Brown v. Mountainview Cutters, LLC, No. 7:2015cv00204 - Document 35 (W.D. Va. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 5/27/2016. (eot)
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D .a 237. vi nce ncl t r , R. t De piet r l nc ofs h dic r t co ti oft o ni n t tt s s t he eeva e uc s ove y, he ur s he pi o ha he ubpoe sa e na r dipr po tona et t nee oft ca ea t stme.Gr a Clpsc e t tt y ha no s o ri t o he ds he s t hi i e t i ontnds ha he ve r a ona em e nsofobt i ng t r que t i or ton ot rt n t ough t i s nceoft ë e s bl a ani he e sed nf ma i he ha hr he s ua he e s ubpoe sduce t um . ow e r t c tbe i vest tG r a Clps c ul obt i t s na s ec H ve , he our le ha e t i o d a n hi i onua i t oug w rte i e r t i st Br n,whi h w o d be t l as bur ns m e nf ton hr h it n nt r oga or e o ow c ul he e t de o s c l he r pons s Br n s lde a lhe w or hi t r pe f m a e e l tons r s ns our e. n r es e , ow hal t i r k s o y, r or nc va ua i , ea o f la ng he f m e e oye s a whehe s fld c ge ofdic i nai a i the or e vi r or r mpl r , nd t r he ie har s s rmi ton gans r 7 f onnere o r .I r vi wi Br wn' r pons s Gr a Clpsm a r ne t i s mpl ye s n e e ng o s es e , e t i y e w her ubpoe t nas o Br own' f m e e oye s i t c r umsa e wm a .The ef e t c tfndst tGr t s or r mpl r , f he ic tnc s nt r or , he our ha ea Clps's i ubpoe sa eove br d,ir e nt a dipr ri t t t nee oft c s a t s na r r oa relva , nd s opo tona e o he ds he a e t hi tm e Acc di y, o sm o i t qua h wilbegr nt d wihr s c t t s i . or ngl Br wn' ton o s l a e t e pe t o he ubpoe duc nas es t c i s t he f m e e pl r . e um s ued o r or r m oye s Se ond, t t s c as o he ubpoenaduc t c is dt Br es e um s ue o own' s e nte oye ,he s ubs que mpl r t c t ncl s t tt s our co ude ha he ubpoe i ove br d a di pr na s r oa nd s opor i t t t ne oft c e. tona e o he eds he as A gai t s n, he ubpoe s e Br na e ks own' e ie pe s nne t l ,ir s c i ofis c e sa s ntr r o l i e r e pe tve t ont nt nd r l va y t t i t tc e Br e e nc o he ns an as . own doe c e ,how e r t ti o m a i r r ng he pay s onc de ve , ha nf r ton ega di r and be f f o he s e nte pl rw oul be r l van t he c a m sf r da age i t s ne ks r m r ubs que m oye d e e t o r l i o m s n hi ca e. e rhees ,s c e t ts c n pr deGr a Clpswih t si o ma i I lg s N ve t l s he ont nds ha he a ovi et i t hi nf r ton. n i ht oft sc es i t c t le t tt s hi onc son,he our bei ves ha he ubpoe i dipr tona et t nee o t na s s opori t o he ds f he ca e a t tt l s bur ns e wa t obt n t s dicove y w oul be f om Br n he s l . s , nd ha he ea t de om y o ai hi s r d r ow r ef Ass h,Gr a Clpswilas bee il d t s h i o m a i t o h wrte i e r ' t i st uc et i l lo ntte o uc nf r ton hr ug itn nt rogaore o Br own. c di y,Br Ac or ngl own' m oto t qua h wilbegr nt d wih r s c t t s s in o s l a e t e pe t o he ubpoe na duc st c is d t hers eq n e oye . e e um s ue o ubs ue t mpl r Fi ly,a t t s na l s o he ubpoe duc t c i s t t V EC, he cour co l na es e um s ued o he t t nc udest ts h ha uc s ubpoe i o r oa be a ei doe notlmi t tmpor ls peoft doc e js htby na s ve br d c us t s i t he e a co he um nt oug Gr tClps Theco tag ee wih Br t tt r e ttmepe i f s h i onna i ea i . ur r s t own ha he elvan i rod or uc nf ton w o d be f om he da e oft r i ton,D e em be 4, 2, o t pr s nt Gr tClpsdoe not ul r r t e m na i c r 201 t he e e ; ea i s c e ot r s Ther f e, he co tw ilna r t s ope oft s ont nd he wi e. e or t ur l r ow he c he ubpoena t doc e s o um nt f o D e e be 4,201 t t pr e .A c or ng y,Br rm cm r 2 o he es nt c di l own' m oton t quas w ilbe gr nt d i s i o h l a e n pa ts a t es a i h t t m por lm ia i n a s tf t her i r o s o t bls he e al i t t o s e orh e n. 8 C oncl i us on Fort f r goi r a o , he m o i t q s w ilbe g a e i pa ta de e i pa . he o e ng e s ns t ton o ua h l r nt d n r nd ni d n rt The s ubpoe duce t c i s d t Br n' f r e e pl r - Ge r ton Sol i ,Gr t nas s e um s ue o ow s o m r m oye s ne a i utons ea Clps Olve Ga de Re Robi a Sma tSt e wilbequa hed.The s i , i r n, d n, nd r yl- l s ubpoe duc t c na es e um is t Br s ued o own' s e nte oye ,Cos Cute sFn l Hai Sa o wila s bequas s ubs que mpl r t tr miy r l n, l lo hed. Thei or ai n s ug i t s s nf m to o ht n he e ubpoe ss lbeobti d fom Br na hal a ne r own t ough wrte hr itn i e r t i . nal t s ntr ogaores Fi ly, he ubpoe d e tc l is d t t VEC wilbe lm ie i t mpor l na uc s e tm s ue o he l i td n e a s pe t doc e sf om D ec m be 4,201 t tri ofBr co o um nt r e r 2, he ire own' t r i ton,t t pr e . s e m na i o he es nt TheCl r i diece t s nd c rii d c e oft sm e a t n opilon a t e k s r t d o e e tfe opi s hi mor nd u ri nd he . a c pa ng or rt a 1co m s ofr c d. c om nyi de o 1 t el e or DATBD: s 7qK day ofM ay, 201 Thi 6. ChifUnie Stt sDititJ e t d a e src udge
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