Gebhardt v. Chu et al

Filing 42

DISCOVERY ORDER re 41 Letter filed by Steven Chu, Garnett A. Gebhardt. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 5/10/2011. (mejlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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GARNETT GEBHARDT
No. C 10-02807 MEJ

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Plaintiff,
v.

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STEVEN CHU, et al.,

ORDER RE: DOCUMENT
PRODUCTION

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Defendants.
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The Court is in receipt of the parties’ joint discovery dispute letter, filed May 5, 2011,

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regarding Plaintiff’s document requests. Dkt. No. 41. Upon review of the parties’ letter, the Court

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ORDERS as follows:

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1)

The parties shall meet and confer for the purpose of determining a reasonable

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extension of the pretrial and trial dates in this case. The parties shall thereafter file a

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stipulation and proposed order to continue all deadlines in this case.

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2)

Defendants shall ensure that all privilege logs comply with the following

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requirements. If any privilege logs previously served do not comply, Defendants

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shall serve revised privilege logs within 30 days from the date of this Order.

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Privilege logs must be sufficiently detailed and informative to justify the privilege.

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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5). No generalized claims of privilege or work-product

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protection shall be permitted. With respect to each communication for which a claim

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of privilege or work product is made, the asserting party must at the time of assertion

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identify:

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(a)

all persons making or receiving the privileged or protected communication;

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(b)

the steps taken to ensure the confidentiality of the communication, including

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affirmation that no unauthorized persons have received the

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communication;

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(c)

the date of the communication;

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(d)

the subject matter of the communication; and

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(e)

the location where the document was found.

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Failure to furnish this information at the time of the assertion will be deemed a

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waiver of the privilege or protection.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 10, 2011
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Maria-Elena James
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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