DeMartini v. Town of Gulf Stream et al, No. 9:2016cv81371 - Document 118 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER denying 101 Motion to Compel Production of Documents from Defendants. Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 4/11/2017. (pes)
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DeMartini v. Town of Gulf Stream et al Doc. 118 UNI TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT SO UTHERN DI STRI O F FLO RI CT DA CASE NO .1 81371 Cl M I 6- V- DDLEBRO OKS DENI De ARTI , SE M NI Pli tf, a n if V. TOW N OF GULF STREA M yW ANTM AN GROUPAI C.RI N , CHM AN GREEK P. . A, GERALD F. CHM AN,a ROBERT A, RI nd SW EETA PPLE, - De e f ndan s t. / ORDER AND OPI ON DENYI M O TI TO COM PEL PRO DUCTI OF NI NG QN ON DO CUM ENTS FROM DEFENDANTS THI CAUSE c me b f r t e Co r u on Plitf De ie De ri ' (pli if' S o s eo e h u t p an if n s Ma t s i ant ) ni i f Motont CompelPr ton ofDocumensfom Defndans($ oton' ,sld o Fe uay l i o oduci t r e t i i ' e n br r 3, M ) 201 ( 1 ) On Fe u y 27,201 Defndans Robe tA.Swe tppl (t ea e', 7. DE 01. br ar 7, e t r ea e sswe tppl' ) Town of Gul Stea ($ f Ste m' a Rihma Gr r P. (% c n Grer' f r m 6 Gul ra ), nd c n ee, A s hma Ri e ' ) ( lci y,i fndant' ea h fld i vi Re po esi o iin. ( 1 111 & cole tvel i e De s' c ie ndi dual s ns n pposto DE 09, , ) l1 . 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Pli ifs s st tDef nt 'as e ton oft wor pr a ntf ugge t ha enda s s ri he k oductdoc rne i f e os d by ti s or cl e t i prordicos e ofi e - fc co muni a i - a ar her i s l ur ntrof e m c tons n gume 1c tu t r ie t is nt onsr e o as he s ue o v lna y wav r l i tu ta ld ico ue t a a v ray wav s te wo k p o u t f ou tr i e, t s r e h t s ls ls r o n d es r ie h r r d c g pr e ton ast ie sa ualy dicl e ' I r Chr lr Cor Ov r ghtEv u i n Pr am ot ci o t m ct l s os d.' n e yse p. e ni al ato ogr Lii i 860 F. 844,846 (t Ci.1 8) s ealo U S.v Deoit LLP,610F. 1 1 tgaton, 2d 8h r 98 ; e s . l te 3d 29, 40 ( C.Ci.201 .ButDeen nt ha not bypr D. r 0) f da s ve , oduci patc a pr e e ie wai d t ng riulr otctd tms, ve he d crn wih r s c t dsi t l etrltd ie (.. t o e o te s me s be tmatr. o tie t e pe t o it ,ab i eae , tms i , h s n h a u jc t ) nc e e Th ti be a s ,i c nr s t te atm e -le tp iie e ih s b e tmatrwav rd crn a s c u e n o ta t o h to y cin rv lg ,' e u j c- te i e o tie t doe no e e t ma e i s pr e t by t opi on wor pr duc prviege. Cox v.Adm ' s t xt nd o t ral ot ced he ni k o t il ' ' r 6Pl ntf at mpt t ditng s Tr y P.on t g o t tltga i i t tc e wa ongoi ai if te s o si ui h ac he r und ha ii ton n ha as s ng, m e ni t t s a e 1 w pr viege f w or pr a ng hat he t t a il or k oduct cons iutng i tt i i i r or ' ha not publc ec ds' d e r d,a t t tdef ntsdicl u e o i to had notye be n ti e - i c r s xpie nd hus ha enda ' s os r blgai n t e rgger d n onta t t testain h r .Acu l ted src j g dd n ta ay e Fo i asp bi r c r slw a o h i to ee tal h itit ud e i o n lz lrd ' u lc e o d a t u y, a l bey l, ond r cog zi t t a at e ni ng ha ny tempt t r ie i wa d t o a s t s ' hout m e i' snc Sf r lw wi rt' i e kede al a gov nswhet rt doc e i prvie d orcon a nsat ne wor pr er he he um nt s i lge t i tor y k oduc . 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Ac or ngl i i ORDERED and ADJUDG ED t t Pl ntf Denie De a tnis c di y, t s ha ai if s M ri ' Motont CompelPr tonofDo i o oduci cume sfom Dee t ( 1 )i DENI nt r fndans DE 01 s ED. DONE AND ORDERED i a es a Wet m ec ,Foia ti/ d yo nChmbr, t s ah lr ,hs / a f d - Apr l 201 i, 7. CC' A1 Couns lofRe or l e c d O ALD M .M I DDLEBROOKS UNI TED STATES DI STRI JUDGE CT 6
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