County of Kern v. Global Excel Management, Inc.

Filing 17

ORDER AFTER MID-DISCOVERY STATUS CONFERENCE, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 3/14/2017. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,
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GLOBAL EXCEL MANAGEMENT, INC., )
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Defendants.
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COUNTY OF KERN,

Case No.: 1:16-cv-01063 LJO JLT
ORDER AFTER MID-DISCOVERY STATUS
CONFERENCE

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On March 14, 2017, the Court held the mid-discovery status conference. The Court

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discussed with counsel the outstanding discovery dispute and came to the conclusion that the meet

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and confer efforts had been insufficient. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

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No later than March 17, 2017, counsel SHALL again meet and confer to attempt

to iron out the dispute;
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In advance of the meet and confer conference, the defendant SHALL

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reconsider each outstanding discovery request and fairly evaluate whether the discovery

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sought complies with Rule 26(b)(1) in that it is relevant to the claims or defenses in the

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case and it is proportional to the needs of the case. In addition, defendant SHALL consider

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whether the written discovery should be conducted in stage;

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b.

In advance of the meet and confer conference, the plaintiff SHALL

reconsider each outstanding discovery request and fairly evaluate whether there is any
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portion of the request to which it is obligated to respond as required by Fed. R. Civ. P.

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34(b)(2)(C) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(3);

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In the event that this meet and confer does not resolve the dispute, the defendant is

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authorized to file a motion to compel no later than March 24, 2017, that complies with Local

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Rule 251(c). The joint statement SHALL describe the meet and confer efforts ordered here and

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the results thereof.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 14, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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