DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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FRANCISCO SANTIAGO,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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WINIFRED WELSH and SLB INC.
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d/b/a WIN WELSH LANDSCAPING,
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Defendants.
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TO:
Lee J. Rohn, Esq.
H.A. Curt Otto, Esq.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STRIKE
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Motion to
Compel Discovery Responses (Docket No. 57).  Defendants filed an opposition to said
motion, and Plaintiff filed a reply thereto.
Plaintiff argues that Defendants are required to file a joint stipulation pursuant to
LRCi 37.2 and not a “one sided motion to compel.”  Plaintiff further argues that counsel for
the parties did not meet and confer as required by LRCi 37.1 prior to the filing of
Defendants’ Motion For Order Compelling Discovery Responses (Docket No. 56).
Having reviewed the said motions and the record in this matter, the Court agrees
with Plaintiff and finds that Defendants’ said motion to compel is procedurally defective.
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Santiago v. Welsh.
2005-CV-0078
Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike
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Accordingly, it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
Plaintiff’s Motion to  Strike Motion to Compel Discovery Responses (Docket
No. 57) is GRANTED.
2.
Defendants’ Motion For Order Compelling Discovery Responses (Docket No.
56) is STRICKEN.
ENTER:
Dated: February 27, 2008
                                /s/                                  
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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