Fenerjian v. Nong Shim Company, Ltd et al

Filing 219

ORDER by Judge Donna M. Ryu re Discovery Letter Briefs 211 and 215 . (dmrlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEPHEN FENERJIAN, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-04115-WHO (DMR)

Plaintiffs,
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RE DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF

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NONG SHIM COMPANY, LTD, et al.,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 211, 215

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On August 4, 2015, the court ordered the parties to meet and confer regarding search terms

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as well as Defendants' custodians. If the parties could not fully resolve their disputes on these two

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discrete topics, they were to file a joint discovery letter by no later than August 26, 2015. [Docket

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No. 187 at 2.] On August 21, 2015, the parties reported that they were engaged in useful meet and

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confer efforts, and sought an extension of the joint letter filing deadline to September 2, 2015,

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which the court granted. [Docket Nos. 197, 200.] The parties sought, and the court granted a

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further extension to September 9, 2015. [Docket No. 202.] However, the parties then proposed

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that they continue to meet and confer and simply submit a joint letter “if an impasse is reached.”

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[Docket No. 204 at 3.] Although appreciative of the parties' cooperative efforts, the court imposed

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a September 30, 2015 joint letter filing deadline in light of the fast-approaching discovery cut-off

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set by Judge Orrick. [Docket No. 204.] The parties reached agreement on the search terms as of

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September 30, 2015. [Docket No. 211 at 2.] The parties reached agreement on Defendants'

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custodians as of October 6, 2015. [Docket No. 215.] Therefore, there are no remaining disputes

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subject to the court’s September 30, 2015 joint letter deadline. Nevertheless, Plaintiffs used the

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court's September 30, 2015 joint discovery deadline as a vehicle for raising many other disputes

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without having engaged in the court's standard meet and confer process. [Docket No. 211.] The

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court denies Docket No. 211 without prejudice. The parties shall meet and confer on the disputes

raised in Docket No. 211, including Plaintiffs’ custodians. If the parties cannot informally resolve

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all such disputes, they shall file a joint discovery letter on the remaining disputes raised in Docket

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No. 211 by no later than October 27, 2015.

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