12.  In or about February 2001, Mazzei instituted the Mazzei  Action against HomEq.   13.  The lawsuit instituted by Mr. Mazzei in February 2001 was  extraordinarily lengthy.  Judge John Sprizzo, the original federal judge  assigned to the case, did not permit discovery on the state claims raised by  Mazzei until 2006, and prohibited any class discovery until May of 2008,  seven years after the institution of the lawsuit.   14.  Thereafter, Judge Sprizzo passed away, and the matter was  assigned to this Court.   A. Mazzei’s Motion To Enjoin Defendant’s Destruction Of Fee- Splitting Data   I. THE MAZZEI ACTION  