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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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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

MEDTRONIC, INC., No. C-04-2201 JSW (JCS)

Plaintiffs,

NOTICE OF REFERENCE AND 

v. ORDER RE DISCOVERY PROCEDURES

GEOFFREY WHITE, (E-FILING CASE)

Defendant.

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LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL

CENTER,

Third-Party Intervenor and 

Plaintiff,

v.

GEOFFREY WHITE,

Defendant.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter has been referred to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero for resolution of all

discovery matters, including the joint letter brief filed on August 8, 2005, which has been construed by this

Court as a motion to compel further discovery responses of Defendant, Geoffrey White, to Third-Party

Intervenor and Plaintiff Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute’s (1) First Set of Interrogatories;

(2) Second Set of Interrogatories; and (3) First Set of Requests for Admission (the “Motion”).

The hearing on the Motion has been set for September 2, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom A,

15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. There shall be

no additional briefing. 

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LAW AND MOTION HEARING PROCEDURES

Civil law and motion is usually heard on Friday mornings, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th

Floor, United States District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102.

 Motions to compel may be noticed without reserving a hearing date, subject to the Court's

availability. 

Discovery motions may be addressed to the Court in three ways. A motion may be noticed on not

less than 35 days’ notice pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-2. Alternatively, any party may seek an order shortening

time under Civil L. R. 6-3 if the circumstances justify that relief. In emergencies during discovery events,

the Court is available pursuant to Civil L. R. 37-1(b). In the event a discovery dispute arises, lead trial

counsel for the party seeking discovery shall in good faith confer in person with lead trial counsel for the

party failing to make the discovery in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action, as required by

Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L. R. 37-1(a). The meeting must be in person, except where good cause is

shown why a telephone meeting is adequate. A joint letter setting forth these meet and confer efforts, each

unresolved issue, and the final positions of each party, shall be included in the moving papers. The Court

will not consider discovery motions unless the moving party has complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil

L. R. 37-1(a).

A party or counsel has a continuing duty to supplement the initial disclosure when required

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(e)(1).

Law and motion matters may be submitted without argument upon stipulation of the parties and

notification of the Court no later than 4:30 p.m. the day before the hearing. Pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-7(e),

filed motions may be withdrawn without leave of the Court, within seven (7) days of the date for service of

the opposition. Thereafter, leave of the Court must be sought.

ELECTRONIC FILING AND COURTESY COPIES

Please refer to Civil L. R. 5-4 and General Order No. 45 for the Northern District of California for

information relating to electronic filing procedures and requirements. All documents shall be filed in

compliance with the Civil Local Rules. Documents not filed in compliance with those rules will not be

considered by the Court. Any party seeking an award of attorney’s fees or other expenses in connection

with this motion shall file a motion in accordance with Civil Local Rule 37-1(e). 

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BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTRONIC

FILING, THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE DIRECTLY WITH CHAMBERS ONE

PAPER COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT, WHICH IS TO BE DESIGNATED "JCS’S CHAMBERS'

COPY." All filings of documents relating to motions referred to Magistrate Judge Spero shall list the civil

case number and the district court judge’s initials followed by the designation “(JCS)”.

The failure of counsel or a party to abide by this Order may result in sanctions pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2005

 

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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