Compass Bank v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR EVIDENTIARY AND MONETARY SANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFF

WILLIAM V. GALLO, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 17, 2015, Defendant Morris Cerullo World Evangelism (“Defendant”) filed a Motion for Evidentiary Sanctions against Plaintiff Compass Bank (“Plaintiff’). (Doc. No. 109.) Specifically, Defendant claims that Plaintiff engaged in spoliation of evidence by failing to preserve a recorded telephone call (“the subject call”) between Ms. Geraldine Gurley, Plaintiffs’ Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 30(b)(6)…