Bohnert v. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco et al

Filing 62

ORDER re 61 Discovery Letter Brief. If the parties are unable to resolve this dispute on their own, plaintiff should provide me, by May 15, 2015, with a list of the witnesses it is deposing and would like to depose and for each witness, a very b rief description of the expected areas of testimony, the expected length of testimony (full day, half day, or less), and the agreed-upon dates of deposition (if any). Defendant may respond by May 20, 2015 to explain why the testimony would be cumulative or unnecessary. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 05/08/2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIMBERLY BOHNERT,

Case No. 14-cv-02854-WHO

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER REGARDING NUMBER OF
DEPOSITIONS

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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP
OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 61

Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties are having a dispute over the number of depositions that may be taken by

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plaintiff. While I am not averse to allowing more than ten depositions in a case as potentially fact

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intensive as this one, I agree with defendants that I need a better record on which to order them. If

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the parties are unable to resolve this dispute on their own, plaintiff should provide me, by May 15,

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2015, with a list of the witnesses it is deposing and would like to depose and for each witness, a

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very brief description of the expected areas of testimony, the expected length of testimony (full

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day, half day, or less), and the agreed-upon dates of deposition (if any). Defendant may respond

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by May 20, 2015 to explain why the testimony would be cumulative or unnecessary.

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I encourage grouping deponents on a single day or days for efficiency’s sake if

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appropriate. I will take the amount of time requested for depositions into account along with the

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number of depositions. I remind the parties that summer vacation is fast-approaching for school

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personnel, as is the fact discovery cutoff date. I do not intend to extend the dates previously set in

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this matter, I do expect timely responses to communications by counsel, and I will not accept

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excuses concerning scheduling depositions that I require.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 8, 2015
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge