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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE HYDROXYCUT MARKETING AND

SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION

 

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Civil No.09md2087 BTM (AJB)

Order On Confidential Joint 

Statement Lodged Re: 

Jurisdictional Discovery Disputes

The parties lodged a confidential joint statement regarding five categories of jurisdictional

discovery requests sought by the Plaintiffs that are the subject of a discovery dispute. The categories

are: 1) consolidated financial statements for Iovate Group for the years 2004 to 2009; 2) agreements

signed or negotiated by Mr. Gardiner; 3) full disclosure of the officers, directors, employees and

divisions of Iovate Group and its subsidiaries; 4) information concerning ownership and nature of

operations for Iovate Health Science Fulfilment, Inc. And Bodybuilding Holdings, Inc.; and 5) emails by

or between Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Begley for the relevant time period. The Court has reviewed the

parties’ arguments in the joint statement and rules on each category of requests as follows:

Category 1: Consolidated Financial Statements for Iovate Group

With regard to the first category, the Court finds the compromise offered by the Plaintiffs to be

reasonable as this information is discoverable. Defendants will produce the requested consolidated financial statements for Iovate Group for the period of 2004 to 2009.

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Category 2: Agreements Signed or Negotiated by Mr. Gardiner

The Court finds the information sought in this request to be discoverable. The Defendants will

produce all contracts signed by Mr. Gardiner during the period 2004 to 2009 with regard to the

products at issue or the Defendant companies. The Court finds Plaintiffs’ request with regard to

the contracts negotiated in whole or in part by Mr. Gardiner to be overly burdensome. 

Category 3: Officers, Directors, Employees and Divisions of Iovate Group and Its Subsidiaries

Plaintiffs have requested information regarding the officers, directors, employees and divisions

of Iovate Group and each of its subsidiaries, including their officers' and directors' tenures, as

well as the number of employees in, and descriptions of all departments within each entity. The

Court finds the information sought by the Plaintiffs’ to be both relevant and discoverable. 

Defendants will provide the Plaintiffs with a complete description to includ the names and

tenures of all of the officers and directors in the organizational structure of Iovate Group

Defendants and their subsidiaries for the relevant time period.

Category 4: Iovate Health Sciences Fulfillment, Inc. And Bodybuilding Holdings, Inc.

Plaintiffs have requested information concerning the ownership and nature of the operations of

Iovate Health Sciences Fulfilment Inc. ("Iovate Fulfilment") and Bodybuilding Holdings Inc.

("Bodybuilding"). Plaintiffs have established the relevance of the limited information sought

regarding Iovate Fulfilment and Bodybuilding. The Defendants will produce the requested

information concerning the ownership and nature of the operations of Iovate Health Sciences

Fulfilment Inc. and Bodybuilding Holdings Inc.

Category 5: Emails between Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Begley

The Court has reviewed the parties arguments and finds that Plaintiffs’ request when limited to

only Mr. Gardiner’s email communications and limited to the products at issue for a narrower

time frame to be appropriate. The parties will meet and confer and reach agreement regarding a

narrower time frame for the request.

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The Defendants must produce the documents and information set forth in the above five

categories to the Plaintiffs on or before June 7, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 24, 2010

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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