Hines v. Terra Industries, Inc., No. 4:2010cv00004 - Document 57 (N.D. Okla. 2010)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Frank H McCarthy ; denying 46 Motion to Compel (MLC, Chambers)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ROBERT M. HINES, PLAINTIFF, vs. TERRA INDUSTRIES, INC., and TERRA NITROGEN, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DEFENDANTS. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 10-CV-4-GKF-FHM OPINION AND ORDER Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery [Dkt. 46] is before the Court for decision. Plaintiff has filed a response. [Dkt. 48]. No reply has been filed. Defendants seek Plaintiff s federal and state income tax returns for 2005 through 2010. Defendants contend the documents are relevant to Plaintiff s claim for lost wages. Plaintiff responds that he has provided his W-2 forms reflecting his earned income for 2003 through 2008, that he returned to work on October 21, 2008, and is not seeking any future wage loss. The Court finds that, in light of Plaintiff s production of his W-2 forms for the relevant time period, Defendants have not shown that the requested tax returns contain any relevant non-duplicative information. Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery [Dkt. 46] is DENIED. SO ORDERED this 26th day of October, 2010.
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