Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_14-cv-05083/USCOURTS-cand-3_14-cv-05083-2/pdf.json

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

---

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARYLE WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

RECOLOGY SAN FRANCISCO

and DOES 1–10,

Defendants. /

No. C 14-05083 WHA

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S

DISCOVERY DISPUTE AND

SETTING NEW HEARING

Counsel for both sides were ordered to appear at 10:00 a.m. this morning for a meet-andconfer in the Court’s jury room on a discovery/disclosure issue raised by defendant to be

followed by a hearing if needed at 1:30 p.m. See Docket No. 28. This order was posted on

June 4. Defense counsel appeared on time. Plaintiff’s counsel did not appear. Efforts were then

made to track down plaintiff’s counsel to no avail. Defense counsel advised the Court that only

yesterday Attorney Stanley Goff (plaintiff’s counsel) had said that he would see him

“tomorrow.” So it would appear that Attorney Goff was aware of the discovery conference

today. 

When Attorney Goff did not appear, the Court sent defense counsel home. Thereafter, at

11:48 p.m., an email came in from Attorney Goff to the deputy clerk claiming that there had

been a computer error in the calendar system and that he had not been aware that he had to be in

Court at 10:00 a.m. Even if this is true, the burden of this error should fall upon plaintiff’s

counsel, not defense counsel. The Court estimates the time wasted by defense counsel at $400. 

Case 3:14-cv-05083-WHA Document 30 Filed 06/17/15 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Attorney Goff (not his client) shall pay $400 directly to defense counsel and to do so before

the next hearing which is now set for FRIDAY, JUNE 19, FROM 10:00 A.M.–1:00 P.M. for the

meet-and-confer in the Court’s jury room, and a hearing at 1:00 P.M. (if needed). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 17, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:14-cv-05083-WHA Document 30 Filed 06/17/15 Page 2 of 2