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Gebremedhin v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Gebremedhin v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

July 15, 2015, Decided; July 15, 2015, Filed

Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-02813-CMA-NYW

Opinion

ORDER ON PENDING DISCOVERY MOTIONS

Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang

This matter comes before the court on Counsel for Dismissed Parties Veronica and Glen Turner Tiffaney Norton's Motion to Quash and for Protective Order, filed on June 15, 2015 [#216] (also "Norton Motion to Quash"); Dismissed Parties Granite State Insurance Company ("Granite State") and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh's ("National Union") Motion to Quash and for Protective Order as to American Family's Notices of Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions, filed on June 17, 2015 [#218] ("Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions Motion to Quash"); and Dismissed Parties Granite State and National Union's Amended Motion to Quash and for Protective Order Re Gorski Deposition, [*2]  filed June 19, 2015 [#224] ("Gorski Motion to Quash") (collectively, the "Motions"). In addition, Defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company ("American Family") filed an Unopposed Motion to Reset Pre-Trial Conference and to Extend Time to Take Depositions ("Motion to Reset Pre-Trial Conference and to Extend Time"). [#235]. These Motions were referred to this Magistrate Judge pursuant to the Order Referring Case dated October 21, 2013 [#6], the Reassignment dated February 9, 2015 [#158], and the Memoranda dated June 17, 2015 [#219], June 22, 2015 [#225]; and July 14, 2015 [#236]. The court has carefully considered the Motions and related briefing, the arguments of the Parties' counsel at the July 1, 2015 oral argument on the Motions, the court file, and the applicable case law. For the reasons discussed below and as set forth herein, the court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the Norton Motion to Quash, GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Granite State and National Union's Rule 30(b)(6) Motion to Quash, DENIES Granite State and National Union's Gorski Motion to Quash, and GRANTS American's Family's Motion to Reset Pre-Trial Conference and Extend Time.

BACKGROUND

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2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91948 *

WELDESAMUEL GEBREMEDHIN, an individual, TERHAS DESTA, an individual, ABRHAM GIDAY, a minor, by and through his guardians and natural parents, WELDESAMUEL GEBREMEDHIN and TERHAS DESTA, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

Prior History: Gebremedhin v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42177 (D. Colo., Mar. 31, 2015)

CORE TERMS

deposition, discovery, protective order, attorney-client, Lawsuit, Notices, collusion, Parties, underlying litigation, communications, non-privileged, affirmative defense, insurance company, privileges, Motions, third-parties, convenience, settlement, default, mutual, work product doctrine, discoverable, cumulative, arbitral, depose