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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID W. CALFEE, III, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WILLIAM K. GRAHAM, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:14-cv-01395-JAM-AC 

ORDER 

 This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). Currently before 

the court is the parties’ joint statement re: discovery disagreement filed on August 14, 2015. ECF 

No. 18. In the parties’ joint statement, plaintiff requests that the court compel non-parties James 

V. Nolan, Jason Sommer, and their respective firms (hereinafter “the Witnesses”) to comply with 

his subpoena. 

Generally, “[p]arties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is 

relevant to any party's claim or defense—including the existence, description, nature, custody, 

condition, and location of any documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of 

persons who know of any discoverable matter.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). Under Rule 45, any 

party may serve a subpoena commanding a third party to produce documents. Fed. R. Civ. P 

45(a)(1)(A)(iii). A person commanded to produce documents may serve a written objection to 

the subpoena. Fed. R. Civ. P 45(d)(2)(B). If the commanded person withholds subpoenaed 

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information under a claim that it is privileged, the person must (1) expressly make the claim, and 

(2) describe the nature of the withheld documents in a manner that will enable the parties to 

assess the claim. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(e)(2)(A). The serving party may, at any time, on notice to 

the commanded person, move the court for an order compelling production. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

45(d)(2)(B)(I). 

Pursuant to Local Rule 251(a), parties filing motions to compel must notice a hearing date 

at least twenty-one (21) days from the date of filing and service. The parties’ joint statement is 

not properly formatted as a motion, nor does it notice a hearing date. Accordingly, THE COURT 

HEREBY ORDERS plaintiff to file a properly noticed motion in accordance with Local Rule 251 

if he wishes to obtain an order from the court compelling the Witnesses to comply with his 

subpoena. 

DATED: August 14, 2015 

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