Chevron Backs Motion for Protective Order, Maintains Discovery is Closed

CINCINNATI -- A defendant involved in personal injury and property damage case arising from alleged spills and leaks from a nearby refinery maintains that it no longer has an obligation to produce documents in the case, as discovery was closed by court order months ago. Baker, et al. v. Chevron USA Inc., et al., No. 05-227 (S.D. Ohio).

On Sept. 22, Chevron backed its motion for a protective order in a reply brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, arguing that the plaintiffs did not answer any questions relating to the document production that …