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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN SACA,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-2818 MCE EFB

vs.

J.P. MOLYNEUX STUDIO LTD. et al., 

ORDER

Defendants. 

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This case was before the undersigned on October 10, 2007, for hearing on plaintiff’s

motions to compel discovery and for sanctions. Port J. Parker appeared as counsel for plaintiff. 

Illya Hooshang Broomand appeared as counsel for defendants J.P. Molyneux Studio, Ltd., and

Juan-Pablo Molyneux. Having considered all submitted papers and oral argument, the court

issues the following order.

For the reasons stated on the record during the hearing, the court grants plaintiff’s

motions to compel supplemental responses to requests for production of documents served on

defendants J.P. Molyneux Studio, Ltd., and Juan-Pablo Molyneux. Although defense counsel

avers that all non-privileged, responsive documents have been produced, neither plaintiff nor the

court can test that assertion in the absence of a privilege log, or similar documentation, required

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5). 

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 Plaintiff served only twenty-five interrogatories on each defendant, but each

interrogatory contained several subparts.

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As addressed at the October 3, 2007, hearing and in the corresponding order, defendants

are required to produce a privilege log consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5) where

information is withheld on the basis of privilege or some other asserted protection. Defendants

are again admonished as to that obligation, and to the extent they have not yet provided a

privilege log with respect to the discovery that this the subject of the pending motions, they are

ordered to produce one no later than October 19, 2007.

The court further orders defendants to produce supplemental, verified responses to the

interrogatories served on each defendant. Consistent with the discussion at the hearing,

defendants shall produce verified responses to the interrogatories served on Mr. Molyneux not

later than October 19, 2007. To the extent the supplemental responses contain objections on the

basis of privilege or other protections, defendants shall produce a corresponding privilege log

consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5). 

To the extent the subparts of the interrogatories served on each defendant exceed the

twenty-five allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a), the court hereby expands that number to

encompass all interrogatories already served, and orders defendants to provide supplemental

responses thereto.1

 Defendants J.P. Molyneux Studio, Ltd., and Juan-Pablo Molyneux shall be

allowed a reciprocal “expansion” with regard to interrogatories served on plaintiff. 

All discovery compelled by this motion, including verifications and privilege logs, shall

be provided to plaintiff not later than October 19, 2007.

Finally, with regard to plaintiff’s motion for sanctions for defendants’ alleged failure to

participate in the framing of a discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), the court finds

that motion duplicative of the discovery disputes addressed at the October 3, 2007, hearing. In

particular, the parties’ inability to frame a discovery plan stemmed largely from their inability to

agree on scheduling depositions. The court finds that a further award of sanctions here to be

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inappropriate under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(g), and denies all other requests for sanctions connected

with the present motions. 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 12, 2007.

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