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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE APPLICATION OF HANS-DIETER

BLASER FOR JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1782

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No. C-08-80009 MISC PJH (EMC)

ORDER RE SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING

Hans-Dieter Blaser has filed an ex parte application asking for judicial assistance pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1782. Civil Local Rule 7-10 provides as follows:

Unless otherwise ordered by the assigned Judge, a party may

file an ex parte motion, that is, a motion filed without notice to

opposing party, only if a statute, Federal Rule, local rule or Standing

Order authorizes the filing of an ex parte motion in the circumstances

and the party has complied with the applicable provisions allowing the

party to approach the Court on an ex parte basis. The motion must

include a citation to the statute, rule or order which permits the use of

an ex parte motion to obtain the relief sought. 

Civ. L.R. 7-10.

Mr. Blaser has not cited to any statute, rule, or order that permits the use of an ex parte

motion to obtain the relief he seeks. He contends, however, that ex parte applications for judicial

assistance are appropriate based on In re Letters Rogatory from Tokyo District, 539 F.2d 1216 (9th

Cir. 1976). The Court does not find this case controlling. In In re Letters Rogatory, the request for

judicial assistance came not from a party but rather from a foreign court, thus suggesting that there

had been some level of judicial review prior to the discovery sought. See id. at 1217 (“‘Letters

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Rogatory for International Judicial Assistance’ from Judge Tsuneyoshi Ishida of the Tokyo District

Court, Japan, were presented ex parte to the district court for the Central District of California.”).

Accordingly, the Court hereby orders Mr. Blaser to demonstrate why an ex parte motion is

appropriate in the instant case consistent with Civil Local Rule 7-10. Mr. Blaser shall have a week

from the date of this order to file any supplemental briefing. If he fails to do so, then Mr. Blaser

shall serve a copy of his papers on all parties in the underlying litigation and file a copy of the proof

of service with this Court; the Court shall then set a hearing date and briefing schedule.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2008

_________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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