Opinion
3:20-CR-00196-01
05-23-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GEORGE M FLUITT III (01)
KAYLA D. MCCLUSKY MAG. JUDGE
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Terry A. Doughty United States District Judge
Pending before the Court is an Appeal of Magistrate Judge Order to Compel Production of Privileged Materials [Doc. No. 81] filed by Labs and Khalid Satary. Labs and Khalid Satary appeal Magistrate Judge McClusky's March 4, 2022, Memorandum Order granting George M. Fluitt, III's motions to compel various third parties to produce potentially privileged information [Doc. No. 79]. The United States has filed an Opposition [Doc. No. 84]. George M. Fluitt, III, has also filed an Opposition [Doc. No. 85].
A magistrate judge's non-dispositive pretrial order is reviewable under the clearly erroneous and contrary to law standard. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a). Following a review of the record, the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge's Memorandum Order is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to the law. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Labs and Khalid Satary's appeal [Doc. No. 81] is DENIED, and Magistrate Judge McClusky's Memorandum Order [Doc. No. 79] is hereby AFFIRMED. 1
Even if the Court were to apply the de novo review standard, the Court would reach the same decision.