Stefan v. Trinity Trucking, LLC

ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, District Judge.

Introduction and Facts

Defendant Trinity Trucking, LLC (“Trinity”) and Plaintiff Helen Stefan (“Stefan”) *249were involved in a ear accident in July 2008 that formed the basis for this lawsuit (Doc. No. 1 at 2, ¶ 1). On June 30, 2011, Stefan appeared at the first of two Independent Medical Examinations (“IME”) as part of ongoing discovery. Stefan’s counsel asked to be present in the examination room during the medical exam, but the physician refused to conduct the examination with Stefan’s counsel present. Stefan’s counsel telephoned Trinity to discuss the matter,…