The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ACCELLIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 8:25-cv-440-TPB-AEP
CHRISTIAN AGUILERA-
SANDOVAL,
Defendant.
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ORDER OVERRULING “DEFENDANT’S RULE 72(A) OBJECTIONS
TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S DISCOVERY ORDER”
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Christian Aguilera-Sandoval’s
objections to United States Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli’s Order dated
October 9, 2025. (Doc. 102). In his Order, Judge Porcelli granted in part and denied
in part Plaintiff’s motions for protective orders with respect to Defendant’s attempts to
depose Plaintiff’s customers and one of its board members. (Doc. 99).1 On October
14, 2025, Defendant timely filed his objections. On October 27, 2025, Plaintiff filed a
response to Defendant’s objections. (Doc. 112).
A party may file objections to a magistrate judge’s order on a non-dispositive
pretrial matter within fourteen days after service of the order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a).
When objections are filed, the district court “must consider timely objections and
modify or set aside any part of the order that is clearly erroneous or is contrary to
1 Defendant filed a motion for clarification or modification of Judge Porcelli’s October 9, 2025,
Order, which Judge Porcelli granted only to the extent that he restated his prior ruling. See
(Docs. 103; 114).
law.” Jd. An order is contrary to law if the magistrate judge failed to apply or
misapplied the relevant statutes, case law, or procedural rules. TemPay, Inc. v.
Biltres Staffing of Tampa Bay, LLC, 929 F. Supp. 2d 1255, 1260 (M.D. Fla. 2013)
(citing S.E.C. v. Kramer, 778 F. Supp. 2d 1320, 1326-27 (M.D. Fla. 2011)).
After a review of the record, the undersigned concludes that Judge Porcelli’s
October 9, 2025, Order is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law.
Consequently, Defendant’s objections are overruled, and Judge Porcelli’s October 9,
2025, Order shall remain the Order of the Court.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
(1) Defendant’s objections (Doc. 102) are OVERRULED, and Judge Porcelli’s
October 9, 2025, Order (Doc. 99) shall remain the Order of the Court.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida, this 7th day of
November, 2025.
NAP. GA.
TOMBARBER —
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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