Roe v. Frito-Lay, Inc.

Filing 70

ORDER by Judge Kandis A. Westmore terminating Plaintiff's 68 Discovery Letter Brief. The parties are ordered to meet and confer. (kawlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/8/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JANE ROE,

Case No. 14-cv-00751-HSG (KAW)
Plaintiff,

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ORDER TERMINATING PLAINTIFF'S
1/27/16 DISCOVERY LETTER

v.
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FRITO-LAY, INC.,

Re: Dkt. No. 68

Defendant.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On January 27, 2016, Plaintiff Jane Roe filed a discovery letter brief, because Defendant

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Frito-Lay did not participate in the drafting of the letter. (Letter, Dkt. No. 68 at 1.) The letter

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relates to allegedly deficient discovery responses served in October 2014. Id. Plaintiff is correct

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that she is entitled to verified interrogatory responses. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(5). Plaintiff is

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not, however, entitled to verified responses to requests for admission or requests for production.

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The parties are reminded of their ongoing obligation to supplement their responses under

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Rule 26(e), and are ordered to meet and confer regarding the disputes identified in Plaintiff’s

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letter, including scheduling depositions at a time that is convenient to the parties and witnesses.

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See Civil L.R. 30-1. The parties shall also keep in mind the Northern District’s Guidelines for

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Professional Conduct (http://cand.uscourts.gov/professional_conduct_guidelines), i.e. ¶ 9(b)

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(Discovery). See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 (encourages the “just, speedy, and inexpensive

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determination of every action and proceeding”). Should the parties be unable to resolve these

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disputes without court intervention, they shall file a joint letter that complies with the

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undersigned’s standing order. (See Judge Westmore’s General Standing Order ¶¶ 12-13.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 8, 2016
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KANDIS A. WESTMORE
United States Magistrate Judge