Legal Opinion
Xaphes v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 14, 1984No. Civ. No. 80-0132 PPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GENE CARTER, District Judge.
I. Procedural Background
This Memorandum and Order resolves a series of issues raised in motions filed herein in the course of ongoing discovery.
On July 1, 1983, Plaintiff John Xaphes filed a motion in this Court for a default judgment against Defendant Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch) or, in the alternative, for sanctions *547pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An evidentiary hearing was held on January 9 and 10, 1984. On January 20, 1984, Merrill Lynch filed a motion requesting this Court to take…
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