Kis v. Covelli Enterprises, Inc., No. 4:2018cv00054 - Document 157 (N.D. Ohio 2019)
Court Description: Opinion & Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 1/30/19. Defendant shall produce CEO Sam Covelli for deposition. The Court defers ruling on the request for policy documents and training videos until the pending third-party subpoenas have be en answered. Defendant shall produce to plaintiffs non-redacted versions of any non-privileged documents. Defendant shall produce to the Court non-redacted versions of any privileged documents for in camera review along with a detailed privilege lo g. Plaintiffs shall refrain from publicly filing any defendant-produced document marked as confidential without prior notice to defendant. Plaintiffs shall file a trial plan with the Court by 2/19/19 which should at a minimum propose which issues the jury will decide. (Related Doc. 152 ) (D,MA)
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Kis v. Covelli Enterprises, Inc. Doc. 157 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO ------------------------------------------------------------------: ERIN E. KIS, : on behalf of herself and all others : similarly situated, : : Plaintiffs, : : vs. : : COVELLI ENTERPRISES, INC., : : Defendant. : : ------------------------------------------------------------------- Case Nos. 4:18-cv-54 4:18-cv-34 OPINION & ORDER [Resolving Doc. 152] JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE: The parties in this FMLA labor case complain they have a discovery impasse. Plaintiffs complain that Defendant wrongfully: (i) withheld Defendant’s CEO Sam Covelli from deposition, (ii) withheld policy documents, (iii) withheld training videos, and (iv) unnecessarily redacted nearly 1,200 documents. 1 The Court held a status conference yesterday, resolving the dispute as follows. Defendant shall produce CEO Sam Covelli for deposition. Such deposition shall not exceed three hours. Plaintiffs indicated that they may be able to obtain the sought policy documents and training videos through pending third-party subpoenas. The Court defers ruling on the request for policy documents and training videos until the pending third-party subpoenas have been answered. Regarding the 1,200 redacted documents, Defendant shall produce to Plaintiffs non- 1 Doc. 152. Defendant responds. Doc. 156. Dockets.Justia.com Case No. 4:18-cv-54 Gwin, J. redacted versions of any non-privileged documents. Defendant shall produce to the Court non-redacted versions of any privileged documents for in camera review, along with a detailed privilege log. Plaintiffs shall refrain from publicly filing any Defendant-produced document marked as confidential without prior notice to Defendant. Plaintiffs shall, no later than February 19, 2019, file a trial plan with the Court. That plan should—at a minimum—propose which issues the jury will decide. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/ Dated: January 30, 2019 James S. Gwin JAMES S. GWIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE -2-
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