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Parties Involved:
Genentech, Inc.
Objector
Medical Research Council
Movant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: APPLICATION OF MEDICAL 

RESEARCH COUNSIL FOR AN ORDER 

PERMITTING ISSUANCE OF 

SUBPOENAS TO TAKE DISCOVERY 

FOR USE IN FOREIGN PROCEEDING,

Petitioner.

Case No. 15-mc-80213-SK 

ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY 

DISPUTE

Regarding Docket No. 23

On December 15, 2015, after close of business, Medical Research Council (“MRC”) filed a 

unilateral letter brief in violation of this Court’s Standing Order. The Court’s Standing Order 

requires that the parties meet and confer before seeking relief on a discovery dispute. If the parties 

are unable to meet and confer or the moving party is unable to obtain the opposition party’s 

portion of the joint letter, the Standing Order sets forth specific procedures with which the moving 

party must comply. MRC did not submit a joint letter brief, did not explain whether it meet and 

conferred with Genentech, Inc, and did not comply with the procedures for submitting a unilateral 

letter brief. Moreover, MRC contends that it needs Genentech to provide satisfactory discovery 

responses by December 18, 2015, but fails to explain why it waited until 8:24 p.m. on December 

15, 2015 to file its letter brief. MRC is admonished that any future failure to comply with this 

Court’s Standing Order will be sanctioned.

The Court HEREBY ORDERS Genentech to file a responsive letter brief today, December 

16, 2015, by no later than 8:30 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2015

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SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:15-mc-80213-HSG Document 24 Filed 12/16/15 Page 1 of 1