Daniellle Parker v. Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC et al

Filing 45

ORDER by Judge Kandis A. Westmore terminating 42 4/3/17 Discovery Letter Brief. (kawlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIELLE PARKER,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 3:15-cv-05673-TEH (KAW)
ORDER TERMINATING 4/3/17 JOINT
DISCOVERY LETTER
Re: Dkt. No. 42

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
MANAGEMENT, LLC,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On April 3, 2017, the parties filed a joint letter, in which Defendant seeks to compel

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Plaintiff’s appearance for the remainder of her deposition before the upcoming April 14, 2017

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settlement conference before Judge Laporte. (Joint Letter, Dkt. No. 42 at 1.) Thereafter, Judge

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Laporte vacated the settlement conference pending the resolution of the joint letter. (Dkt. No. 43.)

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Accordingly, the Court TERMINATES the joint letter and orders the parties to meet and

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confer regarding scheduling the remainder of Plaintiff’s deposition. The parties are advised that

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any extensions of case deadlines, including discovery cut-offs and the last date to file dispositive

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motions, must be addressed by the presiding judge, and preferably by stipulation of the parties.

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The Court notes that Plaintiff’s complaint regarding the difficulty in taking the deposition of key

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defense witness Karen Pierce is not before the undersigned. (Joint Letter at 5.) That said, the

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parties must work together to find a mutually agreeable date to take Ms. Pierce’s deposition, as

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required by the Northern District’s Guidelines for Professional Conduct, which does not look

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kindly upon gamesmanship. (See Northern District’s Guidelines for Professional Conduct § 3.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 10, 2017
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KANDIS A. WESTMORE
United States Magistrate Judge