Stewart v. Burlington Northern Railroad

MEMORANDUM ORDER

ERICKSON, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

This matter came before the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to a general assignment, made in accordance with the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), upon the Defendant’s Motion to Compel a Rule 35 vocational examination of the Plaintiff, and upon the Plaintiffs Motion for a Protective Order that would preclude the Defendant from conducting discovery in the guise of a disciplinary Hearing.1

A Hearing on the Motions was conducted on August 23, 1995, at which time the Plaintiff appeared by Paul A…