United Specialty Insurance Company v. Petersen

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 9/12/2017 ORDERING 18 Defendant shall respond to the discovery at issue no later than 9/28/2017; The parties shall adhere to the Pretrial Scheduling Order entered by the Court on 3/24/2017 unless and until a stay is granted. 10 (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-2480 KJM GGH

ORDER
v.
DEAN PETERSEN,
Defendant.
The parties to this action appeared by telephone before the court for hearing on plaintiff’s

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Motion to Compel responses to discovery. Plaintiff was represented by Shanti Eagle and

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defendant was represented by Roseanne Lazzarotto. After hearing oral argument, the court makes

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the following Order.

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Defendant’s counsel is to draft a protective order and present it to plaintiff’s counsel for

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review. They parties will then jointly present the document agreed to by the court no later than

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September 14, 2017, in Word format, for the signature of the court. The parties are warned that

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they may not agree to the sealing of any particular documents in the text of the protective order

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and should instead review the Ninth Circuit law and the Local Rules relating to sealing orders.

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The protective order should reflect recognition of the Ninth Circuit law.

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Defendant shall respond to the discovery at issue no later than September 28, 2017, with
the following caveats:
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If objections are made to any request on the basis of privilege, defendant shall

append a Privilege Log with the production documents.
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If the District Judge issues an order staying these proceedings pursuant to the

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motion for such an order filed on August 25, 2017 and scheduled for hearing on September 22,

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2017 before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, ECF No. 10, the discovery need not be the

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subject of response.

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The parties shall adhere to the Pretrial Scheduling Order entered by the Court on

March 24, 2017 unless and until a stay is granted.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 12, 2017
/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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