Berndt et al v. California Department of Corrections et al

Filing 260

ORDER setting discovery cutoff and requiring stipulation and proposed order or further joint status statement by 10/05/09. All discovery related to class certification shall be completed on or before 09/30/09. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 08/04/09. (tehlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2009)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTHA BERNDT, et al., Plaintiffs,

NO. C03-3174 TEH ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND REQUIRING STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER OR FURTHER JOINT STATUS STATEMENT BY OCTOBER 5, 2009

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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The Court is in receipt of the parties' July 27, 2009 joint statement concerning

13 discovery and the briefing schedule for Plaintiffs' motion for class certification. The parties 14 state that they are meeting and conferring on a schedule that "contemplates that defendants' 15 discovery will be completed by September 30, 2009." In light of this statement, IT IS 16 HEREBY ORDERED that all discovery related to class certification shall be completed on or 17 before September 30, 2009. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall meet and 18 confer and file, on or before October 5, 2009, either a stipulation and proposed order or a 19 status statement describing the parties' respective views concerning a briefing and hearing 20 schedule on Plaintiffs' class certification motion. This case has been pending for over six 21 years, and Plaintiffs filed their motion for class certification over eight months ago. There is 22 no reason for any further delay by the parties in moving this case forward. 23 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 Dated: 08/04/09 27 28 THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT