STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY’S MOTION TO...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI

SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. CORI RIGSBY and KERRI RIGSBY RELATORS/COUNTER-DEFENDANTS v. CASE NO. 1:06cv433-LTS-RHW STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY DEFENDANT/COUNTER-PLAINTIFF and FORENSIC ANALYSIS ENGINEERING CORPORATION; HAAG ENGINEERING CO.; and ALEXIS KING DEFENDANTS

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY’S

MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF COMPUTERS PROVIDED

BY THE SCRUGGS LAW FIRM TO RELATORS

*Expedited Consideration Requested*

Case 1:06-cv-00433-LTS-RHW Document 665 Filed 06/30/10 Page 1 of 8

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”)

respectfully submits this Motion to Compel Production of Computers Provided by The Scruggs

Law Firm to Relators Cori and Kerri Rigsby (“the Rigsbys”).

1. State Farm has recently learned that in June of 2006, the Scruggs Law Firm

(“Scruggs”) issued laptop computers to the Rigsbys for their use during the time that they were

employed by Scruggs as “consultants.” Counsel for State Farm has also learned that the Rigsbys

apparently still have these computers in their possession.

2. State Farm’s discovery requests required the Rigsbys to identify and produce the

laptop computers that were given to them by Scruggs. Specifically, State Farm’s November 23,

2009 Document Request No. 5 seeks the following:

REQUEST NO. 5:

All Materials regarding or concerning any thing of value, compensation or other payment or remuneration in any form whatsoever – whether in cash, currency, travel, lodging, meals, credit, goods, property, indemnity, guaranty, contingency, reward, debt forgiveness, services, gifts or otherwise – that you received, are receiving or may receive from Scruggs Law Firm, P.A., Richard Scruggs, David Zachary Scruggs, Charlene Bosarge, Beth Jones, Darren Versagia, Tim Balducci, Steve Patterson, P.L. Blake, SKG, The Barrett Law Office, P.A., Don Barrett, The Lovelace Law Firm, P.A., Nutt & McAlister, PLLC, David Nutt, Mary McAlister, Derek Wyatt, Jones, Funderburg & Sessums PLLC, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, PC, Michael C. Rader, Anthony L. DeWitt, Edward D. “Chip” Roberston, Jr., James P. Frickleton, Mary Doerhoff Winter, Graves, Bartle & Marcus, LLC, Todd Graves, David L. Marcus, Matthew V. Bartle, Gilbert Randolph, LLP, Gilbert Oshinsky LLP, Gilbert LLP, Moore Law Firm, LLC, Michael C. Moore or anyone acting at the behest or on behalf of any of them, since August 29, 2005.

(11/23/09 First Discovery to Relators at p. 10-11, Ex. C to State Farm’s Motion) (emphasis

added.)

State Farm specifically defined “Materials” to include “things”:

(o) “Materials” means Documents, including ESI, or things.

(Id. at 4.)

3. A computer is a thing. The computers definitely have value as demonstrated by

invoices produced by Scruggs several days ago that state that Scruggs paid at least $3,049.80 for

these computers. (Invoices Dated July 2006, Ex. E to State Farm’s Motion.) Despite the fact that

these computers were clearly requested by State Farm, they still have not been produced by the

Rigsbys.

4. Additionally, Interrogatory No. 2 (also served on November 23, 2009) asks the

following:

INTERROGATORY NO. 2:

Identify any thing of value, compensation or other payment or remuneration in any form whatsoever – whether in cash, currency, travel, lodging, meals, credit, goods, property, indemnity, guaranty, contingency, reward, debt forgiveness, services, gifts or otherwise – that you or any corporation or other legal entity in which you are or were a member or shareholder (excluding publicly traded corporations), received, are receiving or may receive from Scruggs Law Firm, P.A., Richard Scruggs, David Zachary Scruggs, Charlene Bosarge, Beth Jones, Darren Versagia, Tim Balducci, Steve Patterson, P.L. Blake, SKG, The Barrett Law Office, P.A., Don Barrett, The Lovelace Law Firm, P.A., Nutt & McAlister, PLLC, David Nutt, Mary McAlister, Derek Wyatt, Jones, Funderburg & Sessums PLLC, Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny, PC, Michael C. Rader, Anthony L. DeWitt, Edward D. “Chip” Roberston, Jr., James P. Frickleton, Mary Doerhoff Winter, Graves, Bartle & Marcus, LLC, Todd Graves, David L. Marcus, Matthew V. Bartle, Gilbert Randolph, LLP, Gilbert Oshinsky LLP, Gilbert LLP, Moore Law Firm, LLC, Michael C. Moore or anyone acting at the behest or on behalf of any of them, since August 29, 2005.

(Id. at 5-6) (emphasis added.)

5. It was not until May 25, 2010 that the Rigsbys first disclosed that they had been

issued laptop computers by Scruggs and that they are still in possession of the computers.

6. State Farm respectfully requests that Relators be required to produce the laptop

computers given to them by Scruggs. Although State Farm believes that all of the information

stored on these computers is discoverable as they were provided to the Rigsbys as part of their

“sham” consulting arrangements with Scruggs, State Farm is nevertheless willing to work to

ensure that potentially irrelevant personal information is not intruded upon. Therefore, State

Farm respectfully requests that the Court follow procedures similar to those employed in the

McIntosh litigation and enter the proposed Order attached to State Farm’s Motion as Exhibit D

for the preservation and production of the information contained on these laptop computers.

