Lindley v. KAG West, LLC et al

Filing 21

ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 11/27/17: Request for Bifurcated Discovery 17 is GRANTED. Request for oral argument 20 is DENIED. (Kaminski, H)

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BRIAN L. JOHNSRUD, State Bar No. 184474
CURLEY, HURTGEN & JOHNSRUD LLP
4400 Bohannon Drive, Suite 230
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.323.1002
E-mail: [e-mail]
MICHAEL A. CURLEY, admitted pro hac vice
CURLEY, HURTGEN & JOHNSRUD LLP
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 267.543.1160
E-mail: [e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THOMAS LINDLEY, individually and on
behalf of others similarly situated,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS KAG
WEST, LLC AND THE KENAN
ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.’S REQUEST
FOR BIFURCATED DISCOVERY

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-00825-MCE-DB

v.

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KAG WEST, LLC and KEENAN
ADVANTAGE GROUP, LLC,

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Defendants.

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The Court having read and considered the moving and responding papers

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presented, and good cause appearing, hereby orders that Defendants’ Request For

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Bifurcated Discovery in the above-captioned case, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED.1

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Because oral argument would not be of material assistance in rendering a decision,

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Defendants’ request for oral argument, ECF No. 20, is DENIED.

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CU R L E Y , H U R T G E N &
JOH NSR U D L L P
C O U N S EL O RS A T LA W
M EN LO PA RK

Accordingly, the parties shall proceed with individual discovery on
Plaintiff’s claims, with class discovery as a second phase if deemed necessary and
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“The decision to bifurcate discovery in putative class actions prior to certification is committed to the
discretion of the trial court.” True Health Chiropractic Inc v. McKesson Corp., No. 13-cv-02219-JST, 2015 WL
273188, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 20, 2015), citing Del Campo v. Kennedy, 236 F.R.D. 454, 459 (N.D.Cal.2006)
(citations omitted); see, e.g., Medlock v. Taco Bell Corp., No. 1:07–cv–01314–SAB, 2014 WL 2154437, at *1 (E.D.
Cal. May 22, 2014) (noting bifurcation of discovery as to class-certification and merits issues).

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ORDER TO BIFURCATE DISCOVERY
(CASE NO. 2:17-CV-00825-MCE)

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appropriate by the Court. If necessary, the parties are ordered to file a Joint Status

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Report within twenty (20) days of electronic filing of any order from the Court on

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any dispositive motion addressing Plaintiff’s individual claims.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 27, 2017

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CU R L E Y , H U R T G E N &
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ORDER TO BIFURCATE DISCOVERY
(CASE NO. 2:17-CV-00825-MCE)