B & R Supermarket, Inc., et al v. Visa, Inc. et al

Filing 368

ORDER RE 357 360 PLAINTIFFS' DISCOVERY DISPUTES. Signed by Judge Alsup on 11/28/2016. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/28/2016)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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B & R SUPERMARKET, INC., d/b/a
MILAM’S MARKET, et al.,

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No. C 16-01150 WHA

Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’
DISCOVERY DISPUTES

VISA, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has filed two letter briefs

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purporting to be simple discovery disputes (Dkt. Nos. 357, 360). Between the two briefs,

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however, the firm has submitted over a hundred pages of attached materials. Similarly, the

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response letter submitted by the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP included over fifty

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pages of attached materials (Dkt. No. 367). This practice is inconsistent with the streamlining

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purpose of letter briefing procedures for discovery disputes.

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The hearing on plaintiffs’ discovery disputes currently set for November 29 is

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CANCELLED. Discovery matters in this action are hereby REFERRED to a Magistrate Judge to

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be determined. Counsel for both sides are responsible for timely bringing discovery disputes

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before the Magistrate Judge so that all such disputes will be resolved, and their resolutions

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implemented, by the discovery cutoff deadline. The Court is unlikely to grant any deadline

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extensions on the basis that the Magistrate Judge has not yet ruled on a discovery dispute.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 28, 2016.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

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