Welenco, Inc. v. Corbell, et al.,

Filing 96

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 1/22/2015 VACATING the Motion Hearing on 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 Motions to Compel, 94 Motion to Strike; ORDERING the parties to meet and confer by 1/30/2015, regarding said p ending motions; ORDERING the parties to file a joint letter brief by 2/4/2015 at 12:00 PM, addressing any unresolved issues raised in the motions; REMINDING the parties that resolution of discovery disputes is available under the informal procedures set forth on Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney's court website. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WELENCO, INC., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:13-cv-0287 KJM CKD

v.

ORDER

GARY CORBELL, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Defendant has noticed for hearing on February 11, 2015 six motions to compel and a

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motion to strike plaintiff’s designated expert. ECF Nos. 88-94. The discovery cut-off is February

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13, 2015. ECF No. 83. The scheduling order governing this matter provides in pertinent part that

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completion of discovery by the cut-off date “means that all discovery shall have been conducted

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so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have been

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resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has

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been obeyed.” ECF No. 55 at 2:12-15. Defendant’s last minute notice of the pending motions1 to

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compel makes it virtually impossible for the parties to comply with the discovery cut-off date.

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It appears that some of the motions were set for hearing on December 17, 2014 but were then
withdrawn. ECF Nos. 79-81.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The hearing date of February 11, 2015 is vacated. The parties are directed to meet and

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confer no later than January 30, 2015 regarding the pending motions. No later than February 4,

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2015 at 12:00 p.m., the parties shall file a joint letter brief addressing any unresolved issues raised

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in the motions. The letter brief shall be limited to ten pages. The specific document requests and

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interrogatories in dispute and the expert report at issue may be submitted as a separate exhibit to

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the letter brief. The matter shall thereafter stand submitted.

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2. The court reminds the parties that resolution of discovery disputes is available under
the informal procedures set forth on the undersigned’s court website.
Dated: January 22, 2015

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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