Service Employees International Union, CTW/CLC et al v. SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West et al

Filing 458

DISCOVERY ORDER re 454 Letter filed by Service Employees International Union, SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 1/13/2010. (mejlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/13/2010)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California
SERVICE EMPLOYEES, v. Plaintiff(s), No. C 09-00404 WHA (MEJ) DISCOVERY ORDER RE: DKT. #454

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SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS, Defendant(s). _____________________________________/

On January 12, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a letter regarding certain outstanding discovery disputes in this case. (Dkt. #454.) Upon review of Plaintiffs' letter, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 1) Defendant Dan Martin shall file a declaration, attesting under penalty of perjury, that (a) the computer identified as his wife's in Plaintiffs' letter is exclusively used by her, and (b) he has never used the computer for any purpose, including non-UHW-related business. Mr. Martin shall file his declaration by January 19, 2010. If Mr. Martin files this declaration, the computer need not be produced. 2) Alternatively, if Mr. Martin has used the computer for any purpose, including non-UHWrelated business, it shall be produced by January 19, 2010, under the terms of the existing Protective Order and protocol about how to handle non-UHW property on Defendants' electronic devices. 3) As to Defendants' counsel's declarations regarding Barbara Lewis and Joan Emslie, Defendants' counsel have now filed declarations as previously ordered. Accordingly, this

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issue is moot. 4) As to the interrogatory responses of Michael Krivosh, Jorge Rodriguez, and NUHW, Defendants shall serve their responses by January 21, 2010. Failure to serve responses may result in the imposition of sanctions, including exclusion of any testimony from said Defendants. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2010

_______________________________ Maria-Elena James Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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