Alvarez et al v. Farmers Insurance Exchange et al

Filing 140

ORDER by Judge William H. Orrick granting 138 Discovery Letter Brief (wholc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/29/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MERCEDES ALVAREZ, et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-00574-WHO

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER REGARDING DOCUMENTS
FROM FARMERS' DECLARANTS

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FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,

Re: Dkt. No. 138

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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In the latest discovery dispute between these parties, plaintiffs seek documents in an

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expedited fashion concerning eighteen putative class members from whom defendant obtained

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declarations. Dkt. No. 138. Seventeen of the eighteen declarants had not previously been

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disclosed by defendants. It is unclear how material the declarations will be in the determination of

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the motion for class certification, which is currently scheduled for hearing on December 2, 2015,

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but it seems obvious that plaintiffs should have access to the requested records so that the record

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before the Court is complete by the time of the hearing.

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Plaintiffs’ request is GRANTED. Defendant shall disclose the records listed on page 3 of

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Joint Statement no later than November 5, 2015. Plaintiffs may also file a five page supplemental

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memorandum no later than November 18, 2015 in the event that they are unable to address

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sufficiently the evidence pertaining to the undisclosed declarants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 29, 2015
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge