Gau et al v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc.

Filing 38

ORDER IN RE 37 DISCOVERY DISPUTE. Discovery Hearing set for 9/14/2021 02:00 PM. See order for additional deadlines. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on 9/9/2021. (svklc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2021)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EDWARD SCOTT GAU, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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ORDER IN RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v.

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Case No. 20-cv-08250-SVK

Re: Dkt. No. 37
HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP,
INC.,
Defendant.

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The Court is in receipt of and has evaluated the Parties’ joint submission regarding

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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discovery relating to the impending class certification motion. Dkt. 37. The Court ORDERS as

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follows:

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I.

Deadlines:
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Training/service manuals in use by Defendant during the class period to be
produced by September 15, 2021.

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2.

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Defendant will make its 30(b)6 witness(es) available for deposition no later
than September 17, 2021.

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3. For issues for which the Court requires supplemental filings or additional

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information as provided herein, the deadline is 4 p.m on Friday, September

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10, 2021. Additional deadlines and the hearing date are set forth below.

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II.

30(b)6 topics
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Chart of disputed issues. It is unclear from the submission if topics other than

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the calculation of overtime pay are in dispute. If so, the Parties are to meet and

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confer immediately regarding any other open issues in the 30(b)6 notice.

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Following meet and confer efforts, for any topics that remain in dispute, the

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Parties must prepare a joint chart, in accordance with this Court’s standing

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order on discovery, that identifies the topic in dispute, a brief summary of each

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Parties’ position and proposed compromise, and a column for the Court’s

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ruling. The chart is to be filed on ECF and submitted in word format to

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[e-mail] no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, September 10,

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2021. The Parties are to also attach the subject 30(b)6 notice and objections to

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the chart.
2. 30(b)6 notice in re overtime pay: Defendant is to provide a witness on this

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topic.

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III.

Interrogatory Responses

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Defendant states, and Plaintiffs do not contradict, that responses are due on

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September 13, 2021. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Defendant’s responses
be served no later than NOON on September 13, 2021 and that the Parties meet

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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and confer regarding any disputes no later than 5 p.m. on September 13, 2021. If

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issues other than overtime pay are in dispute, they are to be presented to the Court

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in the requisite chart format, as noted above, no later than NOON on September

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14, 2021. The Parties are to attach a copy of the interrogatories and responses to

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the chart.

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IV.

Belaire-West Notice

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The Parties are to file a copy of the draft notice, along with interleaved red-lines of

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the Parties’ proposed changes, clearly indicating which Party is proposing which

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change. Parties are to be prepared to discuss with the Court at the hearing noted

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below.

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V.

Hearing

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The Court will hold a hearing on unresolved issues on September 14, 2021 at 2

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p.m. via video conference.

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SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 9, 2021

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SUSAN VAN KEULEN
United States Magistrate Judge

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