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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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1 In its brief opposition, ICC does not substantively oppose any of the specific

discovery requests Cruz puts forth. Instead, ICC suggests only that the meet and confer process was

not consistent with the California Code of Civil Procedure, which is inapplicable here. 

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*E-FILED 10/1/08*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HERMINIA LORENZO CRUZ, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION 

CORPORATION, et. al.

Defendants.

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NO. C 08-0991 JF (RS)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION

TO COMPEL

Pursuant to Rule 37(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff Herminia Lorenzo

Cruz moves to compel defendant International Collection Corporation ("ICC") to produce

documents and supplemental written discovery responses in this Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

("FDCPA") litigation.1

 Cruz served her first set of written discovery responses on June 3, 2008. 

ICC served its objections and responses on July 7, 2008. Cruz alleges that ICC's responses were

incomplete and contained meritless objections. At the hearing on October 1, 2008, defendant's

counsel acknowledged that he will provide supplemental discovery responses within a few days. 

At issue in this motion are interrogatory numbers 2-12 and document request numbers 8-14,

17, 19-22, 25, 27-33. All of the discovery requests either relate to ICC's pled bona fide error

affirmative defense or possible damages. By way of example, interrogatory number one asks for

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ICC to identify and describe any documents used to describe or record its methods and techniques

used in the collection of consumer accounts. This interrogatory and the other discovery requests

may lead to the discovery of relevant evidence on the issue of ICC's bona fide error affirmative

defense.

Because defendant's counsel has acknowledged that he will provide supplemental responses

to these discovery requests, and because the discovery requests are otherwise appropriate, the

motion to compel is granted. ICC will provide supplemental discovery responses by October 8,

2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 1, 2008 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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

Fred W. Schwinn fred.schwinn@sjconsumerlaw.com, cand_cmecf@sjconsumerlaw.com,

fschwinn@gmail.com

Larry Rothman tocollect@aol.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: 10/1/08 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Chambers

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