The Institute of Medical Education, Inc v. Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Filing 86

ORDER RE DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEFS re 78 Discovery Letter Brief filed by The Institute of Medical Education, Inc, 85 Discovery Letter Brief filed by The Institute of Medical Education, Inc. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on May 9, 2013. (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,
INC,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS
AND COLLEGES, et al,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: CV 11-5755 LHK (PSG)
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY LETTER
BRIEFS
(Re: Docket Nos. 78, 85)

Plaintiff Institute of Medical Education, Inc. (“IME”) twice has filed “Discovery Letter
Briefs” as motions. 1 The contents of these letters, however, appear to be its attempts to meet and
confer and notably do not seek relief from either the undersigned or Judge Koh. 2 The court refers

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IME to the undersigned’s standing order 3 regarding the proper procedure for filing motions if a

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discovery dispute emerges. In the meantime, IME shall refrain from filing its meet-and-confer

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letters unless they are attached as an exhibit to a properly filed discovery motion.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 9, 2013

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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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See Docket Nos. 78, 85.

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The parties’ recent joint case management statement reflects that these letter briefs are not in fact
motions. See Docket No. 83 (noting that no motions are pending in this action).

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Available at http://cand.uscourts.gov/psgorders, under “Magistrate Judge Grewal’s Civil Standing
Order.”
ORDER