Saba v. UNISYS Corporation

Filing 69

Order by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denying without prejudice 67 Discovery Letter Brief.(dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/14/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FADI SABA,

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

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UNISYS CORPORATION,
Defendant.

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF
Re: Dkt. No. 67

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties filed several joint discovery letters in which they each appeared to take extreme

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and unjustified positions. [Docket Nos. 56, 61, and 63.] For this reason, the court ordered the

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parties to engage in further meet and confer sessions to resolve, or at least narrow their disputes.

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The parties were ordered to file a single supplemental discovery letter brief on remaining disputes

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by April 10, 2015. [Docket No. 64.] The parties’ supplemental discovery letter brief states that

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they were unable to reach any agreements. They attempt to revive the disputes by incorporating

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the arguments from the original joint discovery letter briefs. [Docket No. 67.] This is improper.

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Joint discovery letters 56, 61, and 63 are no longer pending, and the court will not review them or

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consider the parties’ arguments in those letters.

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The court now orders lead counsel for the parties to appear at the discovery hearing

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scheduled for April 16, 2015. Following the hearing, lead counsel shall meet and confer in the

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courthouse regarding the outstanding discovery disputes, and shall be prepared to devote the entire

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day, if necessary, to resolving them. Any remaining disputes shall be presented to the court in the

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form of a single, standalone joint letter that does not incorporate any previous arguments and does

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not exceed eight pages. Any such letter shall be filed by no later than April 21, 2015. Any party

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that takes a position that is not substantially justified will be subject to Rule 37 sanctions.

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Dated: April 13, 2015

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