Las Virgenes Municipal Water District-Triunfo Sanitation District v. Gina McCarthy et al

Filing 54

ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong REGARDING 51 DISCOVERY LETTER.(terminating 51 Discovery Letter Brief) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/6/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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5 LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER

DISTRICT - TRIUNFO SANITATION
6 DISTRICT, a Joint Powers Authority,

RELATED TO:
No. C 98-4825 SBA

Plaintiffs,

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Case No: C 14-1392 SBA

ORDER REGARDING
“DISCOVERY LETTER”

vs.

9 GINA McCARTHY, Administrator of the

Dkt. 51

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
10 PROTECTION AGENCY, and DOES 1-10,
inclusive,
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Defendants.
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On July 22, 2014, Plaintiff filed a discovery letter with the Court in which it claims,

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among other things, that “[t]he scope of discovery has not been resolved.” Dkt. 51.

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Though not entirely clear, Plaintiff appears to complain that Defendant has not yet

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produced the administrative record, which, in turn, is delaying its ability to file a discovery

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motion. The letter concludes: “[W]e ask for your prompt attention to the foregoing so a

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discovery motion can be filed under FRCP 26(b)(1).” Id.

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There is no indication that the Plaintiff met and conferred with Defendant prior to

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submitting its letter, as required by the Court’s Standing Orders. In addition, it is unclear

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what relief, if any, Plaintiff is requesting in its letter. To the extent that Plaintiff is seeking

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a court order compelling Defendant to take certain action, Plaintiff must, after first meeting

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and conferring with Defendant, file an appropriate motion consistent with the Civil Local

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Rules. See Civ. L.R. 7 (specifying types of motions and requests that may be filed).

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Docket 51 shall be terminated.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 6, 2014

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge