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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE EVANGELICAL METHODIST CHURCH, Plaintiff, v. THE CROSSING CHURCH, INC., f/k/a New Heart Community Fellowship, Inc., Defendant. Case No. 1:11-cv-00643-REB MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER TO DISALLOW FURTHER DISCOVERY (DOCKET NO. 37)

Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order to Disallow Further Discovery (Docket No. 37). Having carefully considered the record and otherwise being fully advised, the Court enters the following Memorandum Decision and Order: I. DISCUSSION Through this action, Plaintiff seeks to compel Defendant's attendance at arbitration, nothing more. To this end, and as has repeatedly been stated throughout this litigation thus far, issues relating to alter ego and equitable estoppel represent the paramount areas of inquiry for this Court's consideration. With this understanding in mind, through its motion for protective order, Plaintiff seeks to strike Defendant's recent discovery requests, arguing that they are not only untimely, but also not relevant to the issues of alter ego and equitable estoppel. The undersigned agrees as to the latter issue of relevancy. After reviewing each of the at-issue interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission, the Court can discern no connection between the information sought and the issues presently before the Court for decision

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