Wendell et al v. Johnson & Johnson et al

Filing 282

ORDER REFERRING MOTION 263 TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 4/8/2013. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEPHEN WENDELL, et al.,

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No. C 09-4124 CW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER REFERRING
MOTION (Docket No.
263) TO MAGISTRATE
JUDGE

v.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON, et al.,

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Defendants.
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On March 5, 2013, Plaintiffs moved to modify the case

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management schedule by extending the fact discovery cut-off.

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Defendants contend that this extension is unnecessary because the

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only discovery requests they have yet to answer are currently at

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issue in a pending motion to compel before Magistrate Judge Corley

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(and, if Judge Corley grants that motion, Defendants will have to

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respond to those discovery requests with or without an extension

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of the discovery cut-off).

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motion to modify the discovery schedule to Judge Corley.

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Judge Corley is more familiar with the parties’ recent discovery

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disputes and will soon be deciding the pending motion to compel,

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she will be better able to decide whether an extension of the

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current discovery cut-off is justified.

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The Court therefore refers Plaintiffs’
Because

Judge Corley is authorized to extend the discovery cut-off

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and any other deadlines that will not affect current court dates.

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If Judge Corley finds that other court dates should be changed,

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she may so recommend.

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11, 2013 is hereby VACATED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

The hearing previously scheduled for April

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Dated: 4/8/2013

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CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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cc: JSC

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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