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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 46:1156 Administrative Procedure Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE, et 

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-00688-SBA (KAW)

ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO 

MEET AND CONFER

Re: Dkt. No. 31

Plaintiffs to this Administrative Procedure Act case have filed a motion seeking certain 

discovery.1 (Dkt. No. 31.) The matter has been referred to the undersigned. (Dkt. No. 36.) 

Having conducted a preliminary review of the motion papers, it appears that the parties have not 

sufficiently met and conferred regarding their dispute. Accordingly, the parties are ordered to 

meet and confer in person to reach a resolution. To the extent any of the proposed discovery 

might be duplicative in that the materials sought will be included in the administrative record for 

Plaintiffs' first claim for relief, which is to be produced on or before July 29, 2016, Plaintiffs 

should consider whether their motion for discovery should be deferred until after the 

administrative record is produced, and Defendants should re-consider Plaintiffs' request that it 

commit to produce the discovery sought as part of the administrative record or indicate which 

information Defendants will not produce as part of the administrative record. After meeting and 

conferring, the parties shall file a joint status report by no later than July 15, 2016. If the joint 

status report indicates that the parties were unable to resolve their dispute, the Court will hold a 

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Plaintiffs indicate that they propose issuing very limited discovery, i.e., four interrogatories and 

one request for production. Dkt. Nos. 31 & 32.

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hearing on Plaintiffs' motion on July 21, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/06/16

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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