THOMAS B. SMITH, Magistrate Judge.
Before the Court is Defendants, Mattress Firm, Inc. and Diverse Logistics and Distribution, Inc.'s Motion for Order Compelling Defendant, Alvarez & De La Cruz, LLC ("Alvarez") to Respond to Defendants' First Request for Production (Doc. 55). Movants served their requests for production on Alvarez in December 2017, and as of the date of the motion, they had not received responses. Movants filed correspondence with opposing counsel (Doc. 56-3) confirming their unsuccessful attempts to obtain the discovery. After this motion was filed, Alvarez and Defendant Jorge Sardinas
Parties may serve requests "to produce and permit the requesting party or its representative to inspect, copy, test, or sample" documents, electronically stored information, or other "tangible things" that are "in the responding party's possession, custody, or control." FED. R. CIV. P. 34(a)(1). The recipient of a request for production has 30 days to respond. FED. R. CIV. P. 34(b)(2)(A). A party objecting to a request for production must: (1) "state with specificity the grounds for objecting to the request, including the reasons;" (2) "state whether any responsive materials are being withheld on the basis of that objection;" and (3) "[a]n objection to part of a request must specify the part and permit inspection of the rest." Rule 34(b)(2). The rules leave no place for boilerplate style objections.
To the extent Alvarez' responses include objections, they are overruled. Alvarez waived any objections it might otherwise have had by failing to timely respond.
As the prevailing parties, movants are entitled to recover their reasonable attorney's fees and costs unless: (1) the motion to compel was filed before movants attempted in good faith to get the discovery without Court action; (2) Alvarez's position was substantially justified; or (3) other circumstances make an award unjust. FED. R. CIV. P. (a)(5)(A). None of the exceptions apply. Now, the Court finds that Alvarez is liable to Mattress Firm, Inc. and Diverse Logistics and Distribution, Inc. for their reasonable attorney's fees and costs for the prosecution of this motion to compel. The parties have 14 days from the rendition of this Order within to agree on the sum to be awarded. If they are unable to agree, Mattress Firm, Inc. and Diverse Logistics and Distribution, Inc. shall file their motion for fees and costs and Alvarez shall have 14 days to respond. Copies furnished to Counsel of Record