Wachtel v. Guardian Life Ins.

OPINION

HOCHBERG, District Judge.

This Matter comes before the Court upon Defendants’ Appeal of Magistrate Judge Shwartz’s February 16, 2005 Order granting Plaintiffs’ application for sanctions.1 This Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Shwartz’s Order and oral Opinion dated February 16, 2005 and her Order dated March 1, 2005, and has reviewed the written submissions of the parties pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 78.

I. History of Discovery Violations Prior to Imposition of Sanctions

Judge Shwartz noted in her February 16, 2005 oral opinion (“February 16 Opinion”) that Defendants had been on notice…