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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY JOHNSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. CIV S-05-2046 RRB KJM 

vs.

CLAIR COUTURIER, JR., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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 Plaintiff’s motion to compel production of documents came on regularly for

hearing January 16, 2008. Gary Greenwald appeared for plaintiffs. Donald Sullivan appeared

for defendant Couturier. No appearance was made for defendant Pensco, to whom the motion to

compel is directed; Pensco’s counsel Mary Jo Shartsis did participate in preparation of the

parties’ joint statement. No appearance was made for the remaining defendants. Upon careful

review of the documents in support and opposition, upon hearing the arguments of counsel and

having reviewed the authorities cited during argument, having reviewed the supplemental filing

made by plaintiff following the hearing, and good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT

ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

1. The motion to compel is granted. Responsive documents shall be produced

within fifteen days. With respect to request no. 5, communications after June 8, 2006 may be

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withheld for the time being under the joint defense privilege; within fifteen days any documents

withheld on that basis shall be submitted to the court for in camera review. Said submission

shall be accompanied by a privilege log, which will be served on all parties.

2. The court finds an award of expenses is not warranted considering all of the

circumstances reflected in the record before it on this motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 (a)(5)(A).

DATED: January 17, 2008.

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