Lighthouse Cmty. Church of God v. City of Southfield
Lighthouse Cmty. Church of God v. City of Southfield
2006 WL 1662615 (E.D. Mich. 2006)
June 12, 2006
Whalen, R. Steven, United States Magistrate Judge
Summary
The Defendants were ordered to supplement their responses to the Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production of Documents, and to produce all emails in their possession or control relating to their use of 20830 Rutland Drive, Southfield, Michigan within 21 days. The Plaintiff's request to inspect the Defendant's computer system was denied, but the Defendants were assessed costs and reasonable attorney fees in the amount of $750.00. Failure to comply with the Order may result in the imposition of the most drastic sanctions permissible under Rule 37(b)(2).
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD, Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD, et al., Defendants
v.
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD, et al., Defendants
No. 05-40220
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
June 12, 2006
Counsel
Daniel P. Dalton, Tomkiw Dalton, Royal Oak, MI, for Plaintiff.Anne M. McLaughlin, T. Joseph Seward, Cummings, McClorey, Livonia, MI, for Defendants.
Whalen, R. Steven, United States Magistrate Judge
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO COMPEL DISCOVERY
*1 Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Sanction Defendants for Failure to Engage in Meaningful Discovery or in the Alternative, Motion to Compel Discovery [Docket # 38], which has been referred for hearing and determination pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). Having read the pleadings and heard the argument of counsel, and for the reasons and under the terms stated on the record on June 9, 2006,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion [Docket # 38] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, as follows:
1. Within seven days of the date of this Order, Defendant shall supplement its responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production of Documents as to all matters except e-mails, which will be discussed in the following paragraph.
2. As to Document Request # 7, Defendant shall, within 21 days of the date of this Order, produce all e-mails in its possession or control relating to its use of 20830 Rutland Drive, Southfield, Michigan. If Defendant claims privilege as to any e-mail covered by this Order, it shall, within the same 21 days, provide a privilege log to the Plaintiff. However, Plaintiff's request to inspect the Defendant's computer system is denied.
3. Following receipt of the discovery, Plaintiff shall be permitted to re-depose witnesses who have already been deposed as to any matters related to the previously undisclosed discovery, and such depositions shall occur within 30 days of the date of this Order.
4. Following receipt of the discovery, Plaintiff shall be permitted up to three additional depositions, to be conducted within 42 days of the date of this Order.
5. Plaintiff's request for sanctions in the form of default judgment or the striking of Defendant's pleadings is denied. However, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37, Defendant is assessed costs and reasonable attorney fees in the amount of $750.00, which shall be paid to Plaintiff within seven days of the date of this Order.
6. Defendants are advised that failure to comply with this Order, or any Order of this Court, may result in the imposition of the most drastic sanctions permissible under Rule 37(b)(2), including striking their pleadings, entry of default judgment, and contempt of court sanctions.
SO ORDERED.