Mendez v. Puerto Rican International Companies

Full title: JUAN MENDEZ, MERCEDES CRUZ, MAXIMO GUERRERO, FELIPE FIGERUROA, HERIBERTO…

Court: United States District Court, D. Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix

Date published: Jun 29, 2009

1:05-cv-174, 1:05-cv-199 (D.V.I. Jun. 29, 2009)

Opinion

1:05-cv-174, 1:05-cv-199.

June 29, 2009

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL

GEORGE CANNON JR., Magistrate Judge

THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Defendant Puerto Rican International Companies to Provide Rule 26 Disclosures (1:05-cv-174, Docket No. 148).

Plaintiffs claim that counsel for Plaintiffs met and conferred with counsel for said Defendant on May 7, 2009, wherein counsel for said Defendant assured counsel for Plaintiffs that said Defendant's voluntary self-disclosures pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26 would be provided by May 22, 2009. Plaintiffs state that as of the date of filing the said motion, no such disclosures have been provided. In addition, the record is void of any notice by said Defendant that such disclosures have been served upon any party.

Having thus reviewed the said motion and upon due consideration thereof, the Court finds that said Defendant is in violation of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26 and, consequently, Plaintiffs' motion should be granted.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Defendant Puerto Rican International Companies to Provide Rule 26 Disclosures (1:05-cv-174, Docket No. 148) is GRANTED.

2. Defendant Puerto Rican International Companies, Inc., shall provide to counsel for all parties its voluntary self-disclosures pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a) on or before July 10, 2009.

3. Failure to comply with this Order shall result in sanctions.