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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AND

RAUL TOMAS GUTIERREZ,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

INTERSTATE HOTELS, L.L.C., HMC

ACQUISITION PROPERTIES, INC.,

dba SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT AT

FISHERMAN’S WHARF; JOHN

TROVATO; PENNY RICHARDSON,

Defendants. /

No. C 04-04092 WHA

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF

IN INTERVENTION’S REQUEST

TO QUASH EMPLOYMENT

RECORDS SUBPOENA AND

NOTICES OF DEPOSITIONS OF

FRANCISCO MELARA,

DR. KROES, RON MALONE

AND XIU MIN LI

On June 17, 2005, the parties appeared before the Court for a telephone hearing on the

June 14, 2005, request of plaintiff in Intervention Raul Gutierrez (“Gutierrez”) to quash

defendants’ employment records subpoena to the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the notices of

depositions of Francisco Melara, Dr. Kroes, Ron Malone, and Xiu Min Li. After reviewing the

respective papers and hearing the argument of counsel, the Court adopted the following rulings: 

1. Plaintiff in intervention’s request to quash Defendants’ subpoena

to the Sir Francis Drake Hotel is granted in part. Defendants’ subpoena to the

Sir Francis Drake Hotel is limited to the period covering September 1, 2003, to

December 31, 2004.

Case 3:04-cv-04092-WHA Document 81 Filed 06/23/05 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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2. Plaintiff in intervention’s request to quash the deposition notice of

Ron Malone is denied. 

3. Plaintiff in Intervention’s request to quash the deposition notices

of Xiu Min Lin, Francisco Melara and Dr. Kroes is denied without prejudice. 

Defendants, however, are limited to a maximum of ten depositions. It is the

Court’s understanding that at this time defendants have taken nine depositions

and that the deposition of Xiu Min Lin, noticed for June 22, if it goes forward,

would be the tenth deposition. Merely noticing a deposition, however, does not

count as a deposition. If defendants need more than ten depositions, they may

seek leave of court. 

4. Plaintiffs shall have leave to conduct the deposition of Allen

Warner on June 27, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 23, 2005. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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