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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RLC INDUSTRIES CO. and ROSEBURG 

FOREST PRODCUTS CO.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

LIBERTY INSURANCE 

CORPORATION,

Defendant.

No. 2:23-cv-0649 TLN DB

ORDER

On June 13, 2024, this matter came before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 

302(c)(1) for hearing of plaintiffs’ motion to compel. (ECF No. 46.) Attorney Rachel Hudgins 

appeared via Zoom on behalf of plaintiffs. Attorney Mary Gregory appeared via Zoom on behalf 

of the defendant. During oral argument plaintiff’s counsel lost internet connectivity. The motion 

to compel will, therefore, be continued. 

During defense counsel’s oral argument, it seemed that defense counsel argued that 

because the deadline for fact discovery had closed the motion to compel was moot. This issue 

was not raised in the parties’ Joint Statement. Instead, the Joint Statement makes repeated 

reference to expert discovery. The parties will be asked to clarify this issue. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The June 13, 2024 hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 46) is continued 

to June 25, 2024, at 10:00 am via Zoom1; and

2. On or before June 20, 2024, the parties shall file a joint statement clarifying whether 

the discovery at issue is fact-based discovery or expert discovery.

Dated: June 14, 2024

DLB:6

DB/orders/orders.civil/rlc0649.oah.061324

1 The undersigned certainly understands the unexpected nature of technical difficulties. However, 

in the event plaintiff’s motion cannot be heard on June 25, 2024, the parties are advised that the 

hearing of plaintiff’s motion will have to be continued until a date after August 1, 2024. The 

parties may also be asked to appear in person. 

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