American Medical Association et al v. Stenehjem et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
American Medical Association, on behalf 	)
of itself and its members, et al., 	)
) 	ORDER
Plaintiffs, 	)
)
vs. 	)
)
Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity 	)
as Attorney General for the State of North 	)
Dakota, et al., 	) 	Case No.: 1:19-cv-125
)
)
Defendants. 	)
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The Court’s June 10th Order (Doc. No. 171) is VACATED, as the reference to
Intervenors’ May 28th, 2020 Motion for Discovery (Doc. No. 146) was erroneous. Accordingly,
Intervenors’ motion (Doc. No. 146) is again pending before the Court, and responses are due
within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order.
As stated at the conference, the Court finds that Intervenors’ document requests and
interrogatories seeking the names of North Dakota licensed physicians who were members of the
AMA in 2019 and 2020 is not relevant to the defense; not relevant and not proportional to the
needs of the case; and, that the burden of producing such information outweighs the likely
benefit. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c)(2)(F),(P). The Court
ORDERS that these document requests and interrogatories be stricken.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 11th day of June, 2020.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter
United States Magistrate Judge
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