Federal Deposit Insurance Company v. Ching et al

Filing 93

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 8/20/2015 DENYING Defendents Motions to Compel 87 , 88 without prejudice and the 8/26/2015 hearing thereon is VACATED. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR
BUTTE COMMUNITY BANK,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:13-cv-1710-KJM-EFB

ORDER

v.
ROBERT CHING, EUGENE EVEN,
DONALD LEFORCE, ELLIS
MATTHEWS, LUTHER McLAUGHLIN,
ROBERT MORGAN, JAMES
RICKARDS, GARY STRAUSS, HUBERT
TOWNSHEND, JOHN COGER AND
KEITH ROBBINS,

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Defendants.

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On August 5, 2015, defendants Donald Leforce and Robert Ching moved to compel

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plaintiff to respond to their discovery requests. ECF Nos. 87, 88. The motions were noticed for

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hearing on August 26, 2015. Id. Local Rule 251(a) provides that the Joint Statement Re

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Discovery Disagreement must be filed at least seven days before the scheduled hearing date.

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E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(a). Local Rule 251(a) also provides that the hearing on a discovery motion

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may be dropped from calendar without prejudice if the Joint Statement re Discovery

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Disagreement is not timely filed. Id.

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Although the deadline has passed, the docket reveals that no Joint Statement re Discovery

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Disagreement has been filed in connection with defendants motions to compel. Therefore, those

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motions (ECF Nos. 87, 88) are denied without prejudice and the August 26, 2015 hearing thereon

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is vacated.

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SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 20, 2015.

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