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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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NOTICE OF REFERRAL AND ORDER

UNITED 

STATES 

DISTRICT 

COURT

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of California

Oakland Division

THE MITCHELL LAW GROUP,

Plaintiff,

v.

OCC VENTURE LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 09-03466 MMC (LB)

NOTICE OF REFERRAL AND

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

PROCEDURES

 TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The district court has referred Defendants OCC Venture, LLC and Shorenstein Realty

Services, L.P.’s Motion to Compel Depositions, electronically filed on May 21, 2010, which is a

discovery matter, to Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. (Dkt. #75.) Defendant Bell, Rosenberg &

Hughes LLP has joined in the motion. Any noticed hearing date on any discovery matter is no

longer in effect. 

The Court DENIES the pending discovery motion without prejudice for failure of counsel to

adequately meet and confer. The parties are directed to comply with all applicable requirements in

Judge Beeler's standing order (attached), including all procedures regarding resolution of discovery

disputes. Those discovery procedures require, among other things, that the parties meet and confer

in person. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if after attempting other means of conferring such as

letters, phone calls, or emails, the parties are unable to resolve this dispute, lead trial counsel for

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both parties shall meet and confer in person at a mutually agreed-upon time and location no later

than June 11, 2010. Counsel for all parties shall bring their calendars to the meet and confer session

and be prepared to discuss mutually-convenient dates for setting the depositions. In the event that

counsel are unable to resolve the matters at issue in the motion, they shall provide the joint detailed

letter required by the standing order within five calendar days of their meeting. After reviewing the

joint letter, the Court will evaluate whether further proceedings are necessary, including any further

briefing or argument. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 2, 2010 _______________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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