Isaac v. Shell Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOINER, District Judge.

This case is before the court on defendant General Motors Corporation’s motion for a protective order against what it contends is plaintiff’s excessively burdensome and expensive request to produce documents pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34. Because the history of this litigation bears on the disposition of defendant’s motion, a brief synopsis follows.

Plaintiff Jack Isaac originally filed suit in April, 1978, against Shell Oil Company and Exxon Corporation, alleging that he contracted cancer as a result of coming into contact…