American Medical Association et al v. Stenehjem et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
American Medical Association, on behalf 	)
of itself and its members, et al., 	)
) 	ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
Plaintiffs, 	) 	DISCOVERY
)
vs. 	)
)
Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity 	)
as Attorney General for the State of North 	)
Dakota, et al., 	) 	Case No.: 1:19-cv-125
)
)
Defendants. 	)
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Before the Court is a Motion for an Order Compelling Production of Documents filed by
Intervenors Dakota Hope Clinic, David Billings, M.D., Women’s Pregnancy Center, Inc., Eric
Pearson, M.D., North Dakota Physicians for Truth and Accuracy for Informed Consent, and the
National Institute of Family and Life (Doc. No. 146). At issue are Intervenors’ document
requests and interrogatories seeking the names of North Dakota licensed physicians who were
members of the AMA in 2019 and 2020. As articulated during today’s status conference, the
Court finds that the information sought in these requests is not relevant to the defense; not
relevant and not proportional to the needs of the case; and, that the burden of producing such
information outweighs the likely benefit. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). As such, Intervenors’
Motion for Discovery (Doc. No. 146) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 10th day of June, 2020.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter
United States Magistrate Judge
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