Lake v. City of Vallejo et al.

Filing 43

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 10/13/2020 ORDERING that, if plaintiff wishes to raise discovery issues and scheduling modifications further, plaintiff is to file a motion by 10/30/2020, which will be heard on 12/3/2020. Plainti ff's counsel is ADVISED to include all disputed and requested discovery, including disputed deposition questions and objections, and a breakdown of the relevant timeline in her motion, including specifying the proposed discovery and when it will be completed. The parties are INSTRUCTED to meet and confer, prior to 10/19/2020, regarding the disputed discovery and proposed scheduling modification and attest to these efforts in their respective filings. (Huang, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:19-cv-01439-KJM-KJN

JOSEPH LAKE,

ORDER
(ECF No. 41)

v.
CITY OF VALLEJO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Presently pending before the court is the parties’ joint discovery dispute. Plaintiff moves

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to compel discovery and to amend the scheduling order. At the informal hearing in this matter

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John Whitefleet appeared for defendants; Wendy Chau appeared for plaintiff. As the undersigned

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discussed at the hearing, the court declines to rule on the current discovery dispute in the informal

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context. If plaintiff wishes to raise these discovery issues and scheduling modifications further,

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plaintiff is to file a motion by October 30, 2020, which will be heard on December 3, 2020.

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Defendants may file an opposition and plaintiff may file a reply as outlined in Local Rule 230.

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The parties are not required to file a joint discovery letter as required by Local Rule 251.

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Plaintiff’s counsel is advised to include all disputed and requested discovery, including

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disputed deposition questions and objections, and a breakdown of the relevant timeline in her

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motion, including specifying the proposed discovery and when it will be completed. The parties

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are instructed to meet and confer, prior to October 19, 2020, regarding the disputed discovery and

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proposed scheduling modification and attest to these efforts in their respective filings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 13, 2020

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