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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Van E. Flury,

Plaintiff, 

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John Doe (1)

John Doe (2)

John Doe (3)

Defendants.

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No. CV 07-2418-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Currently pending before the Court is the Motion to Compel Production of Documents

(Doc. 3) filed by Plaintiff Van E. Flury against non-party to the action, Lucre, Inc.,

(“Lucre”) a Michigan state corporation. On November 30, 2007, the Clerk of the Court

signed a subpoena directing Lucre to produce the names of the persons being the true owners

of three telephone numbers named in Plaintiff’s Complaint. Lucre has since acknowledged

service and receipt of the subpoena by written fax to Plaintiff, wherein Lucre included

several objections to the subpoena. However, a written letter to Plaintiff, regardless of

whether it was faxed or sent by United States Postal Service, is an insufficient mechanism

for responding to a court ordered subpoena. Furthermore, Lucre has cited no law or authority

that establishes that it need not comply with the subpoena. Lucre has merely asserted that

Plaintiff’s request “requires disclosure of a trade secret or other confidential research,

development, or commercial information” (Lucre Letter). It does not however explain how

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producing the names of the persons and their respective addresses associated with the phone

numbers in Plaintiff’s complaint (i.e. who is John Doe #3) amounts to disclosure of a trade

secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information, or should

somehow exempt Lucre from the court’s subpoena power. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED GRANTING Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Production

of Documents (Doc. 3). Lucre shall produce the documents no later than Friday, February

1, 2008.

DATED this 14th day of January, 2008.

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