United States v. Sierra Pacific Industries

ORDER

This matter was before the court on September 22, 2010, for hearing on Sierra Pacific Industries’ (hereafter “SPI”) August 27, 2010 motion for discovery and the United States’ August 25, 2010 motion for a protective order. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelli Taylor and Todd Pickles appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, the United States. Attorneys William Warne, Mike Thomas, Annie Amaral, and Meghan Baker appeared on behalf of defendant SPI. Attorney Richard Linkert appeared on behalf of the Walker defendants and related trusts.

I. SPI’s Motion for Discovery Partially Granted

For the reasons stated on the record, the motion for discovery was partially granted and partially denied. The court granted SPI two days and four hours to depose Joshua White and the same amount of time to depose Dave Reynolds. The court granted SPI an additional ten depositions beyond the number of depositions the parties had already agreed upon, as discussed at the hearing. That bench ruling is confirmed by this written order.

II. United States’ Motion for Protective Order is Granted

Following extended oral argument, the court submitted for further consideration the United States’ motion for a…