Case Name:       Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Zoe L. James

Case Number:    1-14-CV-265849

Plaintiff Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to compel further responses to special interrogatories (set one) (“SI1”) and request for production of documents (set one) (“RPD1”) is GRANTED as set forth herein.  Within 20 days of this Order, defendant Zoe L. James (“Defendant”) shall provide verified, code-compliant, further responses to Plaintiff’s SI1, numbers 1-5, 7, and 10, without objection.  Within 20 days of this Order, Defendant shall provide verified, code-compliant, further responses to Plaintiff’s RPD1, numbers 5, 6, and 9, without objection except as based on attorney-client privilege.  With regard to any such objection, Defendant shall provide, within 20 days of this Order, a privilege log setting forth sufficient facts to establish the specific basis for the claimed attorney-client privilege.  Plaintiff’s request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED in the reduced amount of $1,590.  This reflects reasonable attorneys’ fees based on the hourly rates charged and the demonstrable nature of the work performed.  In this regard, the Court notes that while Plaintiff submitted a supporting declaration no billing data was provided.  Defendant shall pay the above sum of monetary sanctions to Plaintiff, through counsel, within 20 days of this Order.

Plaintiff’s motion for protective order is GRANTED.  The request for sanctions associated with this motion is DENIED.  In this regard, Defendant asserted that there was no objection to Plaintiff’s request for a protective order; rather, the parties’ sole dispute over this issue appears to concern the proper form of such order.

Sealed documents submitted by Plaintiff are ordered returned.