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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHASE MASON,

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT GARNER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18-cv-07093-EJD (SVK)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

DEFENDANT’S AUGUST 13, 2019 

DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF

Re: Dkt. No. 29

Defendant City of Santa Cruz filed a Discovery Letter Brief on August 13, 2019. Dkt. 29. 

The Court allowed Plaintiff to respond by August 23, 2019. Dkt. 30. As of the date of this Order, 

no response has been received by Plaintiff. The dispute arises out of discovery demands served in 

April 2019 and followed by months of meet and confer efforts. Dkt. 29 at 2-3. According to 

Defendant, Plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Schwartz, while often promising to respond to discovery, also 

indicated on more than one occasion that he may not be able to continue with representation due to 

undisclosed medical issues. Id. Defendant now seeks an order compelling “objection-free, 

verified” discovery responses and production of “all . . . responsive” documents by a certain date. 

Dkt. 29-1. 

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In light of the foregoing information and the record before it, this Court hereby ORDERS

Plaintiff to either (1) respond to Defendant’s outstanding discovery demands by Tuesday, 

September 3, 2019, or (2) to appear on that date to show cause as to why the Court should not 

enter Defendant’s proposed order. The Order to Show Cause Hearing shall be held at 10:00 a.m.

on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, in Courtroom 6 at 280 South 1st Street in San Jose. The parties 

may appear by telephone. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 26, 2019

SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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