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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fair Labor Standards Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In Re WAL-MART STORES, INC.

WAGE AND HOUR LITIGATION

This Document Relates To:

Case Nos.

C06-2069 SBA (Smith) and

C06-5411 SBA (Ballard)

 

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Nos. C06-2069 SBA (BZ) & 

 C06-5411 SBA (BZ)

FIFTH DISCOVERY ORDER

Before the court are plaintiff’s motion to compel

defendant to produce certain documents and defendant’s cross

motion for a protective order seeking to delay production of

some of the documents. Having read the oppositions, I find no

need for further briefing or argument and VACATE the hearing

scheduled for September 5, 2007. Good cause appearing, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Defendants shall produce all documents in response to

Requests No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14, that

can be located without reviewing the files of the

approximately 200,000 potential class members and that they

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have not already produced by August 22, 2007. Requests No.

11-15 are limited to documents that pertain to the proposed

class. Defendants shall produce the requested documents from

the files of 10,000 potential class members by August 31,

2007. The 10,000 class members may be chosen at random in

alphabetical order or in order of termination date at

defendant’s discretion.

2. Defendants shall produce the requested documents for

another 10,000 potential class members every week thereafter

until all have been produced. 

3. If after reviewing the documents that defendants

produce in response to paragraph 1, plaintiffs believe there

is a need for more expedited production of the remaining

documents, they shall immediately notify the court.

4. Requests No. 15 and 16 are DENIED as overbroad.

5. Plaintiff shall lodge with the Court a record of the

parties’ meet and confer session by Wednesday, August 22,

2007.

6. Except as so ordered, both motions are DENIED.

Dated: August 16,2007

Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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