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McRae v. Gilmer File I
McRae v. Gilmer File I
PLAINTIFF
CAUSE NO. 16-cv-1064
DEFENDANTS
Schwartz Law Firm and has only been in such employment for less than one month. As a
new hire with the firm, Seth C. Little is still in his initial probationary period of
employment with the firm and his continued employment beyond this probationary
period will be based on Seth C. Littles performance with the cases assigned to him.
4. On August 15, 2016, Seth C. Little is scheduled to attend two depositions in
See Notices of
Deposition collectively attached as Exhibit A. The instant case is Seth C. Littles sole
responsibility as this case is his assigned file and Little is the only attorney from the
Schwartz Law Firm assigned to the case and familiar with the case.
5. Compelling Seth C. Littles attendance at the hearing or court proceeding on
August 15, 2016 would present an undue burden to Little as not appearing or cancelling
the previously scheduled deposition in Brookhaven, Mississippi could create negative
consequences in the case in which Seth C. Little is the only assigned attorney from the
Schwartz Law Firm and by extension would likely result in negative consequences to
Seth C. Littles probationary employment with the Schwartz Law Firm.
6.
Although Seth C. Little is unaware of the nature of the August 15, 2016
hearing, it is his understanding that this is not an emergency hearing seeking any type of
emergency relief. Seth C. Little is available to appear and provide testimony on several
other dates in August, September, and beyond, and would be glad to present to the Court
and counsel his schedule for the next several months ahead, as these contain several dates
in which Little does not have a scheduled deposition or court appearance.
7.
August 11, 2016, it came to Seth C. Littles attention that McRae Law Firm, PLLC has
previously sought in this matter via subpoena Littles cell phone records and bank
records. Little has no idea the relevance of these records to the instant proceeding, and
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The above facts clearly show that the McRae Law Firm has considered Seth
C. Little as a necessary an integral party in the instant lawsuit, and began subpoenaing
Littles personal records on August 1, 2016. Per the docket in this matter, the Plaintiff
knew of the August 15, 2016 hearing date in this matter as early as August 4, 2016.
Despite this fact, the Plaintiff waited until the Thursday prior to a Monday court
proceeding to subpoena Seth C. Littles attendance at the August 15, 2016 court
proceeding, undoubtedly for the purpose of leaving a very short amount of time, basically
one business day, to respond or seek any relief to which he may be entitled regarding the
subpoena pursuant to Rule 26 and Rule 45 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.
9.
The above facts, that the Plaintiff began subpoenaing Seth C. Littles personal
records on August 1, 2016 and yet waited to subpoena Little for trial until August 11,
2016 strongly suggests that the Plaintiff are using the August 15, 2016 hearing as a back
door to obtain sworn testimony from Little, complete with his personal records, without
having to name Seth C. Little as a party. Without Little being a Defendant or other party
in the instant action and therefore not being a party to be noticed in the instant action, the
Plaintiff has essentially been able to request Littles personal records without notice to
Little. The foregoing facts strongly suggest that the Plaintiff is using the August 15, 2016
hearing and their subpoena of Seth C. Little to provide testimony as a trial or hearing by
ambush.
10. As the Plaintiff has requested Littles personal records via subpoena with a
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Furthermore, if the Court allows the Plaintiff to receive and use said
documents, Seth C. Little is entitled to receive and review these records prior to
providing any testimony in this matter. Allowing the Plaintiff to request Seth C. Littles
personal records as a non-party without notice to Little, while at the same time
subpoenaing Little to provide testimony with less than one business day of notice to him
is oppressive and creates an undue burden to Little who, as a non-party, should not be
compelled to endure.
11. Rule 45(d) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a court
shall quash a subpoena if it fails to allow a reasonable time for compliance, requires
disclosure of privileged or other protected material, or subjects a person to undue burden
or expense. In the instant matter, compelling Seth C. Littles attendance at the August
15, 2016 court proceeding would subject Seth C. Little of the undue burden of cancelling
a previously scheduled deposition in a civil action in which he is the sole responsible
attorney for the Plaintiff, thereby threatening negative consequences to Littles
representation in said matter as well as threatening irreparable harm to Littles
probationary employment with Schwartz Law Firm. Furthermore, allowing the Plaintiff
in this matter to subpoena Seth C. Littles personal records without notice to him and then
subpoenaing Littles attendance at a hearing in the matter less than one business day prior
to said hearing is akin to attempting a trial or hearing by ambush, and would certainly
result in an undue burden to Little. There is no compelling reason why the instant matter
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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PLAINTIFF
V.
BARRY WADE
DBA GILMER
GILMER LAW
AKA GILMER
GILMER LAW
DEFENDANTS
and alleges that Matthew Wade Gilmer has not been properly served
with process of any summons, complaint or notice of subpoena duces
tecum. As a result, Matthew Wade Gilmer reserves all procedural
and due process objections and defenses, whether affirmative or
otherwise, afforded to him by Mississippi Law, Mississippi Rules
Of
Civil
Procedure,
the
Mississippi
Constitution,
the
United
FACTS
2.
On
August
11,
2016
Matthew
Wade
Gilmer
received
I.
45, subpoena duces tecum may only be made returnable not less than
ten days after said subpoena has been served upon the person or
entity that is to produce the documents commanded by said subpoena.
