Richlin
Richlin v. Sigma Design West, Ltd.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Ramirez, J.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The defendants, SIGMA DESIGN WEST, LTD., WILLIAM C. BOLLINGER, PATRICIA A. BOLLINGER, and ALFRED D. HART, appeal, pursuant to Rule 301 of the Local Rules for the Eastern District of California, the August 27, 1980 Order of the United States Magistrate denying their motion to compel answers to interrogatories. Brewster Q. Morgan, Esq. appears as counsel for the plaintiffs, WILLIAM RICHLIN and CAROLE DANIELS, and David A. Riegels, Esq. appears as counsel for the defendants, SIGMA DESIGN WEST, LTD., et al.
Upon reviewing the pleadings of the parties and the memoranda of points and authorities submitted in support of and in opposition to the appeal of the Magistrate’s ruling, the Court now renders the following decision:
FACTS
The plaintiffs, WILLIAM RICHLIN and CAROLE DANIELS, were at all times pertinent hereto marketing representatives for the defendant SIGMA DESIGN WEST, LTD. (hereinafter “SIGMA”). On November 5, 1979, plaintiffs filed a complaint in Sacramento Superior Court alleging breach of oral and written contracts. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that SIGMA refused or otherwise failed to pay certain sales commissions due and owing to the…