Villery v. Jones et al

Filing 138

ORDER to File Joint Statement Regarding 120 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel, signed by Magistrate Judge Helena M. Barch-Kuchta on 6/24/2021. Joint statement due no later than 7/23/2021. (Rivera, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JARED M. VILLERY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
JAY JONES, ET. AL.,

Case No. 1:15-CV-01360-DAD-HBK
ORDER TO FILE JOINT STATEMENT
REGARDING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO
COMPEL
(Doc. No. 120)

Defendant.

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s belated motion to compel directed at Defendant

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Nelson. (Doc. Nos. 120). Defendant Nelson timely filed an opposition to plaintiff’s motion to

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compel. (Doc. No. 122). And, Plaintiff filed a reply. (Doc. No. 125).

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Prior to ruling on the pending discovery dispute and considering the District Court’s Order

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granting Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration (Doc. No. 134), the Court will require the parties

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to telephonically meet and confer to try to narrow the discovery issues in dispute. If the parties

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are not able to fully resolve the discovery dispute, the parties shall file a joint statement outlining

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the discovery issues in dispute as set forth below. After review of the joint statement, the Court

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will, if necessary, schedule this matter for a telephonic hearing on the discovery dispute.

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Accordingly, it is now ORDERED:

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1. The parties shall telephonically meet and confer in good faith to attempt to resolve the

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outstanding discovery dispute no later than July 9, 2021.

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2. If the parties resolve their discovery disputes, they shall file a notice with the Court.

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3. If the parties are not able to resolve their discovery dispute, they shall file a joint

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statement, not to exceed six pages (three pages per party), outlining which items of discovery

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remain in dispute no later than July 23, 2021. Not more than six pages in exhibits (three pages

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per party) may be attached to the joint statement.

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4. Upon review of the joint statement, the Court, if necessary, will schedule this matter
for a telephonic hearing on the discovery dispute.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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June 24, 2021
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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