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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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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

MIRANDA DEFENBAUGH,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

JBC & ASSOCIATES, P.C., ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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Case No. C03-0651 JCS

ORDER GRANTING IN PART,

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER

POST-JUDGMENT DISCOVERY [Docket

No. 97] AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS [Docket No.

98]

On August 9, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel Further Post-Judgment Discovery (the

“Motion to Compel”) and on August 11, 2006, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Sanctions.

On September 22, 2006, the Motion to Compel and Motion for Sanctions came on for

hearing. Paul Arons, counsel for Plaintiff, appeared. June Coleman, counsel for Defendants,

appeared.

For reasons stated on the record, and good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that

the Motion to Compel is DENIED as to the individual Defendant and GRANTED as to the entity

Defendant, except as follows: Interrogatory No. 6 is limited to the identity of any entity or person

who owed money to the entity Defendant since October 1, 2001. Production of the documents shall

be under a standard protective order and not as an “Attorneys’ Eyes Only”. The parties shall submit

a proposed form of Protective Order to the Court. The production of documents and responses to

interrogatories as required by this Order shall be completed by October 6, 2006, except as to

Interrogatory No. 6, the supplementation of which shall be completed by October 20, 2006.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Sanctions is DENIED.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that before filing any future discovery motions, lead

trial counsel for Plaintiff and lead trial counsel for Defendant shall meet and confer, in person. Any

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side may demand a meeting on ten (10) days’ notice. The location of the meet-and-confer session

shall alternate with the first meeting location to be at the office to be chosen by Plaintiff and the

second meeting location to be at the office to be chosen by Defendant. At the conclusion of the

meet-and-confer session, the parties shall submit a Joint Letter Brief to the Court with a detailed

summary of the remaining issues, each side’s substantive position, and each side’s proposed

compromise on the issues. Upon receipt of the Joint Letter Brief the Court will determine what

future proceedings are necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 26, 2006 _______________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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