7. Although the Rigsbys contend that State Farm has not conferred in good faith

concerning this discovery dispute, the correspondence attached to the Declaration of Benjamin

M. Watson (Exhibit A hereto) demonstrates that State Farm has made a good faith attempt to

resolve these issues.

8. State Farm incorporates herein its accompanying Memorandum of Authorities as

well as Exhibits A through E to this Motion.

WHEREFORE, State Farm respectfully requests:

(1) That the Court grant its Motion to Compel and order the Rigsbys to produce the two laptop computers given to them by Scruggs;

(2) That the Court enter the proposed Order attached to State Farm’s Motion as Ex. D in order to provide for the preservation and production of the information stored on these laptop computers; and

(3) Expedited consideration given the upcoming dispositive motion deadline.

State Farm seeks such further, supplemental and alternative relief as may be appropriate

in the premises.

This the 30th day of June, 2010.

Respectfully submitted,

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

By: s/Benjamin M. Watson (MSB # 100078) Robert C. Galloway (MSB # 4388) Jeffrey A. Walker (MSB # 6879) E. Barney Robinson III (MSB #09432)

Benjamin M. Watson (MSB #100078)

Amanda B. Barbour (MSB # 99119)

ITS ATTORNEYS

OF COUNSEL:

BUTLER, SNOW, O’MARA, STEVENS & CANNADA, PLLC Post Office Drawer 4248 Gulfport, MS 39502 (P)(228) 575-3019 (E) bob.galloway@butlersnow.com BUTLER, SNOW, O’MARA, STEVENS & CANNADA, PLLC 200 Renaissance at Colony Park, Suite 1400 1020 Highland Colony Parkway (39157) Post Office Box 6010 Ridgeland, MS 39158-6010 (P) (601) 948-5711 (F) (601) 985-4500 (E) jeff.walker@butlersnow.com (E) barney.robinson@butlersnow.com (E) ben.watson@butlersnow.com (E) amanda.barbour@butlersnow.com

Michael B. Beers (ASB-4992-S80M), PHV BEERS, ANDERSON, JACKSON, PATTY & FAWAL, P.C. Post Office Box 1988 Suite 100 250 Commerce Street (36104) Montgomery, Alabama 36102 (P) (334) 834-5311 (F) (334) 834-5362 (E) mbeers@beersanderson.com PRO HAC VICE

James R. Robie (CA State Bar # 67303), PHV ROBIE & MATTHAI Suite 1500 Biltmore Tower 500 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071 (P) (213) 706-8000 (F) (213) 706-9913 (E) jrobie@romalaw.com PRO HAC VICE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Benjamin M. Watson, one of the attorneys for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,

do hereby certify that I have this day caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument

to be delivered to the following via the means directed by the Court’s CM/ECF System:

C. Maison Heidelberg Ginny Y. Kennedy MAISON HEIDELBERG P.A. 795 Woodlands Parkway, Suite 220 Ridgeland, MS 39157 (P) (601) 351-3333 (F) (601) 956-2090 maison@heidlebergpa.com ginny@heidelbergpa.com Scott D. Gilbert August J. Matteis, Jr. Craig J. Litherland Benjamin R. Davidson GILBERT LLP 11 New York Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 gilberts@gotofirm.com matteisa@gotofirm.com litherlandc@gotofirm.com davidsonb@gotofirm.com COUNSEL FOR CORI RIGSBY AND KERRI RIGSBY Jay D. Majors UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division P.O. Box 261 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 (P) (202) 307-0264 (F) (202) 514-0280 Stan Harris Alfred B. Jernigan, Jr. Felicia C. Adams UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of Mississippi

Suite 500 188 East Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39201 (P) (601) 965-4480 (F) (601) 965-4409 (E) felicia.adams@usdoj.gov ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNITED STATES Larry G. Canada Kathryn Breard Platt GALLOWAY, JOHNSON, TOMPKINS, BURR & SMITH 701 Poydras Street Suite 4040 New Orleans, LA 70139 (P) (504) 525-6802 (F) (504) 525-2456 lcanada@gjtbs.com kplatt@gjtbs.com ATTORNEYS FOR HAAG ENGINEERING CO. Robert D. Gholson Daniel D. Wallace GHOLSON, BURSON, ENTREKIN & ORR, P.A. 535 North 5th Avenue (39440) P.O. Box 1289 Laurel, MS 39441-1289 (P) (601) 649-4440 (F) (601) 649-4441 gholson@gbeolaw.com wallace@gbeolaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS ENGINEERING CORPORATION

THIS the 30th day of June, 2010.

By: s/Benjamin M. Watson (MSB #100078) Benjamin M. Watson (MSB #100078)

Jackson 5311988v1

EXHIBIT A

Case 1:06-cv-00433-LTS-RHW Document 665-1 Filed 06/30/10 Page 1 of 20

Exhibit 1 to Declaration

EXHIBIT B

REDACTED

EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT D

EXHIBIT E

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