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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OSMAN YOUSIF,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 15-04887 WHA

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

LETTER

On September 28, defendants filed a letter asking this Court to resolve a conflict in

connection with plaintiff’s deposition on September 23 (Dkt. No. 76). On October 5, plaintiff

filed a response (Dkt. No. 78). The parties were ordered to meet and confer in person (Dkt. No.

77), but were unable to resolve their issues during the meet-and-confer. Accordingly, it is

ordered that:

1. In future depositions taken in this case, counsel for the deponent

shall not make any objections or other utterances except to ask

questions when it is their turn, or to assert privilege. All objections

as to form shall be deemed preserved. Assertions of privilege must

be justified and not mere guises for attempts to surreptitiously

coach the deponent.

2. Defendants may resume the deposition of plaintiff Osman Yousif,

subject to this order, on a date and time agreeable to defendants. 

The resumed deposition, however, may last no longer than five and

a half hours.

3. At the hearing on this matter on October 6, the Court made other

rulings on the record in response to the parties’ questions. Those

rulings are not summarized here but remain in effect. Any violation

of this order may lead to a jury instruction regarding adverse

inferences at trial.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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4. Pursuant to FRCP 37(a)(5), Attorney Russell A. Robinson shall pay

defendant’s counsel $1,000.00 to cover reasonable expenses

incurred as a result of this dispute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 6, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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