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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHAUKAT “SAL” MAREDIA, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PHILIP MORRIS USA, and DOES 1 through 

10, inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

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No. 1:05-cv-00393-OWW-SMS 

ORDER GRANTING PHILIP 

MORRIS USA, INC’S MOTION 

TO COMPEL FURTHER 

RESPONSES TO 

INTERROGATORIES AND 

REQUESTS FOR 

PRODUCTION AND FOR 

SANCTIONS 

Date: March 24, 2006 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7 

 

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The motion of defendant PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (“PM USA”) to compel further 

responses to interrogatories and requests for productions and for sanctions came on regularly for 

hearing before this court. Leopoldo J. Chanco and Turner Broughton appeared telephonically on 

behalf of defendant PM USA. Plaintiff SHAUKAT “SAL” MAREDIA (“MAREDIA”) did not 

appear. 

After full consideration of the evidence, the authorities submitted by counsel and the 

arguments of counsel at the hearing, the Court finds that 

(1) MAREDIA failed to provide adequate responses to PM USA’s interrogatories and 

made improper boilerplate and baseless objections; 

(2) MAREDIA failed to produce any documents in response to PM USA’s requests for 

production and once again made improper boilerplate and baseless objections; and 

(3) MAREDIA breached his discovery obligations under Local Rule 37-251 by ignoring 

attempts by counsel for PM USA to informally confer and attempt to resolve this discovery 

dispute, thereby prejudicing PM USA’s right to obtain information relating to MAREDIA’s 

claims and its preparations for trial. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the said motion to compel further responses to 

interrogatories and requests for production and for sanctions is GRANTED. MAREDIA shall 

have until April 14, 2006 to serve full and complete answers and responses to all of PM USA’s 

interrogatories and requests for production without objection, and to produce all documents in 

MAREDIA’s possession that are responsive to all of PM USA’s requests for production. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that monetary sanctions in the amount of $2,250 shall be 

imposed against MAREDIA in favor of PM USA and paid no later than April 14, 2006 to 

counsel for PM USA. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 24, 2006 

 By: /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

 SANDRA M. SNYDER 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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