James v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

Filing 98

ORDER GRANTING PERMISSION TO MEET AND CONFER BY TELEPHONE re 97 Declaration in Support filed by UMG Recordings, Inc.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 5/14/2012. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/14/2012)

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1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 Northern District of California 4 5 RICK JAMES, 6 No. C 11-1613 SI (MEJ) Plaintiff, v. ORDER RE: MEET & CONFER PROCEDURE 7 UMG RECORDINGS, 8 9 Defendant. _____________________________________/ 10 The Court is in receipt of Defendant UMG Recording’s request, filed May 11, 2012, 12 For the Northern District of California UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 regarding the in-person meet and confer requirement for discovery disputes in this case. (Dkt. No. 13 97.) Good cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendant’s request to meet and confer by 14 telephone. So as to ensure compliance with the spirit of the meet and confer requirement, the parties 15 shall make a contemporaneous record of their meetings using a court reporter or electronic recording 16 device. 17 If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute(s) and need to file a joint letter pursuant to 18 the undersigned's standing order, the requesting party shall provide the opposing party with a draft 19 joint letter addressing any remaining unresolved disputes. Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt 20 of the draft letter, the opposing party shall provide the requesting party with its portion of the letter 21 for filing. If the opposing party fails to timely respond with its portion of the joint letter, the 22 requesting party shall file a request pursuant to the undersigned's standing order. 23 24 25 The parties should be mindful that the Court may re-instate the in-person meeting requirement if it determines that the telephone meetings are not fruitful. IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 27 28 Dated: May 14, 2012 _______________________________ Maria-Elena James Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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