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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 47:227 Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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Case No. 14-cv-05539 EJD 

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRACE ELLIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

PHILLIPS AND COHEN 

ASSOCIATES, LTD.,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05539 EJD (NC)

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S 

DISCOVERY STATEMENT AND 

DECLARATION IN SUPPORT

Re: Dkt. No. 113

In this unlawful debt collection action, defendant Phillips and Cohen (Phillips) 

moves to depose plaintiff Terrace Ellis on July 28, 2016, after the discovery cutoff in the 

case. Dkt. No. 113. Phillips has filed a discovery statement and declaration explaining 

why it has good cause to depose a witness after the discovery cut off ordered by the district 

court. Id. at 3. Taking the discovery statement as a motion asking this Court to order the 

deposition of Ellis on July 28, 2016, the Court DENIES the motion without prejudice and 

orders the parties to meet and confer and file a joint discovery letter if they cannot reach a 

resolution.

This Court’s civil standing order requires that for all discovery disputes, “the parties 

must meet and confer to attempt to resolve their dispute. The meet and confer must be in 

person or by telephone. A mere exchange of letters, emails, or messages does not satisfy 

the requirement to meet and confer. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution, they 

must file a joint statement of five pages or less that: (1) describes each unresolved issue; 

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and (2) states each party’s proposed compromise with respect to each unresolved issue.”

Therefore, Phillips’ motion is denied without prejudice. The parties are ordered to 

meet and confer and submit a joint letter brief that complies with the Court’s standing 

order by July 25, 2016. When the Court receives the joint letter brief it will either decide 

the dispute without a hearing under Local Rule 7-6 or will set the matter for hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 19, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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