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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BENJAMIN PEREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

MONSTER INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-03885-EMC (DMR)

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY LETTER

Re: Dkt. No. 110

The Plaintiff’s August 30, 2016 motion to compel [Docket No. 110] is denied without 

prejudice for failure to comply with the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of 

California, as well as the undersigned’s Standing Order. The parties have not meaningfully met 

and conferred regarding appropriate search terms or custodians. 

The Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California requires all parties 

to review the Guidelines Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI 

Guidelines”). The ESI Guidelines and accompanying ESI Checklist recognize “the importance of 

cooperative exchanges of information” regarding ESI, which should include discussion of search 

methods as well as custodians. 

The parties shall immediately meet and confer in person or by telephone regarding Judge 

Chen’s order permitting narrow discovery on “internal communications regarding the capability, 

quality, and need for the cable(s) at issue.” Aug. 18, 2016 Minute Order [Docket No. 106]; Aug. 

18, 2016 H’rg Tr. [Docket No. 19] 19:10-23; 20:10-17. The parties shall meet and confer 

regarding appropriate custodians, as well as search terms that are tied to the permitted discovery 

topic. The discovery must be proportional in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(b)(1).

If the parties are unable to resolve this dispute without judicial intervention, they shall file 

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United States District Court

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a joint letter that complies with the requirements of the undersigned’s Standing Order by no later 

than September 7, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2016

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

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