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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLIE EAP,

Plaintiff(s),

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et

al.,

Defendant(s).

SUSAN WYCKOFF,

Plaintiff(s),

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et

al.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C07-2301 SI (BZ)

No. C07-3600 SI (BZ)

FOURTH DISCOVERY ORDER

Following a telephone conference at which the parties

were represented by counsel, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. I find no need for further briefing on numbers 2, 3,

4 and 5 of this order.

2. All counsel are to read Rule 1 of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure before doing anything further. 

3. The depositions stipulated to during the telephone

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conference on October 10, 2008 are to proceed as scheduled,

unless the parties stipulate otherwise.

4. Any outstanding discovery response which has not been

verified must be verified by Friday, October 17, 2008.

5. Any documents requested by plaintiffs which have not

yet been produced must be produced by Friday, October 17,

2008.

6. If, after October 17, 2008, plaintiffs are

unsatisfied with defendants’ response, plaintiffs are given

leave to file a motion to compel.

7. By October 16, 2008, each interested party shall

submit two page letter briefs on the following two issues if

they have not been resolved:

A. Whether a 30(b)(6) deposition with multiple

topics can count as more than one deposition?

B. Whether a party responding to a request for

production of documents has a duty to seek documents

from former employees.

A telephone conference to discuss these issues is

scheduled for October 20, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Counsel shall

contact CourtCall, telephonic court appearances at 1-888-882-

6878, and make arrangements for the telephonic conference

call.

8. Plaintiffs shall file their spoliation motion for

hearing on either January 21, 2009 or February 4, 2009.

Dated: October 14, 2008 Bernard Zimmerman

 United States Magistrate Judge

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