Veloz v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company et al

Filing 48

Order by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denying 47 Discovery Letter Brief.(dmrlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2014)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11
For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

10
RICHARD VELOZ,

12

Plaintiff(s),

13

v.

14

ORDER DENYING EX PARTE
DISCOVERY LETTER [DOCKET NO.
47]

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO,

15

No. C-12-06309-WHA (DMR)

Defendant(s).
___________________________________/

16
17

The court has received an ex parte discovery letter filed by Defendant Pacific Gas and

18

Electric Co. [Docket No. 47.] The letter is DENIED without prejudice. The parties are ordered to

19

meet and confer in a manner that complies with this court’s standing order on discovery, see Docket

20

No. 36, which states that prior to filing a discovery letter,

21

The parties shall first meet and confer to try to resolve their disagreements. The meet and
confer session must be in person or by telephone, and may not be conducted by letter, email, or fax. If disagreements remain, the parties shall file a joint letter no later than five
business days after the meet and confer session, unless otherwise directed by the court. Lead
trial counsel for both parties must sign the letter, which shall include an attestation that
the parties met and conferred in person or by telephone regarding all issues prior to filing the
letter. Going issue-by-issue, the joint letter shall describe each unresolved issue, summarize
each party’s position with appropriate legal authority; and provide each party’s final
proposed compromise before moving to the next issue. The joint letter shall not exceed ten
pages without leave of court. Parties are expected to plan for and cooperate in preparing
the joint letter so that each side has adequate time to address the arguments.

22
23
24
25
26
27

//

28

//

1

If the parties continue to dispute the issues raised in Docket No. 47 after they meet and confer, they

2

shall file a joint discovery letter by March 14, 2014.

3

Dated: March 7, 2014

7

. Ryu

9

United States Magistrate Judge

RT

8

NO

aM
e Donn
JudgRYU
DONNA M.

11
For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

10

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2

A

H

ER

R NIA

6

DERED

O OR
IT IS S

FO

5

LI

UNIT
ED

S

IT IS SO ORDERED.

RT
U
O

4

S DISTRICT
TE
C
TA

N

F
D IS T IC T O
R

C