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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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 The Court also questions the adequacy of the parties’ meet-and-confer efforts because it is hard

pressed to believe that much, if not all, of the issues raised in Mr. Tennison’s motion cannot be resolved

by the parties without the need for judicial intervention.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN TENNISON,

Plaintiff,

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CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et

al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-04-0574 CW (EMC)

ORDER RE MEET AND CONFER

Plaintiff John Tennison has filed a motion to compel which is set for hearing on May 18,

2005. Based on the Court’s review of the papers filed by Mr. Tennison, it appears that the vast

majority of the meet and confers have taken place by letter. This is in violation of the Court’s

standing order on discovery procedures, which requires in-person meet and confers, except where

good cause is shown why a telephone meet and confer is adequate.1

Accordingly, the Court hereby orders the parties to conduct an in-person meet and confer by

April 26, 2005, one day before Defendants’ opposition to the motion to compel is due. Either lead

trial counsel shall attend the meet and confer or counsel with full and complete authority on

discovery matters. 

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The parties are forewarned that the in-person meet-and-confer requirement shall be imposed

on all future discovery disputes, including but not limited to the motion to compel filed by

Defendants set for hearing on June 8, 2005. Written meet and confers are not adequate.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 19, 2005

 /s/ 

 EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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