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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:1801 Farmworker Rights

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARGARITA ROSALES, and ANGELICA)

ROSALES, on behalf of themselves and all )

others similarly situated, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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EL RANCHO FARMS, ) 

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Defendant. )

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1:09-cv-00707-AWI-JLT 

ORDER DROPPING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF

DOCUMENTS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(Doc. 65)

ORDER VACATING HEARING DATE OF

APRIL 9, 2012

Plaintiffs Margarita Rosales and Angelica Rosales (“Plaintiffs”) filed a notice of motion

and motion seeking to compel production of documents and electronic records and further

testimony by El Rancho Farms (“Defendant”) on February 17, 2012. (Doc. 65). The Court

issued a minute order on February 29, 2012, setting the matter for a hearing on April 9, 2012. 

(Doc. 68). 

Local Rule 251 governs hearings regarding discovery disagreements, and provides a

motion made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 through 37 “shall not be heard unless (1) the parties

have conferred and attempted to resolve their differences, and (2) the parties have set forth their

differences and the bases therefor in a Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement.” LR 251(b). 

Although Plaintiffs asserted the parties would file a Joint Statement in accordance with Local

Rule 251, the parties failed to do so. Notably, a Joint Statement must be filed “at least seven (7)

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days before the scheduled hearing date.” LR 251(a). Because the motion was set for hearing on

April 9, 2012, a Joint Statement by the parties was due no later than April 2, 2012. When a Joint

Statement is not filed, “[t]he hearing may be dropped from the calendar without prejudice.” Id.

Moreover, the Court’s Scheduling Order informed the parties they “must . . . comply with Local

Rule 251 with respect to discovery disputes or the motion will be denied without prejudice

and dropped from the calendar.” (Doc. 21 at 7) (emphasis in original). Nonetheless, the

parties have not filed a Joint Statement regarding their discovery dispute.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery (Doc. 65) is DROPPED WITHOUT

PREJUDICE; and 

2. The hearing on the motion set for April 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2012 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

9j7khi UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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