Rulo v. Ricoh Americas Corporation, et al

Filing 52

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE 46 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 2/4/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK RULO,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v.

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Re: Dkt. No. 46

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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION, et
al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 15-cv-00736-HSG (JSC)

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Patrick Rulo (“Plaintiff”) brings this employment discrimination against his

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former employer, Defendants Ricoh Americas Corp., as well as Ricoh USA, Inc.. This action has

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been referred to the undersigned magistrate judge for the resolution of discovery disputes. (Dkt.

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No. 26.) Fact discovery closed on January 29, 2016. (Dkt. No. 39.) Now pending before the

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Court is Plaintiff’s request for an order permitting Plaintiff to depose one current and two former

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Ricoh employees: Steven Schuman, Beth Harrison, and Cheri Fry. (Dkt. No. 46; see also Dkt.

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Nos. 41, 41-1.) The Court held a telephone conference on the matter on February 4, 2016. For the

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reasons stated on the record in open court, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s request. Accordingly,

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the Court extends the discovery cut-off in this case for the limited purpose of permitting Plaintiff

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to take the Schuman, Harrison, and Fry depositions. The Schuman deposition is scheduled for

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February 11, 2016. The Harrison and Fry depositions are scheduled for March 16 and 17, 2016,

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with one deposition to occur each day. If the case does not resolve following the parties’

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settlement conference, Plaintiff can raise his request to take the deposition of Jim Pilzner at that

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time.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 4, 2016

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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