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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT

AMERICA, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., et

al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-04-0492 PJH (EMC)

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S LETTER

OF JULY 25, 2005

(Docket No. 184)

Defendant American Home Assurance Company filed a letter with Judge Hamilton on July

25, 2005, asking for leave to take eleven depositions instead of ten as permitted by the case

management order. Judge Hamilton referred the letter, along with Plaintiff Sony Computer

Entertainment American, Inc.’s letter in response (dated July 27, 2005), to the undersigned for

resolution.

Having reviewed the letters, the Court hereby orders the parties to meet and confer in good

faith to determine whether the dispute may be resolved by agreement of the parties and without the

need for judicial resolution. If there is still a dispute after the meet and confer, then the parties shall

file a joint letter (in lieu of full briefing), stating what the dispute is and each party’s respective

position. Each parties’ position should be stated succinctly and should include citation to any

applicable legal authority. Unnecessary exhibits should not be attached to the joint letter. Absent

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 further order of the Court, the Court shall rule on the joint letter without a hearing.

The joint letter should be filed by August 17, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2005

 

 EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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