Sham v. Hyannis Heritage House Hotel, Inc.

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

JOYCE LONDON ALEXANDER, United States Magistrate.

The instant motion arises out of a negligence action wherein plaintiff seeks, among other things, actual and punitive damages for defendant’s alleged acts and omissions. The gravamen of plaintiff’s complaint is that defendant breached the duty it owed to plaintiff’s decedent, Victor Sham, by defendant’s failure to operate and supervise its pool area in a reasonable manner.

Decedent, in 1986, was a patron at defendant’s hotel, and drowned in defendant’s swimming pool while registered in…