Opinion
CASE NO. 07-21489-CIV-UNGARO/SIMONTON.
April 11, 2008
ORDER GRANTING, BY DEFAULT, PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES
Presently pending before the Court is Plaintiff Great American Insurance Company's Motion To Compel Responses To Interrogatories (DE # 90). This motion is referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge (DE ## 93, 95, 96, 98).
In its motion, Plaintiff states that Defendant Kamran Ghovanloo has completely failed to respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories, due by extension on March 20, 2008. Plaintiff therefore asks this Court to enter an order: 1) compelling Defendant Kamran Ghovanloo to fully and completely respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories; 2) extending the April 11, 2008 deadline for Plaintiff to take the depositions of the parties in the instant action to allow for the review and analysis of Defendants' discovery responses prior to such depositions; 3) sanctioning Defendant Ghovanloo for his contumacious disregard and failure to comply with the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and 4) to award Plaintiff its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution of this motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(4)(A) (DE # 90 at 5-6). Defendant Ghovanloo has not filed a response, and the last day to timely file a response to the motion was April 10, 2008.
Plaintiff has filed a separate motion for sanctions against Defendants Ghovanloo and General Contractors Construction Management, Inc. (DE # 94).
Therefore, pursuant to Local Rule 7.1 C., it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Great American Insurance Company's Motion To Compel Responses To Interrogatories (DE # 90), is GRANTED in part by default. On or before April 18, 2008, Defendant Kamran Ghovanloo must provide Plaintiff with responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories. The undersigned will not extend the District Court's discovery deadlines. Plaintiff must file a further motion to request that relief. See DE # 85. It is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff's requests for sanctions, made pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(4)(A) and pursuant to the general provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (DE # 90), is DENIED without prejudice to renew if Defendant Ghovanloo does not comply with this Order.
DONE AND ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida.