UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

Im a WINNER Plaintiff,
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Case No.

BANKSTER MORTGAGE, efen!ant.

PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR AN IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS Plaintiffs move fo" an o"!e" #om$ellin% efen!ant Ban&ste" Mo"t%a%e to $"o!'#e !o#'ments (it))el! on t)e %"o'n!s of $"ivile%e o" in t)e alte"native fo" an in camera ins$e#tion of $a"ti#'la" !o#'ments. Plaintiffs also "e*'est t)at t)e !efen!ant +e o"!e"e! to $"ovi!e a $"ivile%e lo% fo" !o#'ments (it))el! on t)e %"o'n!s of $"ivile%e. Plaintiffs "e*'est t)at Ban&ste" Mo"t%a%e +e o"!e"e! to $"o!'#e fo" in #ame"a ins$e#tion +, #lose of +'siness on A$"il -., /0--, all (it))el! !o#'ments "elate! to Plaintiff "e*'este! !is#ove",. I. BACKGRO1N On 2e+"'a", /3"!, /0-- Plaintiff s'+mitte! Inte""o%ato"ies one t)"' t(ent, five an! a Re*'est fo" P"o!'#tion to efen!ant Ban&ste" Mo"t%a%e. On o" a+o't Ma"#) /4, /0-- Plaintiff "e#eive! t)e efen!ants ans(e" an! o+5e#tions to t)e Plaintiffs !is#ove", "e*'ests. On Ma"#) /4t), /0-- Plaintiff in*'i"e! via email (it) t)e efen!ants #o'n#il as to ()et)e" o" not t)ei" #lient $lanne! on ans(e"in% t)e inte""o%ato"ies an! $"o!'#in% t)e !o#'ments "e*'este!. T)ei" #lient a%"ee! t)at an, $"o$"ieta", info"mation (o'l! +e $"o!'#e! if t)e Plaintiff (e"e to si%n a $"ote#tive o"!e", ()i#) Plaintiff +elieves t)e, meant to sa, #onfi!entialit, a%"eement. efen!ant an! Plaintiff s#)e!'le! an imme!iate $)one #onfe"en#e ()i#) too& $la#e on Ma"#) 3-st, /0-- at a$$"o6imatel, 7830 a.m.. Inte""o%ato"ies (e"e !is#'sse!

an! all $a"ties a%"ee! to s'$$lement a##o"!in%l,. Plaintiff an! t)e efen!ant a%"ee! to "e#onvene on A$"il -st, /0-- to #onfe" on t)e "emainin% !is#ove", iss'es. '"in% t)e #all t)e Plaintiff an! t)e efen!ant fo'n! it (o'l! +e in eve",ones +est inte"est to #ome to a settlement offe" t)en "e#onvene t)e follo(in% (ee& on A$"il 9t), /0-- as M". G"a, )a! t"ials to ten! to t)e fi"st $a"t of t)at (ee&. T)e Plaintiff is at a total loss as to (), t)e efen!ants #o'n#il see&s to #a'se !ela,. T)e"e a"e fo'" atto"ne,s t)at (o"& on +e)alf of t)e efen!ant. T)e Plaintiff as& t)e o$$osin% #o'n#il (), t)e, m'st +e in $a#&s li&e (olves "at)e" t)an 5'st )an!le t)e matte" so (e #an move on an! #o'n#il )as "ef'se! to ans(e" t)e *'estion. T)e !ist'"+in% $a"t is on +ot) t)e Ans(e"s an! O+5e#tions to t)e Inte""o%ato"ies an! t)e Re*'est fo" P"o!'#tion, t)e efen!ant a%"ee! t)at an, $"o$"ieta", info"mation (o'l! +e $"o!'#e! if t)e Plaintiff (e"e to si%n a $"ote#tive o"!e" ,et t)e efen!ant )as "e$eate!l, as&e! fo" a !"aft of t)e o"!e" on seve"al o##asion an! efen!ants #o'n#il "ef'ses to $"ovi!e it to t)e Plaintiff. II. A"%'ment In o"!e" to "e#eive t)e $"ote#tion of atto"ne,-#lient $"ivile%e, a #omm'ni#ation m'st, inter alia, +e ma!e fo" t)e $'"$ose of se#'"in% $"ima"il, eit)e" :i; an o$inion on la(, :ii; le%al se"vi#es, o" :iii; assistan#e in some le%al $"o#ee!in%. T)e $"ivile%e !oes not e6ten! to t)e $"ovision of +'siness o" ot)e" non-le%al a!vi#e sim$l, +e#a'se a la(,e" )a$$ens to +e involve!. Comm'ni#ations (it) a la(,e" t)at "elate $"ima"il, to non-le%al $'"$oses, fo" e6am$le, +'siness, te#)ni#al o" #o"$o"ate $'+li# "elations $'"$oses a"e not $"ivile%e!. T)e $a"t, asse"tin% a $"ivile%e )as t)e +'"!en of esta+lis)in% t)e $"ivile%e. T)e 2e!e"al R'les of Civil P"o#e!'"e "e*'i"e t)at a $a"t,s #laim of $"ivile%e s)all +e ma!e e6$"essl, an! <s'$$o"te! +, a !es#"i$tion of t)e nat'"e of !o#'ments . . . t)at is s'ffi#ient to ena+le t)e !eman!in% $a"t, to #ontest t)e #laim.= >e"e, t)e efen!ant )as not even t"ie! to esta+lis) t)e $"ivile%e an! f'"t)e"mo"e t)e efen!ant )as "ef'se! to $"ovi!e a $"ote#tive o"!e" as vol'ntee"e! +, Ban&ste" in o"!e" to $"ovi!e t)ose !o#'ments fo" Plaintiffs "evie(.

W), (o'l! a efen!ant #laim $"ivile%e ()ile offe"in% to $"ovi!e t)e !is#ove", if t)e Plaintiff (e"e to si%n a $"ote#tive o"!e"? T)e onl, lo%i#al "eason is to !ela, !is#ove",@ III. REA1ESTE REBEI2

T)e Plaintiff "e*'ests t)at Ban&ste" +e o"!e"e! to $"ovi!e imme!iatel, #o$ies of t)e info"mation "e*'este! +, t)e Plaintiffs Re*'est fo" P"o!'#tion. T)e Plaintiff "e*'ests t)at Ban&ste" +e o"!e"e! to imme!iatel, $"ovi!e Plaintiff (it) t)e P"ote#tive O"!e" fo" "evie(. T)e Plaintiff "e*'ests t)at Ban&ste" +e o"!e"e! to imme!iatel, $"ovi!e lo% fo" t)e "emainin% !o#'ments t)at it )as (it))el! 'n!e" #laim of $"ivile%e. T)e Plaintiffs also "e*'est t)at t)e Co'"t o"!e" Ban&ste" to $"o!'#e +, A$"il -4t), /0-- a $"ivile%e lo% fo" t)e !o#'ments Ban&ste" #laime! to +e $"ivile%e! as t)is (ill s)o( ()et)e" Ban&ste" inten!e! to !ela, !is#ove",. In t)e alte"native, t)e $laintiffs "e*'est t)at Ban&ste" $"ovi!e t)ese !o#'ments to t)e Co'"t fo" in camera "evie( on t)e iss'e of $"ivile%e. In t)is #ase, ()e"e t)e vol'me of !o#'ments #'""entl, #onteste! is not la"%e an! t)e !efen!ant )as not #a""ie! its +'"!en of esta+lis)in% $"ivile%e, in camera "evie( to !ete"mine ()et)e" t)e !o#'ments a"e in fa#t $"ivile%e! is a$$"o$"iate. :!o#'ments ()i#) a"e #laime! to +e $"ivile%e! s)o'l! no"mall, +e $"o!'#e! fo" ins$e#tion +, t)e 5'!%e in #ame"a.=; Res$e#tf'll,, Im a Winne"