Carr v. Spherion

Full title: MARIAN CARR v. SPHERION, ET AL

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division

Date published: Mar 31, 2008

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-0326 (W.D. La. Mar. 31, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-0326.

March 31, 2008

MEMORANDUM ORDER

KAREN HAYES, Magistrate Judge

Before the court is a motion to compel [doc. # 14] filed by plaintiff, Marian Carr.¹ Plaintiff petitions the court to compel defendants, Plymouth Tube Co. and Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America, to answer plaintiff's interrogatories by April 5, 2008, and to produce a deposition witness to testify to same no later than May 15, 2008. On March 27, 2008, defendants filed an opposition memorandum stating that they "do not necessarily oppose the subject Motion." ( See, Def. Opp. Memo.). However, defendants maintained that they were not waiving any of their objections to discovery or any of their other available defenses. Id. Defendants further emphasized that although plaintiff requested a witness who could testify about their interrogatories, the interrogatories were too broad in scope for them to readily identify an individual.

1 As this motion is not excepted within 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), nor dispositive of any claim on the merits within the meaning of Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this order is issued under the authority thereof, and in accordance with the standing order of this court. Any appeal must be made to the district judge in accordance with Rule 72(a) and L.R. 74.1(W).

The undersigned agrees that the requested discovery is not sufficiently specific, and in some instances appears to request documents and information which may not be appropriate for a 30(b)(6) deposition. Accordingly,

Plaintiff's motion to compel [doc. # 14] is hereby GRANTED IN PART, as follows

a) Defendants, Plymouth Tube Company and Travelers Insurance, shall answer plaintiff's interrogatories no later than April 4, 2008,² subject to defendants' right to raise any valid defenses and/or specific objections.

b) By April 11, 2008, plaintiff's counsel shall forward to opposing counsel a proposed 30(b)(6) deposition notice which identifies specific areas that plaintiff seeks to cover.

c) Within seven calendar days from receipt of the proposed 30(b)(6) notice, defendants shall designate a witness and either agree to one of plaintiff's proposed deposition dates or provide alternative dates in early May.³

2 April 5^th is a Saturday.

3 The foregoing will be greatly facilitated by communication between counsel. Indeed, the deposition shall be taken at a mutually agreeable site.

IT IS SO ORDERED.