Byrd v. Donahoe

Filing 58

ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE 56 . Discovery Hearing set for 2/27/2013 01:00 PM in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 2/20/13. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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YOLANDA BYRD,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 11-cv-04230 RS (NC)
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY
DISPUTE

v.
PATRICK DONAHOE, Postmaster General
United States Postal Service,

Re: Dkt. No. 56

Defendant.

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The Court will consider the discovery issues raised by joint letter brief, Dkt. No.

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56, at a hearing in Courtroom A on February 27, 2013, 1:00 p.m. At the hearing, the

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parties should be prepared to address the following issues:

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(1) How will plaintiff be prejudiced if the Court denies a further deposition of

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Robert Felix? What questions would plaintiff ask Felix in a later deposition? Why

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wasn’t plaintiff able to ask these questions during the first deposition?

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(2) Defendant’s counsel contends that plaintiff arrived thirty minutes late for the

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January 18 deposition; is this correct? What explanation does plaintiff have for this late

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start?

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(3) What is the relevance of late trip reports for any period after July 1, 2010?
For the plaintiff, how does she hope to use these reports? Explain how recent reports are
Case No. 11-cv-04230 RS (NC)
ORDER RE
DISCOVERY DISPUTE

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“crucial” to plaintiff’s case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: February 20, 2013
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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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Case No. 11-cv-04230 RS (NC)
ORDER RE
DISCOVERY DISPUTE