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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARON ROBBINS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2926 RRB DAD

v.

STATE FARM MUTUAL

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.,

Defendant. ORDER

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This matter came before the court on January 18, 2008, for hearing on plaintiff’s

motion to compel further discovery responses and for sanctions. Stacy Lynn Roberts appeared

on behalf of plaintiff. Brian Roger Davis appeared on behalf of defendant.

The court having considered all written materials submitted in connection with the

motion, and having heard oral argument from the parties, for the reasons stated on the record, IT

IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s November 27, 2007 motion to compel further discovery responses is

granted in part and denied in part.

2. Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses to Special Interrogatory Nos. 1 -

3 and Request for Production of Documents No. 1, seeking information and documents

concerning prior similar claims and lawsuits, is denied without prejudice.

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3. Defendant shall produce for in camera review all documents not provided to

plaintiff in response to plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents Nos. 2 - 4 regarding

documents in Crandall, Wade & Lowe’s possession. The documents shall be delivered to the

chambers of the undersigned by January 25, 2008.

4. Plaintiff’s motion to compel defendant to produce in electronic file format the

documents responsive to plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents Nos. 2 - 4 that have

been produced in paper format is denied without prejudice.

5. Plaintiff’s motion to compel a further response to plaintiff’s Request for

Production of Documents No. 6 is granted. Defendant shall produce, from the personnel files of

the persons specified in plaintiff’s request, for the period including 1995 through 2005, all

evaluations, performance reviews, and any documents concerning goals. Each person shall be

assigned a number, and each responsive document from that person’s file shall be identified by

the person’s assigned number, so that all documents from a particular personnel file shall bear

the same identifying number. Identifying information, including names, addresses, telephone

numbers, identification numbers, and signatures, shall be redacted. Responsive documents shall

be produced in paper format due to the necessity of redacting them in accordance with this order. 

Defendant’s further response shall be served on plaintiff on or before February 4, 2008.

6. Each party’s request for sanctions is denied.

DATED: January 22, 2008.

DAD:kw

Ddad1/orders.civil/robbins2926.oah.011808

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