A&C Catalysts, Inc. v. Raymat Materials, Inc.

Filing 22

ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY HEARING AND RE DISCOVERY CONFERENCES re 21 Discovery Letter. Response due November 12 at 6:30 a.m. Discovery Hearing set for 11/12/2014 08:00 AM in Courtroom 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. William Alsup.. Signed by Judge Alsup on November 7, 2014. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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A&C CATALYSTS, INC.,
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 14-04122 WHA

Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY
HEARING AND RE
DISCOVERY CONFERENCES

RAYMAT MATERIALS, INC.,
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Defendant.
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RAYMAT MATERIALS, INC.,
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Counter-Plaintiff,

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v.
A&C CATALYSTS, INC.,
Counter-Defendant.
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Counsel for plaintiff A&C Catalysts, Inc. are located in San Francisco. A&C Catalysts’

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principal place of business is in New Jersey. Counsel for defendant Raymat Materials, Inc. are

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located in Los Altos. Raymat’s principal place of business is in California (Compl. ¶¶ 1–2).

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On November 7, Raymat filed a discovery letter seeking to compel A&C Catalysts and

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“its employees” to attend depositions in the “San Francisco Bay Area.” Counsel failed to

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forthrightly state whether counsel met and conferred in person or via telephone before filing the

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discovery letter. Please remember that sending emails does not suffice.

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Accordingly, the following rule shall apply to all discovery disputes in this action. Lead

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counsel shall have met and conferred in person in a good faith effort to resolve the discovery

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dispute before filing a discovery letter. Appended to all discovery letters must be a sworn

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declaration stating where, when, and for how long counsel met in person.

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As to this discovery letter, before the initial case management conference on November

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12, counsel shall have met and conferred in person in a good faith effort to resolve all issues

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raised in the letter. This meeting shall take place at counsel for A&C Catalysts’ office, unless

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another location is specified in a signed stipulation. A&C Catalysts may file a response by

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NOVEMBER 12 AT 6:30 A.M. A hearing will be held on NOVEMBER 12 AT 8:00 A.M. to resolve

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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any remaining issues.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 7, 2014.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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