Rea v. The Salvation Army et al

Filing 29

ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY CONFERENCE: the Court converts the hearing (Motion to Compel Discovery Doc. 25) scheduled for Friday, December 19, 2014 at 9:30a.m. to a discovery conference. The personal appearance of counsel is required at the co nference and counsel is advised that they shall stay until resolved. In lieu of a joint statement, each party shall file up to a five-page statement briefly outlining their respective positions on the disputes, including relevant legal arguments no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014. signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 12/4/2014. (Herman, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIMBERLEA REA,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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1:13-cv-1486 LJO-BAM

THE SALVATION ARMY, et al,

ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY
CONFERENCE

Defendants.

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In response to the Court’s minute order (Doc. 28), the parties have advised that

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Defendants do not agree to resolve Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery filed on November

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21, 2014 informally. (Doc. 25). Defendants also notified chambers that another discovery
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dispute regarding taking Plaintiff’s deposition has arisen, and Defendants request an informal

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conference to resolve this issue. In light of these on-going disputes, and in the interest of judicial

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economy, the Court converts the hearing scheduled for Friday December 19, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. to

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a discovery conference. The personal appearance of counsel is required at the conference and

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counsel is advised that they shall stay until resolved. At the discovery conference, Counsel shall

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be prepared to meet and confer with each other on each of the discovery requests in detail,

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including but not limited to, Mr. Paugh’s employment status and how the ministerial exception

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applies to him, the existence of his personnel file, as well other incidents of harassment at the

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Modesto Citadel during the relevant time periods. In lieu of a joint statement, each party shall file
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up to a five-page statement briefly outlining their respective positions on the disputes, including

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relevant legal arguments no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014. At the

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discovery conference, if the issues remain unresolved by the parties, the Court will take the issues

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under submission. The parties are directed to continue to meet and confer and to notify the Court

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forthwith if an agreement is reached.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

December 4, 2014

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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