1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 Northern District of California 10 San Francisco Division SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, LLC, No. C 12-04753 CRB (LB) 12 For the Northern District of California UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE MOTION FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 [Re: ECF No. 5] BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC., et al., 15 16 17 Defendants. _____________________________________/ On September 17, 2012, Plaintiff moved ex parte for an order allowing it to take early and 18 expedited discovery so that it could determine whether it should amend its complaint to include 19 additional injunctive relief. Motion, ECF No. 5. The motion, and all other discovery, was referred 20 to the undersigned on September 21, 2012. Referral Order, ECF No. 9. 21 On September 26, 2012, the court’s courtroom deputy received a telephone call from Plaintiff’s 22 attorney, Timothy Cahn, who told her that the parties either had resolved, or were close to resolving, 23 the discovery issue underlying Plaintiff’s motion. Accordingly, the court ORDERS Plaintiff, by 24 October 12, 2012, to either: (1) withdraw the ex parte motion; or (2) file a status update describing 25 the current status of the dispute and whether a ruling on the motion will be necessary. 26 27 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: October 5, 2012 _______________________________ LAUREL BEELER United States Magistrate Judge 28 C 12-04753 CRB (LB)