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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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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

RENEE FASSBENDER AMOCHAEV, No. C-05-01298 PJH (JCS)

ET AL.,

Plaintiff(s),

NOTICE OF REFERENCE, DATE, TIME

v. AND PLACE OF HEARING; ORDER

TO MEET AND CONFER

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,

dba SMITH BARNEY,

Defendant(s).

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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.

The hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Relevant Martens Documents

(the “Motion”) has been set for October 6, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, Federal

Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. The opposition(s), if not

already filed, shall be electronically filed and served no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the

hearing. Any reply to the opposition(s) shall be electronically filed and served no later than fourteen

(14) days prior to the hearing. All documents shall be filed in compliance with Civil L.R. 7-2

through 7-5. 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 L.R. 37-3. 

In addition, it appears that counsel have not made adequate efforts resolve this matter

without the need for Court intervention. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that not later

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than ten (10) days from the date of this Order, lead trial counsel for Plaintiffs and lead trial counsel

for Defendant shall meet and confer in person regarding the subject matter of the Motion in an

effort to resolve the matter. On or before September 21, 2006, counsel shall provide a detailed

Joint Letter to the Court. This Joint Letter shall include a description of every issue in dispute and,

with respect to each such issue, a detailed summary of each party’s final substantive position and its

final proposed compromise on each issue.

 LAW AND MOTION HEARING PROCEDURES

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

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

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, counsel for the party seeking discovery shall in good

faith confer in person with 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 declaration setting forth these meet and confer efforts, 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.

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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. 

BEFORE NOON 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 the undersigned 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

Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 6, 2006 

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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