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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE RUBBER CHEMICALS

ANTITRUST LITIGATION,

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No. M:04-01648 MJJ (BZ)

FOURTH DISCOVERY ORDER

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, in the event a discovery

dispute arises, the parties shall meet in person or, if

counsel are outside the Bay Area, by telephone and make a good

faith effort to resolve their dispute. Exchanging letters or

telephone messages about the dispute is insufficient. The

Court will not read subsequent positioning letters; parties

shall instead make a contemporaneous record of their meeting

using a tape recorder or a court reporter.

 In the event they cannot resolve their dispute, the

parties must participate in a telephone conference with the

Court before filing any discovery motions or other papers. 

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The party seeking discovery shall request a conference in a

letter served on all parties not exceeding two pages (with no

attachments) which briefly explains the nature of the action

and the issues in dispute. Other parties may reply in similar

fashion within two days of receiving the letter requesting the

conference. The Court will contact the parties to schedule

the conference.

After the conference with the Court, if filing papers is

deemed necessary, they should be filed electronically with the

Clerk’s Office, with one hard copy delivered directly to

Magistrate Judge Zimmerman’s Chambers (Room 15-6688). A

chambers copy of all briefs shall be submitted on a diskette

formatted in WordPerfect 6, 8, 9 or 10 or may be e-mailed to

the following address: bzpo@cand.uscourts.gov

Dated: June 6, 2006 

 Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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