Carter et al v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation et al

Filing 147

ORDER DENYING 145 Letter filed by Kimberly Carter, G. Carter. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on July 18, 2014. (jcslc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIMBERLY CARTER, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-00809-JCS

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER RE DOCKET NO. 145

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NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendants.

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On July 10, 2014, the parties submitted a Joint Letter addressing discovery issues. The

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Court construes the letter as a motion to compel (“Motion”). For the following reasons, the

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Motion is DENIED. First, the parties have not met and conferred in person as required by the

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Court’s previous orders. Second, Plaintiffs have not identified any specific questions, answers, or

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objections or instructions not to answer at depositions that were not answered or were improper.

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Third, Plaintiffs have not identified specific document requests or any specific responsive

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documents they contend Defendants failed to produce. In light of this lack of specificity, the

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Court cannot decide whether any further discovery is warranted. Finally, to the extent that the

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joint letter complains that certain depositions took place late in discovery, this argument is now

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largely moot because the depositions have been taken. In any event, both sides bear some

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responsibility for the fact that document production and depositions occurred at the end of

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discovery.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 18, 2014
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge