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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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NOTICE OF REFERRAL AND ORDER

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UNITED 

STATES 

DISTRICT 

COURT

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of California

Oakland Division

GREGORY HALL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND

MANAGEMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 08-03447 CW (LB)

NOTICE OF REFERRAL AND

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

PROCEDURES

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The district court has referred Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel and Administrative Motion to File

Under Seal, electronically filed on August 5, 2010, which are discovery matters, to United States

Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. The Motion to Compel was noticed for September 9, 2010. The

Court VACATES the current hearing date and DENIES the Motion to Compel without prejudice

and directs the parties to comply with the procedures for addressing discovery disputes set forth in

Judge Beeler's standing order (attached). Those procedures require, among other things, that if a

meet-and-confer by other means does not resolve the parties' dispute, lead counsel for the parties

must meet and confer in person. If that procedure does not resolve the disagreement, the parties

must file a joint letter instead of a formal motion by September 17, 2010. After reviewing the joint

letter, the Court will evaluate whether further proceedings are necessary, including any further

briefing or argument.

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The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Documents Under Seal. ECF No. 91. The

parties shall include in their joint letter any unresolved issues regarding the items filed under seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2010 _______________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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