Jorge Quezada v. Con-Way Inc.

Filing 152

ORDER Re Pending Discovery Dispute. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 9/19/2013. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2013)

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NOT FOR CITATION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO
MEET AND CONFER REGARDING
PENDING DISCOVERY DISPUTE

Plaintiff,

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v.

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No. 09-CV-03670 JSW (NJV)

JORGE R. QUEZADA,

(Docket No. 147)

CON-WAY, INC.,
Defendant.

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On September 12, 2013, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel further responses to
interrogatories. (Docket no. 147.) Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
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Counsel for both parties SHALL engage in a meaningful, in-person meet and confer no later

than Thursday, September 26, 2013, regarding the merits of the pending discovery dispute. Given
counsel's diverse locations, counsel may participate by telephone. Counsel shall notify the court’s
courtroom deputy, Gloria Masterson ([e-mail]), by email of the
scheduled date for the in-person meet and confer.
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Any party refusing to meet and confer will be sanctioned.

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After the in-person meet and confer, the parties shall promptly file a single joint letter brief
informing the court of the status of the discovery dispute. The letter brief shall be limited to
five pages, with no more than ten pages of exhibits, to be shared equally between the parties.
If the parties are unable to resolve their discovery dispute after the in-person meet and

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confer, the single joint letter brief, no longer than five pages, shall succinctly set forth the

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parties’ positions on the merits of each disputed issue.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 19, 2013

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Nandor J. Vadas
United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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