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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL WIEGELE on behalf of himself

and all others similarly situated,

Civil No. 06cv1330-JM (POR)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

APPLICATION TO DEPOSE

ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND

CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

[Docket No. 55] 

v.

FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM,

INC., a Delaware Corporation; and DOES 1

through 500, inclusive,

Defendants.

The Court held a Discovery Conference on July 30, 2007 to consider Defendant’s Ex Parte

Application for Leave to Depose Additional Witnesses (“Application”). Kevin Barnes and Michael

Singer appeared on behalf Plaintiff; Barbara Miller appeared on behalf of Defendant.

Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class was submitted to the Honorable Jeffrey T. Miller on July

24, 2007. Amongst the documentation in support of Plaintiff’s motion are the declarations of

eighteen putative class members. Defendants seek leave to take depositions of these eighteen

putative class members. The Application represents that before making this request to the Court,

Defendant’s counsel requested that Plaintiff’s counsel stipulate to allow Defendant to take these

eighteen depositions, but Plaintiff’s counsel declined to do so.

Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure limits parties to ten depositions unless the

parties stipulate in writing to more, or a party obtains leave of the court. Defendant’s Application

lists the issues that Defendant intends to explore in deposition for the purpose of responding to

Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class. 

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Based on the Application, Defendant’s request is hereby GRANTED. Defendant may take

the testimony of the eighteen putative class members whose declarations were filed in support of

Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class, on or before August 17, 2007. The depositions of the eighteen

putative class members shall be limited to two hours per deposition.

During the Discovery Conference Defendant’s counsel made the representation that

Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class will also be supported by more than ten

declarations and therefore Plaintiff requested leave of the Court to take more than ten depositions to

support Plaintiff’s reply to Defendant’s opposition. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, without

further Court order, Plaintiff may take the testimony of eighteen declarants whose declarations are to

be filed in support of Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Certify Class, on or before

August 24, 2007 or one week prior to the date on which Plaintiff’s reply will be due. The

depositions of the declarants whose declarations are to be filed in support of Defendant’s opposition

shall be limited to two hours per deposition.

The parties shall cooperate to schedule these depositions in a timely manner. 

The Case Management Conference scheduled for August 31, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. shall be

continued until September 21, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. The conference shall be telephonic, with attorneys

only. Counsel for Plaintiffs shall coordinate and arrange the conference call.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 31, 2007

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Jeffrey T. Miller

All parties

 

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