City of Rialto v. United States Department of Defense

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING KWIKSET LOCKS, INC.’S AND EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC.’S OBJECTIONS TO AND MOTION TO VACATE THE DECEMBER 8, 2006 REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER

I. Introduction

On January 5, 2007, Kwikset Locks, Inc. (“Kwikset”) and Emhart Industries, Inc. (“Emhart”) filed a “Notice of Kwikset Locks, Inc.’s and Emhart Industries, Inc.’s Objections To And Motion to Vacate the December 8, 2006 Report of Special Master and Order Granting Plaintiff Goodrich Corporation’s Motion to Compel Production of Documents On Privilege Log Entitled ‘Emhart Industries, Inc.’s Privilege Log.’” (the “Motion” or “Motion to Vacate”). Kwikset and Emhart filed a Memorandum in support of the Motion and the Declaration of James L. Meeder. On January 16, 2007, the Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”) filed an Opposition to the Motion (the “Opposition”). Goodrich also filed an “Appendix of Excerpts of Record Before Special Master.”

Kwikset and Emhart seek review of Special Master Venetta A. Tassopulos’s December 8, 2006 Order granting Goodrich’s “Motion to Compel Production of Documents On Privilege Log, etc.” (the “Motion to Compel”). For the reasons stated below, this Court DENIES the Motion to…