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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRUCE SETH PORTNER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICES, LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01736-VC 

ORDER RE DISCOVERY ISSUES; 

DEADLINE TO FILE AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

The Court rules as follows on the discovery issues presented at today's case management 

conference: 

(1) The defendants must conduct a reasonable email search and cannot rely on the 

assertion that they are not likely to have email communications about the plaintiffs' loan. The 

defendants must provide the plaintiffs with a proposal for narrowing the list of custodians for 

whom an email search must be conducted, and a proposal for the keywords to use in the search, 

by Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 5 p.m. The plaintiffs must respond to those proposals by no 

later than Friday, May 13, 2016 at noon.

(2) Counsel for the defendants has represented that he has produced all documents 

responsive to the plaintiffs' request for documents reflecting compensation to SLS regarding the 

servicing of their loan.

(3) The defendants must provide to the plaintiffs, by Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 5 p.m., 

the names of the attorneys who participated in the communications that the defendants claim are 

privileged.

(4) Counsel for the defendants has represented he has produced all documents reflecting 

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policies and procedures regarding the servicing of the subject loan.

The last day to file an amended complaint is May 24, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 10, 2016

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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