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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 23:134 P.I.- Auto Negligence

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCILLE WINSTON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05417-MEJ 

ORDER FOR PARTIES TO APPEAR 

FOR COURTROOM MEET AND 

CONFER SESSION

The Court is in receipt of Defendant United States of America’s request for a telephonic 

conference to enforce this Court’s Discovery Standing Order that the parties meet and confer in 

person to resolve discovery disputes. Dkt. No. 70. In the request, Defendant indicates Plaintiff 

Lucille Winston’s counsel has failed to respond to repeated attempts to confer about discovery 

matters. Id. Pursuant to the undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order, the parties must meet and 

confer in person in an attempt to resolve any discovery disputes. If unable to reach a resolution, 

they may then file a joint letter. This process requires the parties to distill the issues and frame 

their arguments in a manner that allows the Court to rule on them efficiently. 

Having reviewed the request, the Court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer in person 

on September 2, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San 

Francisco, California. The parties shall come prepared to meaningfully discuss and resolve their 

disputes. If unable to resolve the disputes, the parties shall draft a joint letter at the session in 

compliance with paragraph 2 of the Standing Order. Thus, the parties are ORDERED to bring any 

necessary equipment to draft the letter and present it to the Deputy Clerk for electronic filing. 

If the parties meet and confer in person and resolve their disputes or file a joint letter prior 

to September 2, 2016, they shall jointly request that the Court vacate the meet and confer session.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 25, 2016

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:14-cv-05417-MEJ Document 71 Filed 08/25/16 Page 1 of 1