Peterson v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80950 (C.D. Ill. Nov. 1, 2007).
Before the Court was Plaintiffs’ motion to compel requesting, among other things, that a representative of Defendant be present to “provide a download of all available data from event recorders and other components and equipment of the crossing signal system.” Id. at *3. The Court, in granting the motion, ruled that to the extent that the data requested “is relevant and stored on-site”, the request was reasonable. Id. at *7. Specifically, Rule 34(a)(1) contemplates “the translation of electronically-stored information into a ‘reasonably usable form.’” Id. Thus, the Defendant was also “directed to arrange for an employee to be on-site during the inspection to provide a download of all available date from event recorders and other components and equipment of the crossing signal system that is stored on-site.” Id.
