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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA HATFIELD, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RENAL TREATMENT CENTERS -

CALIFORNIA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-05206-SBA (JSC)

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE

Re: Dkt. No. 57

This employment discrimination case has been referred to the undersigned magistrate 

judge for the purposes of discovery. (Dkt. No. 58.) Presently before the Court is the letter brief of 

Defendant DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.1(“Defendant”), which requests an order compelling 

Plaintiff Maureen Patricia Murphy (“Murphy”) to respond to Defendant’s first set of Requests for 

Production (“RFPs”) without delay and without objection and imposing monetary sanctions on 

Murphy and her counsel for their delay in responding to the discovery requests. (Dkt. No. 57.) 

On January 29, 2015 Murphy filed a response to Defendant’s letter brief, which indicates that 

Murphy already had produced documents to Defendant on January 22, 2015, and “expect[ed] to be 

able to file a formal response [to Defendant’s RFPs] no later than Tuesday, February 3, 2015.” 

(Dkt. No. 61 at 2.) 

In light of Murphy’s response, Defendant’s request is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED 

IN PART. Murphy is hereby ORDERED to submit a formal, written response to Defendant’s first 

set of RFPs by close of business February 3, 2015. The Court declines to impose sanctions on 

Murphy or her counsel at this time.

 

1 According to Defendant, the proper party-defendant is Renal Treatment Centers—California, 

Inc., not DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. (See Dkt. No. 57-1 ¶ 1.)

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This Order disposes of Docket No. 57.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2015

______________________________________

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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