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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELLEN HARDIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT 

HOSPITAL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-05554-JST (TSH)

DISCOVERY ORDER

During telephonic hearings on June 4 and June 6, 2019, Plaintiff’s counsel advised that she 

will be unavailable in July due to a scheduled medical procedure. See ECF Nos. 136, 140. The 

Court observes that the deadline to file motions to compel is July 12, 2019. See ECF No. 76 

(scheduling order setting close of fact discovery at July 5, 2019) & Local Rule 37-3 (“Where the 

Court has set separate deadlines for fact and expert discovery, no motions to compel fact discovery 

may be filed more than 7 days after the fact discovery cut-off . . .”). The undersigned’s Discovery 

Standing Order requires motions to compel to be presented in the form of joint letter briefs, which 

require the participation of both sides. See ECF No. 63-1. Accordingly, pursuant to the District

Judge’s case management order, any letter briefs are due by July 12, 2019. If Plaintiff wants relief 

from the July 12 deadline, she will need to seek relief from the District Judge.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 17, 2019

THOMAS S. HIXSON

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:17-cv-05554-JST Document 151 Filed 06/17/19 Page 1 of 1