Silva v. Fortis Benefits Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION

Union Security Insurance Company (“USIC”), formerly known as Fortis Benefits Insurance Company (“Fortis”), moves for a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, precluding plaintiffs discovery requests for the production of documents, interrogatories, request for admission of facts and genuineness of documents, and notice of deposition of Tracie Hoffman (“the Discovery Requests”). For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted.

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