Wade v. Tschudi Shipping Company A.S. et al

Filing 54

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 11/14/2008. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/14/2008)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LORI WADE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) TSCHUDI SHIPPING COMPANY, et) ) al., ) ) Defendants. ) No. C07-5487 CW (BZ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER Following a telephonic discovery conference between the parties on November 7, 2008, and on the basis of the papers previously filed with the Court, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Plaintiff's request for a protective order (Docket The court cannot foresee all the No. 48) is DENIED. circumstances under which a non-party witness could surface later in the proceedings so the issues presented by plaintiff are better dealt with in pretrial in limine motions; and 2. When and if defendants or counsel for defendants have contact with any of the missing witnesses, they are ORDERED to 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 provide plaintiff with the witness' contact information as part of their duty to supplement disclosures and discovery. Dated: November 14, 2008 Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge G:\BZALL\-REFS\WADE\ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.wpd 2

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