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Parties Involved:
College of Health & Human Services, San Francisco State University
Defendant
Julia Powell Keller-McIntyre
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIA POWELL KELLER-MCINTYRE,

Plaintiff,

v.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN

SERVICES, SAN FRANCISCO STATE

UNIVERSITY,

Defendant.

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No. C-06-3209 MMC (EMC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING

DISCOVERY DEADLINE

(Docket No. 97)

Plaintiff Julia Powell Keller-McIntyre has filed a motion asking that discovery be extended

so that she may obtain certain documents that she subpoenaed from the College. Having considered

the parties’ submissions, and good cause appearing therefor the Court hereby GRANTS the motion.

As a preliminary matter, the Court notes that Ms. Keller-McIntyre did not provide the Court

with a copy of the subpoena so that it is not clear when the subpoena was served; nor is it clear what

the scope of the subpoena is. It appears, however, that the subpoena was served at the earliest on

October 16, 2006, i.e., only days before the discovery cut-off of October 20, 2006, see Mot. at 1

(claiming that “the necessity of obtaining [the documents] came up in depositions taken this week”),

and that, in the subpoena, Ms. Keller-McIntyre asked the College to produce personnel records

(including performance appraisals) for each and every employee of the College and the Student

Resources Center over the past five (5) years.

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), a scheduling order may be modified only upon

a showing of good cause and by leave of the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). Ms. Keller-McIntyre

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argues that there is good cause for a discovery extension because the personnel documents are

“relevant and vital” to her case. Id. Although Ms. Keller-McIntyre does not explain how the

personnel records are relevant and vital, the need for at least some of the documents in the personnel

records is easy to understand -- i.e., presumably, Ms. Keller-McIntyre wishes to examine the

personnel records of (1) the alleged discriminators to see if they committed or were accused of

committing similar acts of discrimination in the past and (2) the employees similarly situated to her

who were treated more favorably to see whether they were deserving of the more favorable

treatment. The College objects that the subpoena is overbroad and unduly burdensome, does not

seek relevant information, and would violate the privacy rights of third parties.

The Court agrees with the College that, to the extent the subpoena seeks all of the documents

in the personnel records of all of the College’s employees for the past five (5) years, the subpoena is

overbroad and unduly burdensome. However, as indicated above, some of the documents in the

personnel records of some of the employees may well be relevant to the instant case. Moreover,

given the extended pretrial schedule, Defendant will not be prejudiced by the brief extension in

discovery for the limited purpose allowed herein. Accordingly, the Court finds that there is good

cause to extend the discovery deadline for the limited purpose of enforcing the subpoena. The

Court, however, shall limit the scope of the subpoena to address Defendant’s objections. More

specifically, the Court orders as follows:

(1) Within three (3) court days of this order, Ms. Keller-McIntyre shall identify for the

College all decisionmakers at the College who allegedly discriminated against her and on what basis

(e.g., age, gender, disability). Within two (2) weeks, the College shall produce from the personnel

records of these decisionmakers any and all documents that relate to any alleged discrimination by

the decisionmakers on the same basis or complaints of such discrimination by the decisionmakers

within the past three (3) years.

(2) Within three (3) court days of this order, Ms. Keller-McIntyre shall identify for the

College no more than five (5) employees who were allegedly treated more favorably than her. 

Within two (2) weeks, the College shall produce from the personnel records (within the last three (3)

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years) of these employees any and all documents related to job performance, including but not

limited to qualifications and performance appraisals.

Moreover, in order to protect the privacy rights of third parties, the Court orders that all

documents to be produced by the College in conjunction with this order shall be produced subject to

a protective order. The parties should sign the Model Protective Order used in this District and the

documents to be produced shall be covered by Protective Order. Ms. Keller-McIntyre is warned that

she must abide by the terms of the Protective Order or risk imposition of sanctions.

This order disposes of Docket No. 97.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2006

_________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JULIA POWELL KELLER-MCINTYRE,

Plaintiff,

v.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN

SERVICES, SAN FRANCISCO STATE

UNIVERSITY,

Defendant.

______________________________/

No. C-06-3209 MMC (EMC)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the U.S. District Court, Northern

District of California. On the below date, I served a true and correct copy of the attached, by placing

said copy/copies in a postage-paid envelope addressed to the person(s) listed below, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail; or by placing said copy/copies into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Office of the Clerk.

Julia Powell Keller-McIntyre

P.O. Box 320662

San Francisco, CA 94132

415/314-4204 (cell)

415/405-3943 (work)

ALL OTHER COUNSEL/PARTIES TO

RECEIVE ORDER VIA ELECTRONIC

FILING

Dated: October 31, 2006 RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: /s/ 

Leni Doyle

Deputy Clerk

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