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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J. D. JORDAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAY C. HOAG, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01819 EJD (NC)

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S 

DISCOVERY REQUEST

Re: Dkt. No. 61

Proceeding pro se, plaintiff J. D. Jordan requests “the court to allow discovery” in his case 

following a motion to dismiss filed by Defendants. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(1) 

states that “[o]n notice to other parties and all affected persons, a party may move for an order 

compelling disclosure or discovery. The motion must include a certification that the movant has in 

good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the person or party failing to make disclosure or 

discovery in an effort to obtain it without court action.” Local Rule 37-1(a) states that “[t]he Court 

will not entertain a request or a motion to resolve a disclosure or discovery dispute unless, 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, counsel have previously conferred for the purpose of attempting to 

resolve all disputed issues.”

Here, Jordan has not supplied the Court with proof that he attempted to meet and confer 

with Defendants regarding discovery disputes and his request is therefore denied. However, the 

denial is without prejudice, and Jordan may make the request again after he has met and discussed 

his discovery issues with Defendants in good faith. If, after the parties confer, there is an 

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unresolved dispute, the parties should present it in a joint discovery brief not to exceed five pages. 

To assist Jordan, the Court attaches a letter with information and resources available for 

pro se litigants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 9, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

280 South 1st Street

San Jose, CA 95113

SUSAN Y. SOONG GENERALCOURT NUMBER

CLERK OF COURT 408-535-5363

To: Pro Se Litigant

Re: Representing Yourself Before This Court For Discovery

Dear Pro Se Litigant:

In your case, the district court judge has referred all discovery matters to Magistrate Judge 

Cousins. This means that any filing related to discovery should be sent to Magistrate Judge 

Cousins, not the district court judge that was assigned to your case.

If you are representing yourself in federal court without representation by an attorney, that is 

called proceeding “pro se.” The court has free resources to help you find your way through the

court system and procedures. The Federal Pro Se Program at the San Jose Courthouse provides free

information and limited-scope legal advice to pro se litigants in federal civil cases. The Federal Pro 

Se Program is available by appointment and on a drop-in basis. The Federal Pro Se Program is 

available at Room 2070 in the San Jose United States Courthouse (Monday to Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 

pm, on Friday by appointment only), and The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, 152 N. 3rd Street, 

3rd Floor, San Jose, CA (Monday to Thursday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, on Friday by appointment 

only), or by calling (408) 297-1480.

There are also online resources available on the court’s webpage. The Pro Se Handbook, 

found at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook, has a downloadable version of the court’s 

own publication: Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants. Pay

special attention to the Civil Litigation Packets tab on the left, which provides useful fillable 

forms. The Pro Se Handbook website also has a link to the Court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF)

website.

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J. D. JORDON,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAY C. HOAG, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01819-EJD (NC)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on February 9, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

J. D. Jordon

P. O. Box 23866

New Orleans, LA 70183 

Dated: February 9, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Lili Harrell, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

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