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and communicative, courts have invoked the “required records” exception to the act of production doctrine. See Federal Saving & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Rodrigues, 717 F. Supp. 1424, 1427 (N.D. Cal 1988) (“required records” exception is a Case 9:08-cv-80994-KAM Document 92 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/28/2010

ore tax information may be obtained by a party in discovery.” Bellosa v. Universal Tile Restoration, Inc., 2008 WL 2620735 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (citing Maddow v. Procter & Gamble Co., 107 F.3d 846 (11th Cir. 1997)); accord U.S. v. Certain Real Property, 444 F.Supp. 2d 1258 (S.D.Fla. 2006); Platypus Wear, I

, 2001 WL 34079319 (S.D. Fla. 2001), in which the Court applied the higher standard. These cases do not consider the Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in Maddow, and the federal judges in this District over the past five years since Pendlebury have consistently rejected the “compelling need” standard for pro

ctrine. See Federal Saving & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Rodrigues, 717 F. Supp. 1424, 1427 (N.D. Cal 1988) (“requir

, Inc., 2008 WL 2620735 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (citing Maddow v. Procter & Gamble Co., 107 F.3d 846 (11th Cir.

o not consider the Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in Maddow, and the federal judges in this District over the

. ). See Federal Saving & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Rodrigues, 717 F. Supp. 1424, 1427 (N.D. Cal 1988) (‘requir

0258 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (citing cases relying upon Maddow v. Procter & Gamble Co., 107 F.3d 846 (11th Cir.