Court Refuses to Decide Motions Because of Parties' Bickering in Arkansas Trademark Case
Judge Hendren refused to decide a discovery dispute in Rotoworks Int'l Ltd. v. Grassworks USA, LLC, 2007 WL 2582190 (W.D. Ark. 9/4/07) (last posted here 9/6/07). After an award of sanctions was entered, the case has continued its downward spiral, with the exasperation evident in the tone of the court's opinion:
The Court has read the submissions of the parties, which amount to literally hundreds of pages, much of it devoted to bickering about who has done what to whom, or failed to do it, or might do it in the future. None of this is particularly helpful to the Court in trying to resolve whether there is some discoverable piece of information about which plaintiff has inquired, and about which one or more defendants has failed to permit discovery. Nor does it advance the preparation of this case for trial; in the Court's view, the case is being delayed by the acrimonious turn discovery has taken.
The Court declines to sort through the masses of material submitted to it in connection with the pending motions and try to separate the legitimate issues from the bickering of the parties. It is the responsibility of the parties to present a concise motion to the Court setting forth matters that are really, truly, in dispute.
