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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NEDA RAZAVI,

Plaintiff,

v.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES,

Defendant.

Case No.18-cv-04768-LHK (VKD)

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTION 

TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AND FOR 

MONETARY SANCTIONS

Re: Dkt. No. 25

Defendant Abbott Laboratories has filed a noticed motion to compel written discovery and 

for monetary sanctions. Dkt. No. 25. Ordinarily, this Court entertains discovery disputes through 

the submission of a joint discovery letter brief, pursuant to the discovery dispute procedure 

outlined in the undersigned’s Standing Order for Civil Cases.

1 The parties are directed to comply 

with that Standing Order with respect to their present dispute over defendant’s written discovery 

requests.

The Court will defer ruling on Abbott Laboratories’ request for monetary sanctions until 

after the dispute over defendant’s written discovery requests is resolved. As may be necessary or 

appropriate following such resolution, the Court will provide plaintiff an opportunity to oppose the 

motion for sanctions and may set the matter for a hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 21, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

 

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https://cand.uscourts.gov/filelibrary/3438/Standing-Order-for-Civil-Cases-January-2019.pdf.

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