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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA WHITE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05604-JST 

ORDER DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE 

MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY 

PENDING ORDER ON MOTION TO 

DISMISS

Re: ECF No. 26

Before the Court is Federal Defendants’ Administrative Motion to Stay Discovery Pending 

Order on Motion to Dismiss. ECF No. 26. Defendants request an order staying discovery until 

after the initial case management conference and the issuance of the Court’s order on Defendants’ 

motion to dismiss. Id.

Civil Local Rule 7-11 governs motions “with respect to miscellaneous administrative 

matters, not otherwise governed by a federal statute, Federal or local rule or standing order of the 

assigned judge,” including “matters such as motions to exceed otherwise applicable page 

limitations or motions to file documents under seal.” Requests to stay discovery are governed by 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and should be presented in a noticed motion pursuant to 

Civil Local Rule 7-2. 

Defendant’s motion is therefore denied without prejudice. The parties are reminded that a 

motion for a protective order “must include a certification that the movant has in good faith 

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conferred or attempted to confer with other affected parties in an effort to resolve the dispute 

without court action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 23, 2015

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JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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