Opinion
Case No. 10-CV-12293
01-12-2012
NARTRON CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, v. COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE, INC., Defendant and Counterclaimant.
DREW COOPER & ANDING, P.C. J. Joseph Rossi (w/ permission) John E. Anding (P30356) Thomas V. Hubbard (P60575) J. Joseph Rossi (P53941) Aldrich Place, Suite 200 Counsel for Nartron Corporation Mark A. Cantor (P32661) Robert C.J. Tuttle (P25222) John E. Nemazi (P33285) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. Counsel for Nartron Corporation FOLEY & LARDNER LLP Nicholas J. Ellis John R. Trentacosta (P31856) Scott T. Seabolt (P55890) Vanessa L. Miller (P67794) Nicholas J. Ellis (P73174) Counsel for Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. ROBERT C.J. TUTTLE (In his individual capacity) By: Robert C.J. Tuttle (w/ permission) Robert C.J. Tuttle (P25222) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. In his individual capacity
Hon. Mark A. Goldsmith
Hon. Mark A. Randon
ORDER ON COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE, INC.'S
SECOND MOTION TO COMPEL ROBERT C. J. TUTTLE TO
PRODUCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL
RESPONSIVE TO SUBPOENA (DKT. 80) AND NARTRON
CORPORATION'S MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA DIRECTED TO DR.
STEPHEN COOPER (DKT. 81)
This matter is before the Court on the above-identified motions of Docket Nos. 80 and 81. Briefs were filed by Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. ("Cooper-Standard"), Nartron Corporation ("Nartron"), and non-party Robert Tuttle. On December 8, 2011, the Court heard oral argument. Being duly advised in the premises, the Court will take Docket. No. 80 under advisement, grants-in-part, and denies-in-part Docket No. 81, and orders as follows.
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
A. Cooper Standard's subpoena is quashed insofar as it requests documents acquired or created by Dr. Stephen Cooper pursuant to his retention as an expert in the instant litigation.
B. Within 14 days of entry of this Order, Dr. Stephen Cooper shall produce documents responsive to the subpoena that he acquired or created while employed by, or acting as a consultant for, Nartron prior to his retention as an expert in connection with the instant litigation.
C. Within 28 days of entry of this Order, Dr. Stephen Cooper shall provide a log of documents responsive to the subpoena that Nartron claims were acquired or created by Dr. Stephen Cooper pursuant to his retention as an expert in the instant litigation and, thus, protected by the attorney work product doctrine.
D. Within 14 days of entry of this Order, non-party Robert Tuttle shall submit to this Court for an in camera inspection those documents identified on the record during oral argument, further identified here with reference to the privilege logs attached as Exhibits A and B to Docket No. 80:
Exhibit A, Docket No. 80-2
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Date ¦Subject ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦4/6/ ¦Correspondence from JW to DS re: Nartron's product and ¦ ¦2009 ¦Cooper-Standard's ODS Product ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦7/22/ ¦E-mail from DS to RT re: Cooper-Standard's Third Set of ¦ ¦2009 ¦Interrogatories dated July 13, 2009 ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦10/8/ ¦E-mail from DS to RT and JW re: Cooper-Standard videos ¦ ¦2010 ¦ ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦6/13/ ¦E-mail from DS to RT re: Subpoena and Cooper-Standard's First Set of ¦ ¦2011 ¦Interrogatories in Federal District Court ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦6/16/ ¦E-mail from DS to RT re: Subpoena and Cooper-Standard's First Set of ¦ ¦2011 ¦Interrogatories in Federal District Court ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦6/18/ ¦E-mail x2 from DS to RT [sic.] Cooper-Standard's First ¦ ¦2011 ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Set of Interrogatories in Federal District Court ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦6/25/2011 ¦E-mail from DS to RT re: Cooper-Standard's First Set of ¦ ¦ ¦Interrogatories in Federal District Court ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦Exhibit B, Docket No. 80-3 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦Bates No. ¦Date ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦PRIV2-10 ¦10/8/10 ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦PRIV11-13 ¦6/2011 ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦PRIV26 ¦8/10/10 ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦PRIV2728 ¦10/6/10 ¦ ¦[sic.] ¦ ¦ +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦PRIV64 ¦6/2011 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
E. No fees or costs are awarded.
SO ORDERED.
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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, January 12, 2012, by electronic and/or first class U.S. mail.
Melody R. Miles
Case Manager to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon
(313) 234-5542
Agreed as to form only.
DREW COOPER & ANDING, P.C.
By: J. Joseph Rossi (w/ permission)
John E. Anding (P30356)
Thomas V. Hubbard (P60575)
J. Joseph Rossi (P53941)
Aldrich Place, Suite 200
Counsel for Nartron Corporation
Mark A. Cantor (P32661)
Robert C.J. Tuttle (P25222)
John E. Nemazi (P33285)
BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
Counsel for Nartron Corporation
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
By: Nicholas J. Ellis
John R. Trentacosta (P31856)
Scott T. Seabolt (P55890)
Vanessa L. Miller (P67794)
Nicholas J. Ellis (P73174)
Counsel for Cooper-Standard Automotive,
Inc.
ROBERT C.J. TUTTLE
(In his individual capacity)
By: Robert C.J. Tuttle (w/ permission)
Robert C.J. Tuttle (P25222)
BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
In his individual capacity