Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-00770-RBJ-BNB
05-31-2012
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation, Defendants.
ORDER
This matter arises on Becton, Dickinson and Company's Motion Emergency Motion to Compel Mark Toukan's Compliance With April 12, 2012 Order [Doc. # 31, filed 5/24/2012] (the "Motion to Compel). I held a hearing on the Motion to Compel this afternoon and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here.
A tangential issue was raised during the hearing concerning the documents which must be produced pursuant to the command of the Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects [Doc. # 3-2] (the "Subpoena"). In particular, some of the responsive documents or information are alleged by Gen-Probe to be immune from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege (the "Disputed Materials"). That issue was presented to me previously. In an Order [Doc. # 27] entered on April 12, 2012, I adopted and followed the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (the "California Court"), which held that the Disputed Materials were privileged, and I refused to order the production of the Disputed Materials. See Order [Doc. # 27] at p. 2. I am now informed that the California Court has modified that ruling and has required Gen-Probe to produce the Disputed Materials, and that Gen-Probe has disclosed to BD the Disputed Materials.
On the strength of the most recent order of the California Court, as described to me by the parties, I will require Mr. Toukan to produce all documents responsive to the command of the Subpoena. In the event Mr. Toukan produces any documents which Gen-Probe believes are subject to the attorney-client privilege (and about which the California Court has made no ruling), Gen-Probe may seek relief pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5)(B).
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Compel [Doc. # 31] is GRANTED as follows:
(1) Mr. Toukan shall, on or before June 29, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., comply with the command of the Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects [Doc. # 3-2];
(2) Mr. Toukan shall appear for and give his deposition on June 29, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., pursuant to a subpoena which shall be served on him in full compliance with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(b) and D.C.COLO.LCivR 45.1; and
(3) The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this Order on Mark Toukan by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, at his address of record.
BY THE COURT:
Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge