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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL VELIZ, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

CINTAS CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 03-1180 RS (MEJ)

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S THIRD

SET OF REQUESTS FOR

ADMISSION

The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint letter, (Doc. #750), which concerns Defendant's

Third Set of Requests for Admission (the "RFAs"). Defendant argues that these RFAs are necessary

because Plaintiffs' prior discovery responses are unreliable and inadequate. Specifically, after

reviewing Plaintiffs' prior discovery responses, Defendant states that it identified almost 80 obvious

internal inconsistencies. Defendant further argues that the named plaintiffs who were deposed

testified that many of the answers provided were false and incorrect. In response, Plaintiffs argue

that Defendant's prior discovery requests cover the identical topics addressed in these RFAs.

Upon review of the parties' arguments, the Court finds Defendant's RFAs overly

burdensome. If it is Defendant's position that prior responses are incorrect or inconsistent, its

current RFAs should be limited to those issues rather than broad requests to all 248 plaintiffs. 

Accordingly, Defendant shall revise its RFAs to address only those plaintiffs that Defendant argues

provided inconsistent or incorrect responses. For each such request, Defendant shall provide,

through citation to the relevant discovery responses and/or deposition testimony, the basis for its

follow-up request.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2008 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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