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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN MOE HUMPHREYS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-04-03808 SI (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

CONTINUED ENFORCEMENT OF THE

COURT’S JUNE 15 ORDER AND PRIOR

ORDERS REGARDING DISCOVERY

INTO DEFENDANTS’ BUSINESS

JUSTIFICATION

On August 22, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Continued Enforcement of the Court’s June

15 Order regarding Discovery into Defendants’ Business Justification. The matter was fully briefed

and the Court held a hearing on October 10, 2006. For the reasons stated at the hearing, the Court

issues the following Order:

1. Defendants have represented that they have produced correspondence, settlement agreements

and other documents related to Chris Dawson’s termination and subsequent settlement with

Defendant Regents. If so, Defendants shall provide Plaintiff with a declaration from the

person or persons most knowledgeable about the search done for responsive documents

describing the search and that all documents have been produced. To the extent that

Defendants have not already produced such documents, they shall do so immediately. 

2. Defendants shall provide to Plaintiff declarations from the person or persons most

knowledgeable about the search done for documents produced or required to be produced

pursuant to the following discovery requests and related court orders regarding what Plaintiff

refers to as “sweetheart deals,” which includes settlement agreements with the University

and work done pursuant to the settlements: Plaintiff’s interrogatories (set no. 2) nos. 8-13,

Plaintiff’s requests for production (set no. 1) nos. 17 and 18, Plaintiff’s requests for

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production (set no. 3) nos. 8 and 10, Plaintiff’s requests for production (set no. 4) no. 13 and

Plaintiff’s requests for production (set no. 7) nos. 1-17 and 19. The declarations shall

explain how the declarants searched for these documents, where they searched, and shall

confirm that Defendants have produced all responsive documents.

3. After Defendants have provided the declaration(s) described in the preceding paragraph,

Defendants shall make Defendant Mark Stephens and former Associate Chancellor John

Cummins available for deposition. The depositions may be taken on any subject, and each

one may last no longer than four hours. The parties shall review the Court’s Standing Order

regarding Discovery relating to conduct during deposition. Defendants shall reimburse

Plaintiff for all reasonable costs related to the depositions. 

4. Defendants shall no longer reserve the right to supplement their prior discovery responses;

any purported reservation of such right is of no effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 24, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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