Motion-Secondary: JUAN HIPOLITO ESPINOZA VS. WHATABURGER RESTAURANTS, LLC

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                                Electronically Submitted
                                                                                          5/24/2023 1:31 PM
                                                                                        Hidalgo County Clerk
                                                                               Accepted by: Alejandra Lara


                                         CAUSE NO. CL-22-2376-B

JUAN HIPOLITO ESPINOZA                             §                IN THE COUNTY COURT
  Plaintiff,                                       §
                                                   §
v.                                                 §                        AT LAW NO. 2
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WHATABURGER RESTAURANTS, LLC                       §
 Defendant.                                        §              HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
                                                   §

                                    ORDER GRANTING
                              DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL

         On this day, the Court considered Defendant Whataburger Restaurants LLC’s

(“Defendant”) Motion to Compel. After considering Defendant’s motion and the arguments

of counsel, the Court finds that Defendant’s Motion to Compel should be GRANTED to the

following extent.

         It is ORDERED that Plaintiff Juan Hipolito Espinoza is ordered to remove

objections from and fully respond to the following discovery requests marked “sustained”:

     •   Plaintiff’s Objection to Interrogatory No. 5:
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn

     •   Plaintiff’s Objection to Interrogatory No. 7
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


     •   Plaintiff’s Objection to Interrogatory No. 8
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


     •   Plaintiff’s Objection to Interrogatory No. 9
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


     •   Plaintiff’s Objection to Interrogatory No. 12
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Compel                                          Page 1
                                                                             Electronically Submitted
                                                                                  5/24/2023 1:31 PM
                                                                                Hidalgo County Clerk
                                                                       Accepted by: Alejandra Lara




    •    Plaintiff’s Objection to Requests for Production No. 7
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


    •    Plaintiff’s Objection to Request for Production No. 8
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


    •    Plaintiff’s Objection to Request for Production No. 14
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


    •    Plaintiff’s Objection to Request for Production No. 15
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn


    •    Plaintiff’s Objection to Request for Production No. 18.
         ____ Sustained ____Overruled ____Withdrawn




         SIGNED on this ____ day of ______________, 2023.



                                              _______________________________
                                                THE HONORABLE JAIME PALACIOS




Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Compel                                  Page 2
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Maria Gomez on behalf of Roland Gonzales
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mgomez@germer-sa.com
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Filing Description: 20230524 Ds MTC Discovery
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Associated Case Party: JUAN HIPOLITO ESPINOZA

Name              BarNumber   Email                       TimestampSubmitted Status

Martin L.Perez                mlperezattorney@gmail.com   5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Patricia Saenz                PSaenzMDLaw@gmail.com       5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

MARIO DAVILA                  MDLawLitigation@gmail.com 5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM     SENT

Jenna Juarez                  jennamdlaw@gmail.com        5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT



Associated Case Party: WHATABURGER RESTAURANTS, LLC

Name               BarNumber Email                        TimestampSubmitted     Status

Roland Gonzales                rgonzales@germer-sa.com    5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Javier Duran                   jduran@germer-sa.com       5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Emily Cox                      ecox@germer-sa.com         5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Dominique Banda                dbanda@germer-sa.com       5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Karen Landinger                klandinger@germer-sa.com   5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT

Maria Gomez                    mgomez@germer-sa.com       5/24/2023 1:31:49 PM   SENT