Saba v. UNISYS Corporation

Filing 64

ORDER on Joint Discovery Letters 56 Joint Discovery Letter Brief re after acquired evidence filed by Fadi Saba, 61 Joint Discovery Letter Brief Re: Plaintiff's Responses to Defendant's Discovery Requests filed by UNISYS Corporation, 63 Joint Discovery Letter Brief re Aetna subpoena filed by Fadi Saba. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 03/24/2015. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/24/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FADI SABA,

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Case No. 14-cv-01310-WHO (DMR)
Plaintiff,

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ORDER ON JOINT DISCOVERY
LETTERS

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UNISYS CORPORATION,

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Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Since March 9, 2015, the parties have filed five joint discovery letter briefs, (Docket Nos.

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56, 59-61, 63), four of which are set for hearing on April 16, 2015 (Docket Nos. 56, 59-61). The

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court has briefly reviewed the letters, and noticed similarities in Docket Nos. 56, 61, and 63,

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which concern some overlapping issues. In Docket No. 56, Plaintiff made sweeping requests for

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information and takes positions best described as overreaching, while Defendant claims the

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information sought is irrelevant, while in Docket Nos. 61 and 63, Defendant’s positions are

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overreaching while Plaintiff contends the requested information is irrelevant.
The court expects the parties to engage in serious, good faith meet and confer discussions

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in order to reach compromises consistent with applicable law, rather than stake out extreme

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positions in the hopes of persuading the court to adopt a position closer to their own. The court

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will not hold a hearing on these three letters unless and until the parties have adequately met and

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conferred about the issues raised in them and accordingly vacates the April 16, 2015 hearing as to

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those letters only.1 The court orders the parties to meet and confer in person by no later than

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April 3, 2015. Should any disputes remain after meeting and conferring, the parties may file a

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single joint letter that does not exceed eight pages addressing all remaining disputes raised in the

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This order does not affect the hearing set on April 16, 2015 as to Docket Nos. 59 and 60.

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three letters by no later than April 10, 2015. If necessary, the court will set a hearing on any

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remaining disputes after reviewing the letter.

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Any production by third-party Aetna in response to Defendant’s subpoena is hereby

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suspended until the court rules on any issues remaining from Docket No. 63. Upon receipt of this

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order Defendant shall immediately serve Aetna with a copy of this order and file a proof of

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service.

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