Perez v. Monster Inc. et al

Filing 112

Order by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denying 110 Discovery Letter Brief.(dmrlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/31/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BENJAMIN PEREZ,

Case No. 15-cv-03885-EMC (DMR)

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY LETTER

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MONSTER INC., et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 110

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The Plaintiff’s August 30, 2016 motion to compel [Docket No. 110] is denied without

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prejudice for failure to comply with the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of

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California, as well as the undersigned’s Standing Order. The parties have not meaningfully met

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and conferred regarding appropriate search terms or custodians.

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The Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California requires all parties

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to review the Guidelines Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI

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Guidelines”). The ESI Guidelines and accompanying ESI Checklist recognize “the importance of

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cooperative exchanges of information” regarding ESI, which should include discussion of search

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methods as well as custodians.

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The parties shall immediately meet and confer in person or by telephone regarding Judge

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Chen’s order permitting narrow discovery on “internal communications regarding the capability,

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quality, and need for the cable(s) at issue.” Aug. 18, 2016 Minute Order [Docket No. 106]; Aug.

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18, 2016 H’rg Tr. [Docket No. 19] 19:10-23; 20:10-17. The parties shall meet and confer

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regarding appropriate custodians, as well as search terms that are tied to the permitted discovery

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topic. The discovery must be proportional in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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26(b)(1).

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If the parties are unable to resolve this dispute without judicial intervention, they shall file

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a joint letter that complies with the requirements of the undersigned’s Standing Order by no later

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than September 7, 2016.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 31, 2016
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Donna M. Ryu
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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