Somers v. Digital Realty Trust Inc et al

Filing 112

ORDER re Supplemental Briefing on 111 Plaintiff's Motion for Relief of 110 Non-Dispositive Pretrial Order of Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 8/3/2016. (emclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PAUL SOMERS,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER RE SUPPLEMENTAL
BRIEFING ON PLAINTIFFS'
OBJECTIONS

v.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC, et al.,

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Defendants.

Docket No. 111

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

Case No. 14-cv-05180-EMC

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Plaintiff Paul Somers has filed objections to Judge Westmore’s July 8, 2016 Order,

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a). Docket No. 111. Defendants must file an

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opposition to Plaintiff’s objections by August 5, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. PST, not to exceed five pages.

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In particular, Defendants should substantively address Somers’s contention that he should not be

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required to turn over medical records. See Smith v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-846-

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LB, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17527, at *6-11 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2015) (quashing subpoena for

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medical records where the plaintiff’s allegations fell “within the range of normal emotional

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distress incident to a more or less extrinsic underlying wrong”).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 3, 2016
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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge