' l , at645. Thus t exc i a i onl t l advi conveyed t a pe s a i i a , he epton pples y o egal ce o r on ctng n ûduci y ca t t t pl n benescir es a whi h i i ended t as it i t ar paciy o he a a i nd c s nt o s s n he adm i s r i of t ERI pl 1 H ow e r t ha pl ns a e exe pt fom t e nitaton he SA an. d. ve , op t a r m r hes unde l ng ERI sduci r dutes and t fduci r e pton t t a t e cle ryi SA ay i , he i a y xce i o he tom y- i nt prviege hasno bea i Relabl H om e H e t Car ,I v.Uni Cent I .Co. 295 i l rng. i e alh e nc. on . ns , F.d 5 51 -1 ( t Ci. 2 2) Co r r t Pli ips a s ri s De e da t' 3 05, 2 3 5 h r 00 . nta y o antf s e ton , f n n s pl ngs a exhi t suf i i l s , f t lm ied pur e of t s dicove y eadi nd bis fc enty how or he i t pos hi s r diput onl t tt W AP i a t hatERI pl Thus,t tduci r e s e y, ha he s op SA an. he s a y xcepton does i nota y. ppl Eve as um i t fduc a y e pton w er t a y, conduc i vi t n s ng he i i r xce i e o ppl t nvol ng he de i m odii i or a endm ent of a ERI pl n does not c tt e tduci r s gn, fcaton, m n SA a onsiut s a y c nd t H u s Aic a t Co v J ob o 5 U. 43 44 - ( 9 ) Loc he d o uc. ghe r r. . . ac s n, 25 S. 2, 3 44 1 99 ; k e f Co p.v S nk 51 U. 88 8 -91 ( 99 . 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A1 ot rr i r l he elef eques e by Pl ntf i t M oton t Com peli D EN I . td ai if n he i o s ED The Cl r w ils c esoft sor rt t pari e k l end opi hi de o he tes. d o Mac z h si gned a H ouson,Te ,on t st 22 Ny f r , 2012. t t xas hi he K EI T . LLI SON UN I TED STA TES D I STRI J DG E CT U 11

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