Solis v. Seafood Peddler of San Rafael, Inc. et al

Filing 129

ORDER GRANTING IN PART, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' EX PARTE DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF, Motions terminated: 128 . Signed by Judge Nathanael M. Cousins on 7/23/2013. (nclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/23/2013)

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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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SETH D. HARRIS, Secretary of Labor,
United States Department of Labor,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 12-cv-00116 WHO (NC)
ORDER GRANTING IN PART,
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
EX PARTE DISCOVERY LETTER
BRIEF

SEAFOOD PEDDLER OF SAN
RAFAEL, INC., dba SEAFOOD
PEDDLER; ALPHONSE SILVESTRI;
RICHARD MAYFIELD; FIDEL
CHACON,

Re: Dkt. No. 128

Defendants.

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This order responds to the issues raised by defendants’ ex parte discovery letter

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brief filed earlier today. In sum, defendants assert that plaintiff has refused to meet and

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confer on pending discovery issues and seek an order (1) compelling plaintiff to meet and

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confer; and (2) extending the time period for the submission of a joint letter brief (Dkt.

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No. 119). The Court rules as follows:

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The Court extends the July 24 deadline to July 26, 2013 at noon.

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The Court reaffirms its order that the parties must meet and confer on

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discovery issues before filing discovery motions.

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Case No. 12-cv-00116 WHO (NC)
ORDER RE: LETTER BRIEF

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If counsel are unable to coordinate a discovery “meet and confer” by July

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24, 2013 without Court supervision, lead counsel for all parties are ordered

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to appear in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, San Francisco federal courthouse, on

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July 25, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., to confer under court supervision. A failure to

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appear may be punished by sanctions against client and counsel, to the

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fullest extent permitted by law.

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prejudice, pending further conferring and briefing by the parties.

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The remaining relief requested by the defendants is denied without

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The August 28, 2013 discovery hearing remains on calendar.

Any party may object to this non-dispositive discovery order within 14 days under
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Date: July 23, 2013
___________________________
NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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Case No. 12-cv-00116 WHO (NC)
ORDER RE: LETTER BRIEF

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