Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filing 622

NOTICE OF REFERENCE AND ORDER TO MEET AND CONFER re 620 Joint Discovery Letter Brief filed by Scott Medlock, Steve Dean, Nirali Mandaywala, Guili Biondi, Stephanie Cooley, Oscar Hernandez, Steven Gutierrez, Judy Long, Rachelle King, Alan Beueshasen, Lauren Carter, Judy Paul, Claire Hodgins, Haig Arabian, Francisco Espitia, Marc Opperman, Jason Green, Gentry Hoffman, Claire Moses, Theda Sandiford, Alicia Medlock, Maria Pirozzi, Greg Varner. IT IS HEREBY ORDER ED that lead trial counsel for both parties shall meet and confer in person in Courtroom G on January 29, 2016, at 9:30 Am before Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero on 1/21/16. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/21/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARC OPPERMAN, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-00453-JST (JCS)

Plaintiffs.
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NOTICE OF REFERENCE; ORDER
DENYING JOINT DISCOVERY
LETTER BRIEF; ORDER TO MEET
AND CONFER AND FILE JOINT
LETTER

v.
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PATH, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Re: Dkt. No. 620

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The above matter has been referred to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero for resolution on
the Joint Discovery Letter Brief [Docket No. 620], and all future discovery matters.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that lead trial counsel for both parties shall meet and confer in
person in Courtroom G on January 29, 2016, at 9:30 AM.
LAW AND MOTION HEARING PROCEDURES

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Civil law and motion is heard on Friday mornings, at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom G, 15th Floor,
United States District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102.
In the event a future discovery dispute arises, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that before
filing any discovery motion before this Court, the parties must comply with the following:
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Lead trial counsel for both parties must meet and confer in person regarding the

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matter(s) at issue. This meeting shall occur after other efforts to resolve the

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dispute, such as telephone, e-mail, teleconference, or correspondence, have been

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unsuccessful. Once those efforts have proved unsuccessful, any party may demand

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a meeting of lead trial counsel to resolve a discovery matter. Such a meeting shall

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occur within ten (10) calendar days of the demand. The locations of the meetings

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shall alternate. The first meeting shall be at a location selected by counsel for

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Plaintiff(s). If there are any future disputes, the next such meeting shall be held at a

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location to be determined by counsel for Defendant(s), etc.

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Within five (5) calendar days of the in-person meeting between lead trial counsel

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referred to above, the parties shall jointly file a detailed letter with the Court, not to

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exceed five (5) pages without leave of Court, which will include the matters that

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remain in dispute, a detailed substantive description of each side’s position on each

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such issue, and a description of each side’s proposed compromise on each such
issue. In the absence of permission from the Court, the letter may not exceed five

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(5) pages.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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After the Court has received the joint letter, the Court will determine what future
proceedings, if any, are necessary.

In the event that the parties continue to be unable to resolve the matters regarding the
timing and scope of discovery, the Court will consider what future actions are necessary. These
actions may include the following: (1) sanctions against a party failing to cooperate in the
discovery process and meet and confer in good faith, as required by this Order, the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of this Court; and/or (2) requiring the Chief Executive
Officers of each party to attend the in-person, meet-and-confer sessions described above. The
Court is not entering either of these matters as an Order of the Court at this time, and fully expects
counsel to meet their obligations under this Order and under the Local Rules.
Regardless of whether the Court reschedules a hearing date, all opposition and reply papers
shall be timely filed according to the originally noticed hearing date, pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-3.
A party or counsel has a continuing duty to supplement the initial disclosure when required
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1).
All filings of documents relating to motions referred to the undersigned shall list the civil
case number and the district court judge’s initials followed by the designation “(JCS)”.
ELECTRONIC FILING AND COURTESY COPIES
Please refer to Civil L. R. 5-4 and General Order No. 45 for the Northern District of
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California for information relating to electronic filing procedures and requirements.

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BEFORE NOON ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTRONIC

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FILING, THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE DIRECTLY WITH CHAMBERS ONE

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PAPER COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT, WHICH IS TO BE DESIGNATED "JCS’S

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CHAMBERS' COPY."

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The failure of counsel or a party to abide by this Order may result in sanctions pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 21, 2016
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
Chief Magistrate Judge

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