Opinion
Case No. 12-11409
10-31-2012
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE (Claimant: Samuel Logan, Jr.), Plaintiff, v. UNITRIN DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY, and RESPONSE INSURANCE COMPANY, and/or RESPONSE WORLDWIDE DIRECT AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, and/or RESPONSE WORLDWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY, and LANEETA NICOLE ANDERSON, a/k/a LANEETA NICOLE INGRAM, and DION INGRAM, Defendants.
Joseph Mierzejewski P32540 ANSELMI & MIERZEJEWSKI, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 James A. Swaim P46151 GARAN LUCOW MILLER PC Attorney for Defendants Ingrams Hans H.J. Pijls (P37248) PLUNKETT COONEY Attorneys for Defendants Unitrin Direct Insurance Company, Response Insurance Company, Response Worldwide Direct Auto Insurance Company, and Response Worldwide Insurance Company
Hon. George Caram Steeh
Joseph Mierzejewski P32540
ANSELMI & MIERZEJEWSKI, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
James A. Swaim P46151
GARAN LUCOW MILLER PC
Attorney for Defendants Ingrams
Hans H.J. Pijls (P37248)
PLUNKETT COONEY
Attorneys for Defendants Unitrin Direct
Insurance Company, Response Insurance
Company, Response Worldwide Direct Auto
Insurance Company, and Response Worldwide
Insurance Company
ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR AN ORDER
COMPELLING DISCOVERY AND/OR TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL
DISCOVERY TO DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE, RESPONSE
WORLDWIDE AND UNITRIN, DOC. #16
This matter having come before this Court upon Farmers' Motion for Order Compelling Discovery, etc. (Doc. #16), Defendants' having filed an answer thereto (Doc. #19), and the Court having heard oral argument on October 2, 2012;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Plaintiff's Motion is granted in part and denied in part as follows:
1. Plaintiff's request for production of documents related to the purchase of the Response Defendants by Unitrin Direct Insurance Company and/or its affiliated entities is denied, because it is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence;
2. Defendant Response Worldwide Direct Auto Insurance Company shall provide Plaintiff with a copy of the application of insurance, if any, pursuant to which the policy was issued;
3. Response Worldwide Direct Auto Insurance Company shall identify the names of any adjusters involved in the adjustment of the Logan v. Anderson claim, the Farmers v. Response claim, and any claim for PIP benefits made by Samuel Logan, Jr., and shall make any such adjuster available for deposition if Plaintiff so requests;
4. Response Worldwide Direct Auto Insurance Company shall identify the insurance agent, if any, who may have been involved in the application for insurance.
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MARK A. RANDON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served on the parties of record on this date, October 31, 2012, by electronic and/or first class U.S. mail.
Melody R. Miles
Case Manager to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon
(313) 234-5540
The parties, through undersigned counsel, stipulate to entry of the above Order, as to form only.
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