Specifically, Unless for good cause shown the court shortens the
time, a subpoena for production or inspection shall allow not less
than ten days for the person upon whom it is served to comply with
the
subpoena.
copy
of
all
such
subpoenas
shall
be
served
The two subpoena duces tecum (Docket #13 and #14) are
the
two
facially
defective
subpoenas
to
take
issue,
the court and to the non-lawyer third party to whom the subpoena
is directed (BankPlus). In addition to causing defective subpoenas
to take issue, Plaintiff and its counsel wrote to BankPlus and
attempted to persuade BankPlus to obey each subpoena in a length
of time shorter than the mandatory ten days afforded to BankPlus
and the parties to object to said subpoena. by M.R.C.P. Rule 45.
This overt act in conjunction with Plaintiffs failure to advise
BankPlus of its legal right to ten days to obey each subpoena
constitutes an attempt by Plaintiff and its counsel to subvert
justice. These acts and omissions further constitute a calculated
plan to prey upon a non-lawyer third-partys ignorance of the law
for the benefit of Plaintiff and Plaintiffs counsel. These acts
and omissions not only constitute a calculated plan to subvert
justice, said acts and omissions have gone unnoticed and have
potentially caused irreparable harm to Matthew Wade Gilmer, the
clients of Matthew Wade Gilmer and others who may become affected
by the production of the documents sought by the subpoenas.
9.
Upon
information
and
belief,
Plaintiffs
Complaint
Matthew Wade Gilmer would be permitted the same ten days to file
and serve upon Plaintiff a written objection to said subpoenas.
Matthew Wade Gilmer has not been served any subpoena issued under
this cause of action. This includes the subpoenas directed to
BankPlus and AT&T. Upon further information and belief, the public
docket reflects no document has been filed certifying service of
the subpoenas upon any person or entity, including BankPlus. This
attempt to disguise the service of the subpoenas further supports
1 Matthew Wade Gilmer has not been served with a copy of a summons and/or
Complaint by traditional means or otherwise.
II.
PROTECTED
BY
ATTORNEY
CLIENT
PRIVILEGE
AND
CONFIDENTIALITY
information
thereby
causing
irreparable
harm
to
Matthew Wade Gilmer and his clients. Matthew Wade Gilmer further
alleges that the production of documents sought by each subpoena
duces tecum will breach the confidentiality owed by Matthew Wade
Gilmer to his clients.
11.
agreement
and/or
non-disclosure
agreement.
Matthew Wade Gilmer takes the position that he is not a party to this
action.
agent charged with the duty of control over the bank accounts that
are the subject of the subpoenas. This duty requires Matthew Wade
Gilmer to preserve the confidentiality of the banking documents
associated with said accounts including the documents sought by
each subpoena. Production of said documents by BankPlus will
subject Matthew Wade Gilmer and others to irreparable harm which
is not quantifiable at this time.
26(d) a court may make any order which justice requires to protect
a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or
undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following:
(4) that certain matters not be inquired into, or that the scope
of the discovery be limited to certain matters.. M.R.C.P 26(d)(4).
13.
attorney
client
privilege
and/or
violates
the
duty
of
WHEREFORE,
PREMISES
CONSIDERED,
Matthew
Wade
Gilmer
(a)
(b)this Court quash said subpoenas and strike the same from
the record;
(c)
(d)
(e)
Plaintiff
this
from
Court
enter
attempting
to
Protective
discover
any
Order
prohibiting
information
which
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Wade Gilmer
By: /s/ MATTHEW WADE GILMER
MATTHEW WADE GILMER
LITIGANT BY SPECIAL APPEARANCE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Matthew Wade Gilmer, do hereby certify I have filed the
above Pleading and Special Appearance with the Clerk of this Court
using the MEC/ECF system which has served a true and correct copy
of the same on the following persons:
Michele Biegel
Attorney For Plaintiff
michele@brjlaw.net
I, Matthew Wade Gilmer, further certify that I have served
this Motion by hand delivery on the following non-MEC participants:
BankPlus
Legal Department
1068 Highland Colony Pkwy
Ridgeland, MS 39157
SO CERTIFIED, this the 12th day of August, 2016.
PLAINTIFF
VS
BARRY WADE
DBA GILMER
GILMER LAW
AKA GILMER
GILMER LAW
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned has this morning
telephoned the Hinds County Chancery Clerks office upon
learning that certain documents were incorrectly filed via MEC
and attempted to speak with the Clerk but she was unavailable.
Ultimately,
the
undersigned
spoke
to
three
different
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Michele D. Biegel, certify that I have this date
served a copy of the above and foregoing MOTION with the Clerk
of the Court using the MEC system which sent notification of
such filing to the following:
Gilmer Law Firm, PLLC
c/o Matthew Wade Gilmer, Registered Agent
140 Fountains Boulevard, Suite E
Madison, Mississippi 39130
mwgilmer@gilmerlawfirm.com
Barry W. Gilmer, Individually and
d/b/a Gilmer Law Firm, PA
140 Fountains Boulevard, Suite E
Madison, Mississippi 39130
gilmerlaw@gilmerlawfirm.com
Gilmer Law Firm, a Professional Association
a/k/a Gilmer Law Firm, PA
c/o Barry Wade Gilmer, Registered Agent
140 Fountains Boulevard, Suite E
Madison, Mississippi 39130
gilmerlaw@gilmerlawfirm.com
SO CERTIFIED, this the 15th day of August, 2016.
MICHELE D. BIEGEL
LAW OFFICE OF B. RUTH JOHNSON, PLLC
B. Ruth Johnson
br@brjlaw.net
Mississippi Bar No. 3106
Michele D. Biegel
michele@brjlaw.net
Mississippi Bar No. 101166
405 Tombigbee Street (39201)
Post Office Box 2433
Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2433
Telephone: (601) 354-1000
Facsimile: (601) 354-9994
ATTORNEYS FOR MCRAE LAW FIRM, PLLC
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