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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC

SUBSTANCES CONTROL,

Plaintiff,

v.

FREUD F. FARLEY, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-05-3150 PJH (EMC)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO REOPEN

DISCOVERY 

(Docket No. 61)

Plaintiff the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“Department”) has sued

Defendants Freud F. Farley and Karl C. Kluck pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a)(1). On October

31, 2006, Defendants filed a motion to reopen discovery. After considering the papers and argument

of counsel, the Court GRANTED in PART the motion at a hearing held on December 13, 2006. 

This order memorializes the Court’s rulings.

(1) The Department shall provide by January 8, 2007 a certification to Defendants,

stating that it has previously produced or made available to Defendants all invoices and billing

documents responsive to Defendants’ requests for production -- i.e., said documents which were

exchanged between the Department and the PRPs. If the Department finds not all such documents

have been produced, any unproduced documents will be made available by January 15, 2007.

(2) The two documents withheld by the Department on the basis of settlement-related

grounds (i.e., two letters, dated August 19, 1993 and July 21, 1993) shall be produced within seven

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days. To the extent there are attorney notations on those documents, those notations may be

redacted.

(3) Defendants shall be permitted to take the depositions of Ms. DeShields and Ms.

Teague.

(4) Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the discovery period shall be reopened for a

limited period. The parties are to complete discovery by February 13, 2007.

This order disposes of Docket No. 61. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2006

_________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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