Global Fuels Inc. appealed an Associate Justice's order that dismissed its motion to compel the defendants to provide a further and better affidavit of documents.
The original motion was dismissed because the requested documents were deemed irrelevant and the request disproportionately broad, seeking thousands of pages of irrelevant material.
The appeal judge upheld the Associate Justice's decision, agreeing that the documents sought, which were not related to gas stations with exclusivity contracts with Global Fuels, were irrelevant to the pleaded causes of action (unlawful interference, inducing breach of contract, and conspiracy).
The court also affirmed the proportionality principle, noting that Global Fuels could have narrowed its request.
The appeal was dismissed, and Global Fuels Inc. was ordered to pay costs.
