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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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*E-FILED 6/9/06*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JOHN GORMAN, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 04-04507 JW (RS)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

QUASH

Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion to quash or modify a subpoena duces tecum that

defendants caused to be issued to non-party Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. The Court finds this

matter suitable for disposition without oral argument, pursuant to Local Rule 7-1 (b). 

The motion is DENIED. The subpoena was issued by the United States District Court for the

Southern District of Iowa. Generally, challenges to a subpoena are to be made in the court of

issuance. Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 45 (c)(3)(A). Furthermore, defendants have, in effect, withdrawn the

subpoena, by returning to Wells Fargo the materials produced thereunder, without retaining any

copies, thereby rendering the motion moot. There is no basis for ordering the relief plaintiff appears

to be requesting in his reply brief, which would, in effect, revive the subpoena in a more limited

form, and require Wells Fargo to produce the documents again. Defendants have disclaimed any

interest in obtaining the documents. If plaintiff wishes to obtain the documents, there appears to be 

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no barrier to him doing so through other means.

 

Dated: June 9, 2006 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:

John C. Gorman jgorman@gormanmiller.com

Craig Alan Hansen chansen@gormanmiller.com

Tomio B. Narita tnarita@wsnlaw.com,

Jeffrey A. Topor jtopor@wsnlaw.com,

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the Court's CM/ECF program. 

Dated: June 9, 2006 Chambers of Judge Richard Seeborg

By: /s/ BAK 

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