Advanced Microtherm, Inc. v. Norman Wright Mechanical Equipment Corporation et al

Filing 1127

ORDER Setting Omnibus Hearing for All Discovery Sanctions Motions. Hearing set for 10:00 a.m. on 1/26/2010. Signed by Judge Patricia V. Trumbull on 10/6/09. (pvtlc1) (Filed on 10/7/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION ADVANCED MICROTHERM, INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) NORMAN WRIGHT MECHANICAL ) EQUIP. CORP., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________ ) Case No.: C 04-2266 JW (PVT) ORDER SETTING OMNIBUS HEARING FOR AL L DISCOVERY SANCTIONS MOTIONS

The parties in this case have filed multiple requests for sanctions, often improperly included in their briefing on motions to compel. See CIVIL L.R. 7-8(a). It may well be that some of the requests are warranted. However, the repeated requests for sanctions are distracting the parties from their efforts to actually provide and obtain discovery. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court is deferring the hearing of all motions for discovery sanctions, whether monetary or otherwise, to 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 2010. No later than December 22, 2009, any party wishing to seek discovery sanctions shall file moving papers that outline each alleged discovery abuse for which they seek sanctions. Opposition papers shall be filed no later than January 12, 2010. Reply papers shall be filed no later than January 19, 2010. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in light of the foregoing, no party shall include any request for discovery sanctions in any briefings on other motions. Any pending requests are deemed denied without prejudice to being raised in the motion(s) scheduled above. Dated: 10/6/09 PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL United States Magistrate Judge OR D E R, page 1