Faulks v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

Filing 81

ORDER GRANTING 80 request filed by Laurence Faulks for discovery meet and confer alternative. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 9/21/2015. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/21/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAURENCE FAULKS,

Case No. 13-cv-02871-MEJ

Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE: DISCOVERY MEET AND
CONFER PROCEDURE

v.
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.

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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's request, filed September 18, 2015, regarding the in-

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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person meet and confer requirement for discovery disputes. Dkt. No. 80. Good cause appearing,

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the Court hereby GRANTS the request to meet and confer, on the condition that the parties meet

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and confer by video conference when such technology is available. To ensure compliance with

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the spirit of the meet and confer requirement, if video conference is unavailable and the parties

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need to meet and confer by telephone, they shall make a contemporaneous record of their meetings

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using a court reporter or electronic recording device. Any joint letter filed with the Court must

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include as part of the cover page a statement as to how the parties met and conferred in

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compliance with this Order and the Discovery Standing Order.

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The parties should be mindful that the Court shall reinstate the in-person meeting
requirement if it determines that these meetings are not fruitful.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 21, 2015
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge