Opinion
Civil Action 22-4616
06-24-2024
ORDER
PAMELA A. CARLOS U.S. Magistrate Judge
AND NOW, this 24th day of June, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions (Doc. No. 39) and Defendant's Response in Opposition (Doc. No. 45), and for the reasons set forth more completely in the Court's accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Motion is GRANTED IN-PART and DENIED IN-PART. It is FURTHER ORDERED as follows:
1. Defendant Kevin's Produce shall respond to all of Plaintiff's outstanding discovery requests within fourteen (14) days of this Order, without objection.
2. Mr. Kevin Secotte and Ms. Ashley Secotte shall appear for a deposition within thirty (30) days of this Order.
3. Plaintiff shall file a proposed order for the Court's consideration, which directs Defendant Kevin's Produce to pay for Plaintiff's reasonable attorneys' fees for having to prepare and file both his Motion to Compel (Doc. No. 34) and the instant Motion for Sanctions (Doc. No. 39), within thirty (30) days of this Order.
The proposed order should specify a specific sum to be paid by Defendant Kevin's Produce and how and by when payment should be made. The filing should also be accompanied with supporting documentation setting forth the reasonableness of the proposed fees.