Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_06-cv-05125/USCOURTS-cand-4_06-cv-05125-2/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Californians for Disability Rights, Inc. et

al ,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

California Department of Transportation

et al,

Defendant(s),

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

No. C06-5125 SBA (BZ)

INITIAL DISCOVERY ORDER

All discovery in this matter has been referred to United

States Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman. 

In the event a discovery dispute arises, the parties

shall meet in person or, if counsel are outside the Bay Area,

by telephone and make a good faith effort to resolve their

dispute. Exchanging letters or telephone messages about the

dispute is insufficient. The Court will not read subsequent

positioning letters; parties shall instead make a

contemporaneous record of their meeting using a tape recorder

or a court reporter.

 In the event they cannot resolve their dispute, the

Case 4:06-cv-05125-SBA Document 31 Filed 05/15/07 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

parties must participate in a telephone conference with the

Court before filing any discovery motions or other papers. 

The party seeking discovery shall request a conference in a

letter served on all parties not exceeding two pages (with no

attachments) which briefly explains the nature of the action

and the issues in dispute. Other parties may reply in similar

fashion within two days of receiving the letter requesting the

conference. The Court will contact the parties to schedule

the conference.

After the conference with the Court, if filing papers is

deemed necessary, they should be filed with the Clerk’s

Office, with one copy delivered directly to Chambers (Room 15-

6688). A chambers copy of all briefs shall be submitted on a

diskette formatted in WordPerfect 6, 8, 9 or 10 (the diskette

shall be scanned for virus before submission) or may be emailed to the following address: bzpo@cand.uscourts.gov

Dated: May 15, 2007

Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

N:\FORMS\Initial Discovery Order.wpd

Case 4:06-cv-05125-SBA Document 31 Filed 05/15/07 Page 2 of 2