UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

John Doe Plaintiff,

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Case No. xxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx

CITI MORTGAGE, CENTRAL CREDIT SER ICES Defen!ants.

PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR AN IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS Plaintiffs "ove fo# an o#!e# $o"%ellin& Defen!ant Citi Mo#t&a&e to %#o!'$e !o$'"ents (ithhel! on the &#o'n!s of %#ivile&e o# in the alte#native fo# an in camera ins%e$tion of %a#ti$'la# !o$'"ents. Plaintiffs also #e)'est that the !efen!ant *e o#!e#e! to %#ovi!e a %#ivile&e lo& fo# !o$'"ents (ithhel! on the &#o'n!s of %#ivile&e. Plaintiffs #e)'est that Citi Mo#t&a&e *e o#!e#e! to %#o!'$e fo# in $a"e#a ins%e$tion *+ $lose of *'siness on A%#il ,-, ./,,, all (ithhel! !o$'"ents #elate! to Plaintiff #e)'este! !is$ove#+. I. 0AC1GRO2ND On 3e*#'a#+ .4#!, ./,, Plaintiff s'*"itte! Inte##o&ato#ies one th#' t(ent+ five an! a Re)'est fo# P#o!'$tion to Defen!ant Citi Mo#t&a&e. On o# a*o't Ma#$h .5, ./,, Plaintiff #e$eive! the Defen!ants ans(e# an! o*6e$tions to the Plaintiffs !is$ove#+ #e)'ests. On Ma#$h .5th, ./,, Plaintiff in)'i#e! via e"ail (ith the Defen!ants $o'n$il as to (hethe# o# not thei# $lient %lanne! on ans(e#in& the inte##o&ato#ies an! %#o!'$in& the !o$'"ents #e)'este!. Thei# $lient a&#ee! that an+ %#o%#ieta#+ info#"ation (o'l! *e %#o!'$e! if the Plaintiff (e#e to si&n a %#ote$tive o#!e#, (hi$h Plaintiff *elieves the+ "eant to sa+

$onfi!entialit+ a&#ee"ent. Defen!ant an! Plaintiff s$he!'le! an i""e!iate %hone $onfe#en$e (hi$h too7 %la$e on Ma#$h 4,st, ./,, at a%%#oxi"atel+ 894/ a.".. Inte##o&ato#ies (e#e !is$'sse! an! all %a#ties a&#ee! to s'%%le"ent a$$o#!in&l+. Plaintiff an! the Defen!ant a&#ee! to #e$onvene on A%#il ,st, ./,, to $onfe# on the #e"ainin& !is$ove#+ iss'es. D'#in& the $all the Plaintiff an! the Defen!ant fo'n! it (o'l! *e in eve#+one:s *est inte#est to $o"e to a settle"ent offe# then #e$onvene the follo(in& (ee7 on A%#il ;th, ./,, as M#. G#a+ ha! t#ials to ten! to the fi#st %a#t of that (ee7. The Plaintiff is at a total loss as to (h+ the Defen!ants $o'n$il see7s to $a'se !ela+. The#e a#e fo'# atto#ne+s on that (o#7 on *ehalf of the Defen!ant. The Plaintiff as7 the o%%osin& $o'n$il (h+ the+ "'st *e in %a$7s li7e (olves #athe# than 6'st han!le the "atte# so (e $an "ove on an! $o'n$il has #ef'se! to ans(e# the )'estion. The !ist'#*in& %a#t is on *oth the Ans(e#s an! O*6e$tions to the Inte##o&ato#ies an! the Re)'est fo# P#o!'$tion, the Defen!ant a&#ee! that an+ %#o%#ieta#+ info#"ation (o'l! *e %#o!'$e! if the Plaintiff (e#e to si&n a %#ote$tive o#!e# +et the Defen!ant has #e%eate!l+ as7e! fo# a !#aft of the o#!e# on seve#al o$$asion an! Defen!ants $o'n$il #ef'ses to %#ovi!e it to the Plaintiff. II. A#&'"ent In o#!e# to #e$eive the %#ote$tion of atto#ne+-$lient %#ivile&e, a $o""'ni$ation "'st, inter alia, *e "a!e fo# the %'#%ose of se$'#in& %#i"a#il+ eithe# <i= an o%inion on la(, <ii= le&al se#vi$es, o# <iii= assistan$e in so"e le&al %#o$ee!in&. The %#ivile&e !oes not exten! to the %#ovision of *'siness o# othe# non-le&al a!vi$e si"%l+ *e$a'se a la(+e# ha%%ens to *e involve!. Co""'ni$ations (ith a la(+e# that #elate %#i"a#il+ to non-le&al %'#%oses, fo# exa"%le, *'siness, te$hni$al o# $o#%o#ate %'*li$ #elations %'#%oses a#e not %#ivile&e!. The %a#t+ asse#tin& a %#ivile&e has the *'#!en of esta*lishin& the %#ivile&e. The 3e!e#al R'les of Civil P#o$e!'#e #e)'i#e that a %a#t+:s $lai" of %#ivile&e shall *e "a!e ex%#essl+ an! >s'%%o#te! *+ a !es$#i%tion of the nat'#e of !o$'"ents . . . that is s'ffi$ient to ena*le the !e"an!in& %a#t+ to $ontest the $lai".? @e#e, the Defen!ant has not even t#ie! to esta*lish the %#ivile&e an! f'#the#"o#e the Defen!ant has #ef'se! to %#ovi!e a %#ote$tive o#!e# as vol'ntee#e!

*+ Citi in o#!e# to %#ovi!e those !o$'"ents fo# Plaintiffs #evie(. Ah+ (o'l! a Defen!ant $lai" %#ivile&e (hile offe#in& to %#ovi!e the !is$ove#+ if the Plaintiff (e#e to si&n a %#ote$tive o#!e#B The onl+ lo&i$al #eason is to !ela+ !is$ove#+C III. RED2ESTED RELEI3

The Plaintiff #e)'ests that Citi *e o#!e#e! to %#ovi!e i""e!iatel+ $o%ies of the info#"ation #e)'este! *+ the Plaintiffs Re)'est fo# P#o!'$tion. The Plaintiff #e)'ests that Citi *e o#!e#e! to i""e!iatel+ %#ovi!e Plaintiff (ith the P#ote$tive O#!e# fo# #evie(. The Plaintiff #e)'ests that Citi *e o#!e#e! to i""e!iatel+ %#ovi!e lo& fo# the #e"ainin& !o$'"ents that it has (ithhel! 'n!e# $lai" of %#ivile&e. The Plaintiffs also #e)'est that the Co'#t o#!e# Citi to %#o!'$e *+ A%#il ,5th, ./,, a %#ivile&e lo& fo# the !o$'"ents Citi $lai"e! to *e %#ivile&e! as this (ill sho( (hethe# Citi inten!e! to !ela+ !is$ove#+. In the alte#native, the %laintiffs #e)'est that Citi %#ovi!e these !o$'"ents to the Co'#t fo# in camera #evie( on the iss'e of %#ivile&e. In this $ase, (he#e the vol'"e of !o$'"ents $'##entl+ $onteste! is not la#&e an! the !efen!ant has not $a##ie! its *'#!en of esta*lishin& %#ivile&e, in camera #evie( to !ete#"ine (hethe# the !o$'"ents a#e in fa$t %#ivile&e! is a%%#o%#iate. <!o$'"ents (hi$h a#e $lai"e! to *e %#ivile&e! sho'l! no#"all+ *e %#o!'$e! fo# ins%e$tion *+ the 6'!&e in $a"e#a.?= Res%e$tf'll+, John Doe