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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157(c)(1) Findings, Concl. &amp; Proposed Judgment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Seychelles Organics, Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

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John R. Rose, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-11-01746-PHX-FJM

ORDER

Before the court is plaintiff Seychelles Organics, Inc.’s motion for contempt against

defendant John Rose for failing to produce documents and appear for deposition testimony

under subpoena (doc. 31), Rose’s response (doc. 41), and Seychelles’ reply (doc. 43). On

August 31, 2012, Seychelles initiated discovery related to enforcement of its judgment

against Rose by noticing depositions of Rose and his employer/affiliated entity AnuMed

International, LLC, and requesting the production of documents by way of subpoenas duces

tecum (docs. 18, 19). We denied Rose’s and AnuMed’s motion for protective order (doc.

30), yet Rose continues to refuse to appear for a judgment debtor’s examination or to produce

any documents. 

Under Rule 45(e), Fed. R. Civ. P., an “issuing court may hold in contempt a person

who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey the subpoena.” In his

response to the motion to compel, Rose gives various reasons for his failure to comply with

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the subpoenas, including that he was out of town, his lawyer told him he did not need to

comply, and that he had already given a deposition in a related action in 2010. These reasons

fall far short of establishing an adequate excuse to ignore the subpoenas. Accordingly, we

find defendant John Rose in contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas. A hearing is

hereby set before this court on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. before Judge

Frederick J. Martone, in Courtroom 506, at which we will levy appropriate sanctions for

the contempt, which may include incarceration. Rose must personally appear at the hearing.

Rose may purge himself of this contempt by producing the requested documents and

appearing for a judgment debtor’s examination no later than December 2, 2013. Rose must

produce the requested documents at least 7 days before the scheduled examination. Upon

an adequate showing that Rose has complied with the subpoenas, we will enter an order

purging the finding of contempt at the December 11, 2013 hearing. 

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING the motion for a finding of contempt against defendant

John Rose (doc. 31). 

DATED this 4th day of November, 2013.

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