Baptiste v. LIDS et al

Filing 59

Discovery Order Re Requests for Telephonic Conference to Enforce Meet and Confer Requirement 52 53 . Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 10/29/2013. (mejlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/29/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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CHRISTIAN RUIZ BAPTISTE
Plaintiff,

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v.
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No. C 12-05209 PJH (MEJ)

ORDER FOR PARTIES TO
APPEAR FOR COURTROOM
MEET AND CONFER SESSION

LIDS; HAT WORLD INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff’s counsel, Elizabeth Tange’s, requests for telephonic

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conference to enforce the Court’s meet and confer requirements re Plaintiff’s subpoenas to the San

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Francisco Police Department and Office of Citizen Complaints for Officer Noel Schwab and Adam

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Street’s Records. Dkt. Nos. 52, 53. In the requests, Ms. Tange states that counsel for the San

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Francisco Police Department, Blake Loebs, and counsel for the Office of Citizen Complaints,

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Manuel Fortes, have failed to comply with discovery obligations. Pursuant to the undersigned’s

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discovery standing order, as to any discovery dispute, the parties must meet and confer in person

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and, if unable to resolve the dispute, file a joint letter. The Court requires parties to meet and confer

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and submit a joint letter because it allows the disputed issues to be distilled and each of the

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arguments framed in a manner that allows the Court to rule on them efficiently. As it appears that

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the parties have been unable to comply with the standing order, the Court hereby ORDERS the

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parties to meet and confer, in person, on November 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, located

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on the 15th Floor of the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California

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94102.

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At the meet and confer session, the parties shall come prepared to meaningfully discuss and

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resolve their outstanding discovery dispute. In the event that the parties are unable to resolve their

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disputes, they shall draft a joint letter at the meet and confer session in compliance with paragraph 4

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of the standing order, and said letter shall be presented by the parties for filing at the conclusion of

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the session. Thus, the parties are ORDERED to bring with them one laptop and a USB port-

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compatible storage medium (such as a thumb drive) to use in drafting said letter. The parties are

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advised that they will not meet with the undersigned 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: October 29, 2013
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Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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