Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL

ROSANNA MALOUF PETERSON, Chief Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on a motion to compel discovery, EOF No. 23, by Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“WalMart”). A telephonic motion hearing was held on September 15, 2011. Richard Menghello appeared on behalf of Wal-Mart. Teri Healy and John Stanley appeared on behalf of Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).

This ease concerns whether Wal-Mart accommodated the religious beliefs of a WalMart management employee, Richard Nichols, who asserts that he is a devout…