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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN WHITEWAY,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

FEDEX KINKO’S OFFICE AND PRINT

SERVICES, INC.,

Defendant(s).

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Case No. C-05-2320 SBA (JCS)

ORDER DENYING STIPULATED

REQUEST TO CONTINUE THE DATE

FOR HEARING ON PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER

RESPONSES AND DATES FOR

BRIEFING SCHEDULE [Docket No. 159];

ORDER TO MEET AND CONFER; AND

ORDER RE FUTURE DISCOVERY

DISPUTES

The Court is in receipt of the Stipulation by All Parties Continuing the Date for Hearing on

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses and Dates for Briefing Schedule” (the

“Request”) [Docket No. 159]. The Request is DENIED.

In lieu of any further briefings on the pending Motion to Compel, the Court hereby ORDERS

as follows:

1. No later than June 8, 2007, lead trial counsel for Plaintiff and lead trial counsel for

Defendant shall meet and confer in person regarding the subject matter of the Motion in an effort to

resolve the matter. 

2. Within five (5) business days of the lead trial counsels’ meet-and-confer session, the

parties shall provide a detailed Joint Letter to the Court. This Joint Letter shall include a description

of every issue in dispute and, with respect to each such issue, a detailed summary of each party’s

final substantive position and its final proposed compromise on each issue. 

3. Upon receipt of the Joint Letter, the Court will decide what further proceedings, if

any, are necessary.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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In the event any additional discovery dispute arises, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that before

filing any discovery motion before this Court, the parties must comply with the following:

1. Lead trial counsel for both parties must meet and confer in person regarding the

matter(s) at issue. This meeting shall occur after other efforts to resolve the dispute, such as

telephone, e-mail, teleconference, or correspondence, have been unsuccessful. Once those efforts

have proved unsuccessful, any party may demand a meeting of lead trial counsel to resolve a

discovery matter. Such a meeting shall occur within ten (10) business days of the demand. The

locations of the meetings shall alternate. The first meeting shall be at a location selected by counsel

for Plaintiff(s). If there are any future disputes, the next such meeting shall be held at a location to

be determined by counsel for Defendant(s), etc.

2. Within five (5) business days of the in-person meeting between lead trial counsel

referred to above, the parties shall jointly file a detailed letter with the Court, which will include the

matters that remain in dispute, a detailed substantive description of each side’s position on each such

issue, and a description of each side’s proposed compromise on each such issue.

3. After the Court has received the joint letter, the Court will determine what future

proceedings, if any, are necessary.

In the event that the parties continue to be unable to resolve the matters regarding the timing

and scope of discovery, the Court will consider what future actions are necessary. These actions

may include sanctions against a party failing to cooperate in the discovery process and meet and

confer in good faith, as required by this Order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local

Rules of this Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2007 _______________________________

Joseph C. Spero

United States Magistrate Judge

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