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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYED NAZIM ALI,

Plaintiff,

v.

NEC ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS 

TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-02915-EJD (SVK)

ORDER REGARDING 

DISCOVERY DISPUTES

Re: Dkt. Nos. 24, 25

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff’s “Separate Statement on Discovery Dispute on RFP Set 

One” (Dkt. 24) and Defendant’s “Response to Plaintiff’s Defective ‘Separate Statement on 

Discovery Dispute on RFP Set One’” (Dkt. 25).

First, the Parties are directed to the Case Management Order (Dkt. 17), which refers all 

discovery disputes to the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Second, the Parties are further directed to 

Magistrate Judge van Keulen’s standing order, “Civil Scheduling And Discovery Standing 

Order,” https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/svkorders, which directs the Parties to submit a joint 

statement setting forth the dispute “in a coordinated format that easily allows for comparison.”

Finally, the Parties are directed to meet and confer and jointly submit in chart format each 

disputed request, a brief statement of Plaintiff’s position as to relevance and a brief statement of 

Defendant’s objection. The Parties are encouraged to set forth their respective positions as to each 

disputed request succinctly, without boiler plate statements or argument. The Parties’ joint 

statement is due on October 17, 2019, and the Parties are to reserve Thursday, October 24 at 

10:00 a.m. for a discovery hearing. Counsel and pro se Plaintiff are required to appear in person.

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The Parties are further ordered to continue to engage in robust meet and confer efforts in 

advance of the hearing. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 10, 2019

SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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