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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY ANDREW ELLIOTT, No. CIV S-06-0591-LKK-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff initiated this action with a complaint filed on March 21, 2006. Pending

before the court are plaintiff’s motions to compel further discovery responses (Docs. 13 & 16). 

Plaintiff has noticed hearing on his motions for February 13, 2007, before the undersigned in

Redding, California. 

Eastern District of California Local Rule 37-251 governs motions to compel. 

Under that rule, a motion to compel “shall not be heard unless (1) the parties have conferred and

attempted to resolve their differences, and (2) the parties have set forth their differences and the

bases therefor in a joint statement re discovery disagreement.” See Local Rule 37-251(b). The

rule further provides that “[t]he hearing may be dropped from the calendar without prejudice if

the joint statement re discovery disputes or an affidavit as set forth below is not filed on or

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The settlement conference currently scheduled for February 28, 2007, will be 1

vacated. A new settlement conference date will be set by separate order, which will also specify

whether persons with settlement authority may appear telephonically. 

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before three (3) court days prior to the scheduled hearing date.” If, after a good faith effort, the

moving party is unable to secure the cooperation of opposing counsel in either the meet and

confer process or in preparing the joint statement, the party is required to file a declaration to

that effect as an alternative to the joint statement. See Local Rule 37-251(d). 

In this case, no joint statement has been filed. While plaintiff references attempts

to meet and confer in declarations filed with his motions, plaintiff has not filed a declaration

pursuant to Local Rule 37-251(d) setting forth efforts to meet and confer and prepare the joint

statement which may have occurred after the motions were filed. In the hope that the parties can

resolve the discovery dispute informally, and to facilitate the filing of a joint statement, which is

essential to court resolution of the dispute, the hearing currently scheduled for February 13,

2007, shall be continued to February 28, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in Redding, California. On or 1

before three court days prior to February 28, 2007, the parties shall file a joint statement pursuant

to Local Rule 37-251(c), or plaintiff shall file a declaration pursuant to Local Rule 37-251(d).

The court has authorized staff to contact the parties by telephone to inform them

of the content of this order in an effort to avoid a needless appearance on February 13, 2007. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The hearing on plaintiff’s motions to compel, set for February 13, 2007, at

10:00 a.m. in Redding, California, is rescheduled to February 28, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in

Redding, California;

2. On or before three court days prior to February 28, 2007, the parties shall

file a joint statement pursuant to Local Rule 37-251(c), or plaintiff shall file a declaration

pursuant to Local Rule 37-251(d); and

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3. The settlement conference set for February 28, 2007, is vacated and will

be re-set by separate order. 

DATED: February 12, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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