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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY S. DAILY,

Plaintiff,

v.

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-04-3791 PJH (EMC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SHORTENED TIME

AND DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

COMPEL

(Docket Nos. 110, 112-13)

Defendant Royal Indemnity Company (“Royal”) has filed a motion, asking the Court to

compel Plaintiff Gregory S. Daily to produce all motions for summary judgment or summary

adjudication, the attending reply briefs, exhibits, declarations, and attachments filed by him and U.S.

Bancorp in the state court case Auerbach Acquisition Assocs., Inc. v. Daily (Los Angeles Superior

Court No. BC 285 134). Royal has asked that the motion to compel be heard on shortened time

because of an upcoming mediation. Although Mr. Daily claims that the expedited basis for the

motion to compel is unnecessary, he has already filed an opposition to the motion. Therefore, the

Court GRANTS the motion for shortened time and considers the merits of Royal’s motion to

compel. The parties have agreed that there is no need for a hearing on the motion to compel.

Having considered the parties’ briefs and accompanying submissions, the Court hereby

GRANTS Royal’s motion to compel. Under the state court protective order, parties submitting

confidential documents are entitled to notice and an opportunity to object to their production in

another proceeding. Neither Mr. Daily nor U.S. Bancorp has expressed any fundamental opposition. 

Auerbach has not objected nor otherwise responded despite notice since July 21, 2005. Although

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Mr. Daily contends that the documents sought are in fact irrelevant, Royal’s request meets the

relevancy requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26. Given the protective order herein, the

Court discerns no prejudice to the production of documents subject thereto. Their production may

facilitate the mediation ordered by Judge Hamilton.

Accordingly, the requested documents shall be produced under the protective order herein by

3:00 p.m., August 1, 2005.

This order disposes of Docket Nos. 110, 112, and 113.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2005

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 EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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