Opinion
Civil Action No. 07-cv-00103-EWN-PAC.
July 24, 2007
MINUTE ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) (docket no. 50) is DENIED and each party shall pay their own attorney fees and costs for this motion. In this case, Plaintiffs have alleged two claims for common law fraud in the Complaint. Plaintiffs now objects to interrogatories 9 through 17, inclusive that Defendants propounded on the ground that such information that is being requested in these interrogatories are "wholly irrelevant to Defendants' liability." See Subject Motion (docket no. 50) at 12-14. These disputed interrogatories seek information concerning the Plaintiffs' education (interrogatory 9); their employment background (interrogatories 10 and 11); their business experience (interrogatories 11, 12, and 13); and their investment experience, knowledge and sophistication (interrogatories 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17). Here, the court finds that such interrogatories are calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence shall be permitted under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall provide responses to Defendants' Interrogatories 9 through 17, inclusive on or before August 10, 2007.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' responses to Defendants' interrogatories 9 through 17, inclusive may be used for this limited purpose of this case only and no other purpose.