Star Lodge v. Endurance Am. Specialty Ins. Co.
Star Lodge v. Endurance Am. Specialty Ins. Co.
2020 WL 8187480 (E.D. Mich. 2020)
December 22, 2020
Murphy III, Stephen J., United States District Judge
Summary
The Court ordered the Defendant to produce certain documents, including END000344, END000358-422, END000819-820, END001433-1482, unredacted versions of END003792-3793, END003821, and END003835-3837, with only the redactions of the loss reserves and personal financial information, such as social security numbers, dates of birth, and taxpayer identification numbers. This ensures that the personal information of the parties involved is protected.
Additional Decisions
STAR LODGE, LLC, Plaintiff,
v.
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant
v.
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant
Case No. 2:19-cv-10905
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Signed December 22, 2020
Counsel
Rabih Hamawi, Law Office of Rabih Hamawi, P.C., Southfield, MI, for Plaintiff.Brian E. Devilling, Matthew S. Ponzi, Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC, Terry L. Welch, Nielsen, Zehe and Antas, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant.
Murphy III, Stephen J., United States District Judge
ORDER ADOPTING DISCOVERY MASTER'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [32] AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY OR FOR AN IN-CAMERA REVIEW [24]
*1 After Plaintiff moved to compel discovery, ECF 24, the Court referred the matter to a discovery master, ECF 28. The discovery master issued a report and recommendation (“Report”) that recommended the Court grant in part and deny in part Plaintiff's motion to compel and deny Plaintiff's motion for an in-camera review. ECF 32, PgID 582–83. Specifically, the Report recommended Defendant produce the following documents: END000344, END000358–422, END000819–820, END001433–1482, unredacted versions of END003792–3793, END003821, and END003835–3837. Id. at 582. The Report also recommended Defendants produce the following documents “with only the redactions of the loss reserves and personal financial information including social security numbers, dates of birth, and [taxpayer identification numbers]:” SIU000189–191, SIU000205–209, SIU000210–212, SIU000216–622, SIU000647–656, SIU000658–660, SIU000719–744, SIU000767–1168, and SIU001175–1576.
The parties did not object to the Report. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(f)(2). The Court has reviewed the Report and finds that it is well reasoned and supported by the record and the applicable law. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(f)(3)–(4). The Court agrees with the discovery master's recommendations, and further adopts the reasoning laid out in the Report to support its rulings.
WHEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that the discovery master's report and recommendation [32] is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to compel discovery or for an in-camera review [24] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant must PRODUCE the documents listed above.
SO ORDERED.
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on December 22, 2020, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
David P. Parker Case Manager