Sepehry-Fard v. MB Financial Services

Filing 62

Order Re Discovery Meet and Confer Procedure. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on January 23, 2014. (mejlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FAREED SEPEHRY-FARD,

Case No. 13-cv-02784-JSW (MEJ)

Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE: DISCOVERY MEET AND
CONFER PROCEDURE

v.
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MB FINANCIAL SERVICES,
Defendant.

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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's request, filed January 21, 2014, regarding the in-person

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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meet and confer requirement for discovery disputes. Dkt. No. 61. Good cause appearing, the

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Court hereby GRANTS the request to meet and confer by video conference and/or telephone. The

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meet and confer must be completed by February 7, 2014. To ensure compliance with the spirit of

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the meet and confer requirement, the parties shall make a contemporaneous record of their

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meetings using a court reporter or electronic recording device.
If the parties are unable to resolve any disputes at the meet and confer session, the

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requesting party shall provide the opposing party with a draft joint letter in compliance with the

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undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order. Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the draft

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letter, the opposing party shall provide its portion of the letter. If the opposing party fails to timely

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respond, the requesting party shall file notice pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the Discovery Standing

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Order.

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The parties should be mindful that the Court shall reinstate the in-person meeting
requirement if it determines that the telephone meetings are not fruitful.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 23, 2014
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge