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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON ERNST & YOUNG LLP'S OBJECTION TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S

AUGUST 4, 2005 ORDER — 04-03210

MAG

E-FILED on 8/24/05

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

THOMAS FALLON, an Individual, ROBERT

PUETTE, an Individual, CARL REDFIELD, an

Individual, RICK TIMMINS, an Individual, on

behalf of each, individually, and on behalf of the

general public,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

LOCKE, LIDDELL & SAPP, LLP, a Texas

limited professional partnership, and DOES 1

through 100, 

Defendants.

Case No. C-04-03210 RMW

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ON ERNST & YOUNG LLP'S OBJECTION

TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S AUGUST 4,

2005 ORDER 

[Re Docket No. 51]

Non-party Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") has filed an objection to the Magistrate Judge's August 4,

2005 order denying E&Y's motion for a protective order and granting E&Y's motion to modify a subpoena

ducestecumand associateddepositionsubpoena issued byplaintiffs Robert Puette, CarlRedfield,TomFallon,

and Rick Timmins ("plaintiffs"). E&Yobjectsthat the Magistrate Judge erred as a matter of law by permitting

third party discovery by the plaintiffs in light of an arbitration agreement between the parties.

The courtsets the following briefing schedule on E&Y's objection. Plaintiffs mayfile anoppositionto

E&Y's objectionbySeptember 6, 2005. Such opposition shall be no longer than 15 pages and address E&Y's

alternative request that plaintiffs bear E&Y's costs for the requested discovery. Subject to the same 15 page

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limit,E&Ymayfile any reply bySeptember 13, 2005. The matter will be submitted on the papers without oral

argument unless the parties are otherwise notified by the court.

DATED: 8/23/05 /s/ Ronald M. Whyte

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON ERNST & YOUNG LLP'S OBJECTION TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiff(s):

Anthony B. Gordon law@anthonybgordon.com

David Lefkowitz dl@wplawgroup.com

Counsel for Defendant(s):

James A. Murphy jmurphy@mpbf.com

Harlan B. Watkins hwatkins@mpbf.com

Counsel for E&Y:

Ashley Marie Bauer ashley.bauer@lw.com 

Dana N. Linker dana.linker@lw.com 

Randall Kim randall.kim@LW.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not registered for

e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 8/24/05 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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