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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND MARC B. GOODMAN, Plaintiff, v. PRAXAIR SERVICES, INC., Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Case No. MJG-04-391

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MEMORANDUM OPINION This Memorandum Opinion resolves Plaintiff Marc Goodman's ("Plaintiff," or "Goodman") Motion for Holding of Spoliation Sanctions by Defendant and for Associated Relief (with Application to Motions for Summary Judgment), Paper No. 138, Defendant Praxair Services, Inc.'s ("Defendant," or "Tracer/PSI") Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Spoliation Holding and Request for Specific Inferences, Paper No. 139, and Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Motion for Holding of Spoliation and for Associated Relief, Paper No. 140.1 Goodman, a pro se litigant, has filed suit for breach of contract against Tracer/PSI, who is the successor in interest to the Tracer Research Corporation ("Tracer"). Tracer purportedly hired Goodman to participate in a project to exempt Tracer's
                                                            

On April 10, 2008, this case originally was referred to me for resolution of discovery disputes. Paper No. 81. On March 31, 2009, this case was referred to me to conduct a settlement conference. Paper No. 151. In order to ensure that this Memorandum Opinion was based entirely on materials filed in court by the parties, it was prepared prior to reviewing the ex parte submissions of Goodman and Tracer/PSI. Accordingly, nothing in those submissions had any impact on the rulings in this Memorandum Opinion. See Proa v. NRT Mid Atlantic Inc., 608 F. Supp. 2d 690, 693-94 (D. Md. 2009) (holding a magistrate judge may preside over discovery matters and conduct a settlement conference as long as there is no reasonable factual basis to doubt the magistrate judge's impartiality).
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products from the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") fuel testing requirements; however, after the exemptions were obtained, Tracer refused to pay an additional $50,000 ("success fee") to Goodman. See Pl.'s Compl.

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