Alexander, et al v. CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al

Filing 134

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 10/16/2015 ORDERING the 128 Motion to Compel Hearing CONTINUED to 11/18/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 24 (CKD) before Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney. No later than 10/23/2015 Defendants shall provide documents responsive to plaintiff's requests for production of documents. No later than 10/30/15, the parties are DIRECTED to meet and confer in a face-to-face conference. Joint Statement shall be filed no later than 11/6/2015. (Donati, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JONATHAN ALEXANDER, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:11-cv-0640 TLN CKD

v.

ORDER

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Currently calendared for hearing on October 21, 2015 is plaintiffs’ motion to compel

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production of documents. Upon review of the parties’ joint statement, the court concludes that

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this matter is not yet ripe for adjudication. The discovery in dispute was propounded on July 14,

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2015. Defense counsel indicate that they have only recently received the responsive documents

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from their clients. While the boilerplate objections made to the document requests at issue are not

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acceptable, it appears at this juncture that further meeting and conferring, after an actual

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production of responsive documents, would narrow the issues for decision by the court.1

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The court notes that this action has not yet been scheduled by the District Court and that there is
no pending discovery cut-off.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The hearing date of October 21, 2015 is vacated. The matter is continued to November

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18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom no. 24.

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2. No later than October 23, 2015, defendants shall provide documents responsive to

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plaintiff’s requests for production of documents, set no. 2, along with a privilege log for any

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withheld documents.

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3. No later than October 30, 2015, the parties are directed to meet and confer in a face-to-

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face conference (video conferencing is acceptable) regarding the motion to compel; the parties

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shall exchange their parts of the proposed joint statement no later than November 4, 2015. The

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joint statement shall be filed no later than November 6, 2015. The joint statement shall be limited

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to 40 pages. The document requests and responses thereto may be set forth as a separate exhibit

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rather than being included in the substantive portion of the joint statement.

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Dated: October 16, 2015

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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