DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP. and
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AMERADA HESS CORPORATION,
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1:03-cv-147
Plaintiffs,
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v.
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INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY,
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Defendant.
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TO:
Sunshine S. Benoit, Esq.
John H. Benham, Esq.
AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL
THIS MATTER came before the Court for consideration upon Defendant Ingersoll-
Rand Company’s Motion to Compel Discovery (Docket No. 113).  Plaintiffs filed a joint
opposition to said motion, and Defendant filed a reply thereto.
Defendant’s motion is based upon Plaintiffs’ refusal to respond fully to certain
discovery requests.  Plaintiffs’ refusal, in turn, is based, in part, upon their assertion that
they are bound by confidentiality requirements surrounding the settled claims, and upon
their claim that the information sought is irrelevant.
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Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. v. Ingersoll-Rand Company
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Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Compel
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Having reviewed the submissions of the parties and upon due consideration thereof,
the Court finds that the discovery at issue is relevant and that Defendant is entitled to the
discovery it seeks.  Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.  In addition, the Court finds that any issues
concerning confidentiality can be resolved by the parties’ execution of a confidentiality
agreement.
Accordingly, it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
Defendant Ingersoll-Rand Company’s Motion to Compel Discovery (Docket
No. 113) is GRANTED.
2.
The parties shall execute a confidentiality agreement regarding the
settlement amounts of the underlying claims and any payments to Plaintiffs
by other persons or entities within ten (10) days from the date of entry of this
order.
3.
Plaintiffs shall respond fully and completely to the discovery requests at
issue within twenty (20) days from the date of the execution of the parties’
confidentiality agreement.
ENTER:
Dated: June 12, 2009
/s/ George W. Cannon, Jr.                           
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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