USA v. Sterling Centrecorp Inc. et al

Filing 353

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 1/28/2020 CONTINUING the 1/31/2020 hearing re 348 Motion to Compel to 2/21/2020 at 10:00 AM. On or before 2/14/2020 the parties shall file an updated joint statement that accounts for defendant's supplemental productions and reflects the current state of the parties' dispute. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL,

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Plaintiffs,

No. 2:08-cv-2556 MCE DB

ORDER

v.
STERLING CENTRECORP INC.,
STEPHEN P. ELDER and ELDER
DEVELOPMENT, INC.,
Defendants.

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On January 10, 2020, plaintiff/judgment creditor United States of America filed a motion

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to compel production from defendant/judgment debtor Sterling Centrecorp Inc. (ECF No. 348.)

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The motion is scheduled for hearing before the undersigned on January 31, 2020, pursuant to

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Local Rule 302(c)(1). On January 24, 2020, the parties filed a joint statement re: discovery

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disagreement. (ECF No. 351.)

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The parties agree in the joint statement that Sterling Centrecorp Inc., made supplemental

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productions of discovery responses on January 21 and January 23, 2020. (ECF No. 351 at 3, 15-

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16.) Sterling Centrecorp Inc., asserts that this production “may obviate the need for a hearing on

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this matter.” (Id. at 16.) “The United States has not yet had sufficient opportunity to evaluate the

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information in these recent productions, but will endeavor to do so as soon as possible in an
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attempt to narrow the issues before the Court.” (Id. at 3.) In light of the parties’ representations

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the undersigned will continue the hearing of the motion to compel to allow for review of the

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supplemental productions.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The January 31, 2020 hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 348) is

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continued to February 21, 2020; and
2. On or before February 14, 2020, the parties shall file an updated joint statement that

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accounts for defendant’s supplemental productions and reflects the current state of the parties’

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dispute.

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Dated: January 28, 2020

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