4-S Ranch Partners, LLC

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION 3 In re ) Case No. 20-10800-B-11 ) 4-S RANCH PARTNERS, LLC, ) DCN: WJH-3 ) ) Debtor. ) ) _______________________________ ) ) ) Date: September 10, 2020 In re ) Time: 1:30 p.m. ) Department B, Judge Lastreto STEPHEN WILLIAM SLOAN, ) Fifth Floor, Courtroom 13 ) 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA Debtor. ) ) )

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RULING AFTER IN CAMERA REVIEW

15 INTRODUCTION Invoking the attorney-client privilege and work-product protection, a law firm resisted producing certain documents requested in a subpoena served by a creditor. The subpoena is part of discovery concerning a pending stay relief motion involving the creditor. After producing a Privilege Log, the law firm and the creditor reached an impasse on the appropriate extent of the documents protected. The creditor…