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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COLLEEN GALLAGHER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BAYER AG, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04601-WHO 

ORDER REQUIRING MEET AND 

CONFER SESSIONS CONCERNING 

DISCOVERY DISPUTE

Re: Dkt. Nos. 85, 86

It is always disheartening when lawyers cannot muster the civility and cooperation 

necessary to produce a joint letter describing their disagreements. That is such a low bar. But 

since it appears too high in this case, I ORDER that:

1. Lead trial counsel meet and confer this week in good faith for no less than three hours 

concerning their discovery disputes. I normally require a face to face meeting, because it 

is harder to be discourteous and unengaged in person, but given the timing I am requiring I 

will allow this session to occur over the telephone. 

2. Lead trial counsel shall file a Joint Report on December 7, 2015 by 2 pm. 

3. If all the problems have not been resolved, lead trial counsel shall meet in person from 

9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Attorney’s Lounge on the 18th floor of this courthouse on 

December 8, 2015 to attempt to narrow the issues further.

I will then hear argument on any unresolved matters at the end of the Case Management 

Conference calendar that commences at 2 pm December 8, 2015. 

In an effort to assist the meet and confer sessions, I will offer some preliminary 

observations. It appears that many of plaintiffs’ requests are relevant but overbroad. It is 

impossible to tell from the responses how the defendants’ objections impacted their actual 

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production of documents. I encourage both sides to be reasonable and clear in their discussions so 

that the relevant, material documents are produced and the issues of legitimate disagreement, if 

any, are clarified. The defendants have also raised in their statement to me plaintiffs’ failure to 

respond to discovery. While this is an issue that has not been addressed jointly yet, I expect the 

parties to address it in the meet and confer sessions and to describe any lingering issues in the 

Joint Report on December 7, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2015

______________________________________

WILLIAM H. ORRICK

United States District Judge

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