Gutierrez v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc. et al

Filing 45

ORDER FOR PARTIES TO APPEAR FOR COURTROOM MEET AND CONFER re #44 Letter filed by Carlos Avila, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/23/2012. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/23/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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GUADALUPE GUTIERREZ, SR.

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Plaintiff(s),
v.

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No. C 11-03428 CW (MEJ)

ORDER FOR PARTIES TO
APPEAR FOR COURTROOM
MEET AND CONFER SESSION

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
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Defendant(s).
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The Court is in receipt of Defendants’ request for a telephonic conference to enforce the

any discovery dispute, the parties must meet and confer in person and, if unable to resolve the

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For the Northern District of California

Court’s meet and confer requirements. Pursuant to the undersigned’s discovery standing order, as to

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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dispute, file a joint letter. As it appears that the parties have been unable to comply with the

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standing order, the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to meet and confer, in person, on August 10,

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2012 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom B, located on the 15th Floor of the Federal Building, 450 Golden

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Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. At the meet and confer session, the parties shall

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come prepared to meaningfully discuss and resolve their outstanding discovery dispute(s). In the

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event that the parties are unable to resolve their disputes, they shall draft a joint letter at the meet and

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confer session in compliance with paragraph 4 of the standing order, and said letter shall be

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presented by the parties for filing at the conclusion of the session. Thus, the parties are ORDERED

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to bring with them one laptop and a USB port-compatible storage medium (such as a thumb drive) to

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use in drafting said letter. The parties are advised that they will not meet with the undersigned

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during or after the meet and confer session.

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If the parties are able to meet and confer in person and resolve their disputes or file any

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necessary joint meet and confer letters prior to the meet and confer session, the parties shall jointly

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request that the Court vacate the date.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 23, 2012
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Maria-Elena James
Chief United States Magistrate Judge