Georgia-Pacific LLC v. OfficeMax Incorporated et al

Filing 200

ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY DISPUTE AT ECF NO. 196 . Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 6/30/2014. (lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division
GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC,

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY
DISPUTE AT ECF NO. 196

v.
OFFICEMAX INC, et al.,

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No. C 12-02797 WHO (LB)

Defendants.
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In the parties’ discovery dispute at ECF No. 196 (filed on June 27, 2014), OfficeMax wants the

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court to compel the deposition of the Rule 30(b)(6) ESI witness in two weeks (so by mid-July) as

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opposed to in late July, which is when other depositions already are scheduled in Atlanta. Joint

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Discovery Dispute, ECF No. 196 at 1-2. It alternatively asks for discovery deadlines to be extended

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by 30 days. Id. at 2. GP responds that it makes no sense to incur these extra costs for the three-hour

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deposition just to have it two weeks earlier. Id. Considering the circumstances, the court orders

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that the deposition occur in late July along with the other depositions.

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At the June 30, 2014 hearing, the court asked OfficeMax why this issue required a thirty-day

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discovery extension. Boiled down, the concern is that late disclosure of information might prejudice

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OfficeMax’s ability to prepare its case adequately (particularly given that the court ordered the

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deposition in April). On this record, and given the trial date, there is no ground to extend discovery

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deadlines (and normally, a request to extend deadlines needs to be made to the district court). That

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being said, if OfficeMax learns information at a late date that requires additional time to address

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appropriately, it may raise the issue with the undersigned, who will work facilitate the orderly

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completion of discovery.

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This disposes of ECF No. 196.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 30, 2014

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_______________________________
LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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