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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS A. SPITZER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

TRISHA A. ALJOE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-05442-MEJ 

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY MEET AND 

CONFER PROCEDURE

The Court is in receipt of the parties' request, filed March 13, 2015, regarding the in-person 

meet and confer requirement for a discovery dispute regarding a deposition subpoena served on J. 

Benjamin McGrew. Dkt. No. 90. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the request 

to meet and confer by video conference or telephone. To ensure compliance with the spirit of the 

meet and confer requirement, the parties shall make a contemporaneous record of their meetings 

using a court reporter or electronic recording device. 

If the parties are unable to resolve any disputes at the meet and confer session, the parties 

shall draft a joint letter in compliance with the undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:13-cv-05442-MEJ Document 91 Filed 03/16/15 Page 1 of 1