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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits

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ORDER REGARDING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor

Post Office Box 1632

Fresno, California 93717-1632

Telephone: (559) 233-4800

Howard A. Sagaser #072492

Melody A. Hawkins #226522

Attorneys for: Defendant, Sean Gahan, an individual 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

OPTISTREAMS, INC.

Plaintiff(s),

v.

SEAN GAHAN and DOES 1-25

Defendant(s).

Case No. 1:05-cv-00117 REC SMS

ORDER REGARDING

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

SEAN GAHAN

Counter-Claimant

v.

OPTISTREAMS, INC.

Counter-Defendant.

On May 31, 2005 OptiStreams, Inc. (“OptiStreams”) through its counsel of

record, Patti Williams, and Sean Gahan (“Gahan”) through his counsel of record, Howard A.

Sagaser, appeared before Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder concerning the discovery dispute

concerning Gahan’s First Request for Production of Documents. On March 21, 2005 Gahan

served his First Request for Production of Documents on OptiStreams. OptiStreams served its

responses on April 26, 2005. On March 18, 2005 OptiStreams and Gahan entered into a

protective order, which was signed by this court. 

Having reviewed the letters submitted by the respective counsel and considered

their respective arguments, the court makes the following order: OptiStreams is directed to

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produce the documents requested in Request Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to Mr. Gahan’s counsel. The

production shall be pursuant to the terms of the March 18, 2005 protective order and shall be

disclosed to Mr. Gahan’s attorneys and expert witnesses only. The financial documents are not

to be shown to anyone other than Mr. Gahan’s attorneys and expert witnesses. Under no

circumstances are these documents to be disclosed to Sean Gahan or his family members

unless approval is first obtained from this court. 

Concerning Request No. 4, counsel for OptiStreams has represented to the court

that to the extent that said documents consisting of memoranda existed, they have been erased

from OptiStreams’ computer system. OptiStreams is directed to file a supplemental response

setting forth whether such documents exist. If the documents requested in Request No. 4 do

exist, OptiStreams is directed to produce those documents. 

Concerning Request No. 5 which relates to COBRA notices sent to other

employees, OptiStreams is directed to produce that information with the identity of the

employees redacted and Bates stamped. 

OptiStreams shall produce the documents on or before June 17, 2005. 

Approved as to Form:

DATED: June 2, 2005.

SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

By: /s/ Howard A. Sagaser

Howard A. Sagaser, Attorneys for

Defendant/Counter-Claimant Sean Gahan

DATED: June 2, 2005.

JORY, PETERSON, WATKINS, ROSS & WOOLMAN

By: ____/s/ Patti L. Williams___________

Patti L. Williams, Attorneys for

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant OptiStreams,

Inc.

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ORDER REGARDING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

DATED: June 6, 2005

By: 

 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

The Honorable Sandra M. Snyder, Magistrate

Judge United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California

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