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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAVON JONES JR., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

BAYER CORPORATION, INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 03-05531 JSW

SECOND ORDER RESOLVING

DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE

INDEPENDENT MEDICAL

EXAMINATION

After receipt of the parties’ joint letter brief dated July 27, 2006, outlining their second

discovery dispute regarding Plaintiff’s Independent Medical Examination (“IME”), the Court

issued an order requiring further submissions from Plaintiff in order to resolve the issue.

Defendant alleges that Plaintiff had not been fully cooperative in his submission to the IME

because he deliberately attempted to invalidate the test results by falsifying his answers. 

However, after receipt of Plaintiff’s declaration attesting to his truthful cooperation with the

examination – sworn under penalty of perjury – the Court cannot conclude as a matter of law

that Plaintiff has willfully disobeyed this Court’s discovery orders. Therefore, the Court

DENIES Defendant’s request to issue sanctions by striking Plaintiff’s emotional distress claims,

dismissing the matter altogether, or requiring Plaintiff to pay for Defendant’s costs incurred as a

result of administering the examination. The Court will leave the matter of Plaintiff’s

credibility to the jury, should this matter progress to a full trial on the merits.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 25, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:03-cv-05531-JSW Document 127 Filed 08/25/06 Page 1 of 1