ADT Security Services, Inc. v. Security One International, Inc. et al

Filing 149

ORDER REQUIRING PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND STRIKING DISCOVERY LETTERS. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 11/15/12. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/15/2012)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 8 9 ADT SECURITY SERVICES, INC., 10 Plaintiff(s), Northern District of California United States District Court 11 12 13 14 Case No.: 11-CV-05149 YGR ORDER REQUIRING PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND STRIKING DISCOVERY LETTERS (DKT. NOS. 146, 147 & 148) vs. SECURITY ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. et al., Defendant(s). 15 16 The Court has received the parties’ Joint Discovery Letter Briefs, Dkt. Nos. 146-148. The 17 Court’s Standing Order requires counsel to attest that they have met in person and to “concisely 18 summarize [any] remaining issues” in a joint letter brief no longer than four pages. In filing multiple 19 joint letters, the parties have circumvented the Court’s processes. 20 The Clerk shall STRIKE Docket Numbers 146, 147 and 148 from the record. 21 Lead trial counsel with full authority to resolve all discovery disputes and the principal 22 attorney involved in the meet and confer process for each party are hereby ORDERED to appear 23 personally at the Federal Courthouse on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall, 24 upon arrival, inform the Courtroom Deputy, Frances Stone, in the Clerk’s Office, that they have 25 appeared and shall proceed to meet and confer to resolve the outstanding discovery issues. 26 Conference rooms are available in the Attorney Lounge on a first-come, first-served basis. The 27 parties shall advise Ms. Stone when they have concluded their in-person meeting before requesting 28 the Court’s personal attention to address any remaining issues. 1 The parties shall bring with them any and all materials which may bear on resolution of the 2 discovery disputes, including the imposition of sanctions. This includes documents sufficient to show 3 the manner and tenor of communications between the parties with regard to the disputes. The Court 4 may issue sanctions against any party or parties deemed to have acted unreasonably with regard to 5 these disputes. 6 This Order terminates Dkt. Nos. 146, 147 & 148. 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 9 10 Dated: November 15, 2012 _______________________________________ YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Northern District of California United States District Court 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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