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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEDTRONIC, INC., No. C-04-2201 JSW (JCS)

Plaintiffs,

NOTICE OF REFERENCE, TIME

v. AND PLACE OF HEARING

GEOFFREY WHITE, (E-FILING CASE)

Defendant.

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LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL

CENTER,

Third-Party Intervenor and 

Plaintiff,

v.

GEOFFREY WHITE,

Defendant.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter has been referred to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero for resolution of

Defendant’s Motion for Administrative Relief Seeking Entry of a Commission to Permit Taking of an Oath

at Scheduled Depositions in Australia and Plaintiff’s Administrative Request for the Issuance of Letters of

Request (Letters Rogatory) (the “Motions”). Third-Party Intervenor and Plaintiff, Los Angeles Biomedical

Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has joined in Plaintiff’s Request for the Issuance of

Letters Rogatory.

The Court hereby ORDERS counsel to meet and confer, and then file a Joint Letter with the Court

no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 13, 2005.

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If necessary, the hearing on the Motions will take place on July 15, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., and will

be held telephonically. Court staff will initiate the telephone call. 

Any party seeking an award of attorney’s fees or other expenses in connection with this motion

shall file a motion in accordance with Civil Local Rule 37-1(e). 

LAW AND MOTION HEARING PROCEDURES

Civil law and motion is heard on Friday mornings, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, 

United States District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. Motions to

compel may be noticed without reserving a hearing date, subject to the Court's availability. 

Discovery motions may be addressed to the Court in three ways. A motion may be noticed on not less

than 35 days notice pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-2. Alternatively, any party may seek an order shortening time

under Civil L. R. 6-3 if the circumstances justify that relief. In emergencies during discovery events, the

Court is available pursuant to Civil L. R. 37-1(b). In the event a discovery dispute arises, counsel for the

party seeking discovery shall in good faith confer in person with counsel for the party failing to make the

discovery in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and

Civil L. R. 37-1(a). The meeting must be in person, except where good cause is shown why a telephone

meeting is adequate. A declaration setting forth these meet and confer efforts, and the final positions of

each party, shall be included in the moving papers. The Court will not consider discovery motions unless

the moving party has complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L. R. 37-1(a).

A party or counsel has a continuing duty to supplement the initial disclosure when required

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(e)(1).

Law and motion matters may be submitted without argument upon stipulation of the parties and

notification of the Court no later than 4:30 p.m. the day before the hearing. Pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-7(e),

filed motions may be withdrawn without leave of the Court, within seven (7) days of the date for service of

the opposition. Thereafter, leave of the Court must be sought.

ELECTRONIC FILING AND COURTESY COPIES

Please refer to Civil L. R. 5-4 and General Order No. 45 for the Northern District of California for

information relating to electronic filing procedures and requirements. All documents shall be filed in

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compliance with the Civil Local Rules. Documents not filed in compliance with those rules will not be

considered by the Court.

BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTRONIC

FILING, THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE DIRECTLY WITH CHAMBERS ONE

PAPER COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT, WHICH IS TO BE DESIGNATED "JCS’S CHAMBERS'

COPY." All filings of documents relating to motions referred to Magistrate Judge Spero shall list the civil

case number and the district court judge’s initials followed by the designation “(JCS)”.

The failure of counsel or a party to abide by this Order may result in sanctions pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 11, 2005

 /s/ Joseph C. Spero 

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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