HANNAH
v.
ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

M.D. Fla. | 2020-01-15
No. 8:19-cv-596
242 F.R.D. 667 District Court, M.D. Florida (2020) Positive Treatment
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Holding

The court granted in part and denied in part Plaintiff's motions to compel discovery, limiting financial record requests to a two-year period and denying requests for out-of-state investigation records as disproportional.

Facts & Procedural History

Plaintiff sought financial production and records related to a Wisconsin investigation. Defendant Armor objected to the scope and relevance of the req…

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Proportionality In Discovery Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 26(B)(1) Scope Of Discovery Motion To Compel

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Opinion of the Court

This cause comes before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. (“Armor”) to Provide Better Responses to Her Requests for Financial Production (Doc. 87) and Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion to Compel1 (Doc. 101). Armor filed a Response in opposition to each motion (Docs. 96 & 108, respectively). Regarding Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Better Responses to Her Requests for Financial Production (Doc. 87), Armor’s objection that Plaintiff has not and cannot show a reasonable basis for recovery of punitive damages is overruled. Armor’s objection that the requested timeframe is overbroad, however, is well-taken. “Only current financial documents are relevant to a claim for punitive damages.” Lane v. Capital Acquisitions, 242 F.R.D. 667, 670 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (quoting Fieldturf Int’l v. Triexe Mgmt. Grp., Inc., No. 03 C 3512, 2004 WL 866494, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 16, 2004)) (limiting production of financial records to time period

appropriate to narrow the scope to the past two years.”). The motion is likewise granted as to Request 3 except that the request shall be limited to any financial records that state Armor’s net worth for the years 2018-2019. Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion to Compel (Doc. 101) is limited to her Request 6, which seeks production of all records related to the State of Wisconsin’s investigation and prosecution of Armor in Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin as they pertain to allegations of intentionally falsifying health care records in violation of certain Wisconsin statutes. The Court finds that the discovery sought regarding the Wisconsin criminal

investigation and prosecution of several nurses intentionally falsifying records is not proportional to the needs of the case. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). As such, the motion is denied. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED: (1) Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Armor to Provide Better Responses to Her Requests for Financial Production (Doc. 87) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. As to Requests1 and 2, the motion is granted except that the requests shall be limited to a two-year period; specifically, the years 2018-2019. As to Request

3, the motion is granted except that the request shall be limited to any financial records that state Armor’s net worth for the years 2018-2019. Defendant Armor shall serve Plaintiff with the requested discovery as provided herein within 14 days of the date of this Order. (2) Plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees (Doc. 87) is DENIED. (3) Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion to Compel (Doc. 101) is DENIED. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, January 15, 2020.

Aree

SEAN P. FLYNN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Footnotes
1 After the Court’s informal discussions with the parties regarding Plaintiff’s previous motion to compel (Doc. 71), the parties agreed to have the motion denied without prejudice based upon the tentative agreement reached by the parties as to the resolution of the motion (Doc. 78). of less than three years). Accordingly, as to Requests 1 and 2, the motion to compel is granted except that the requests shall be limited to a two-year period; specifically, the years 2018- 2019. See Alexander v. Allen, No. 2:13-CV-885-FTM-29CM, 2014 WL 3887490, at *3 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 7, 2014) (“The Court finds that a four-year time period is overbroad and finds it

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    …sis for recovery of punitive damages is overruled. Armor’s objection that the requested timeframe is overbroad, however, is well-taken. “Only current financial documents are relevant to a claim for punitive damages.” Lane v. Capital Acquisitions, 242 F.R.D. 667, 670 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (quoting Fieldturf Int’l v. Triexe Mgmt. Grp., Inc., No. 03 C 3512, 2004 WL 866494, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 16, 2004)) (limiting production of financial records to time period 1 After the Court’s informal discussions with the pa…
  • Hannah v. Armor Corr. Health Servs., Inc., 2009 WL 10667884 (M.D. Fla. 2020)
    …requests is overbroad. All of the requests are limited to 2018-2019 and the first quarter of 2020. The Court previously found “Only current financial documents are relevant to a claim for punitive damages.” Lane v. Capital Acquisitions, 242 F.R.D. 667, 670 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (quoting Fieldturf Int’l v. Triexe Mgmt. Grp., Inc., No. 03 C 3512, 2004 WL 866494, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 16, 2004)) (limiting production of financial records to time period of less than three years). Accordingly, as to Reques…
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    …(noting that courts vastly prefer to decide cases on their merits). Plaintiffs’ proposed net worth discovery is, however, overbroad.5 “Only current financial documents are relevant to a claim for punitive damages.” Lane v. Capital Acquisitions, 242 F.R.D. 667, 670 (S.D. Fla. 2005) (quotation omitted). Accordingly, the requests shall be limited in both time and scope. The net-worth discovery will be limited to the years 2021- 2022. See Alexander v. Allen, No. 2:13-CV-885-FTM-29CM, 2014 WL 3887490, at *…

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