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Judge orders production within 15 days and permits attorney-fee affidavit after discovery motion
Summary
The court granted a motion to compel discovery in part, ordering the opposing party to produce requested materials within 15 days and permitting the movant to submit an affidavit seeking attorney fees related to the motion.
The presiding judge granted a motion to compel discovery in part and ordered the responding party to produce the requested records within 15 days; the movant may submit an affidavit seeking attorney fees tied to the motion to compel.
Larry Vaughn, representing the moving party, told the court he had received no responses to discovery requests served Oct. 1 and asked the court to order production and an award of attorney fees. The judge ordered the opposing party to complete responses within 15 days and told the movant to submit an affidavit specifying attorney-fee evidence tied to the motion.
The judge’s order requires production of the client's file and copies of telephone communications identified in the discovery request within the 15-day period; the court reserved ruling on attorney fees until the movant files the supporting affidavit. The order was entered on the record at the docket call.
