Opinion
No. C-07-05634 CRB (DMR)
10-20-2011
In re TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION ANTITRUST LITIGATION
ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL
TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The court will conduct a hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Defendants All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and China Airlines, Ltd. to Provide Discovery [Docket No. 527] ("Motion to Compel") on October 27, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the U.S. District Court, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California 94612. Those persons most familiar with the disputes that are the subject of the Motion to Compel, as well as those persons with authority to resolve the disputes, must be present for the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, those persons, along with all other counsel whose presence is necessary to conduct a meaningful meet and confer process, shall be prepared to meet and confer in the courthouse (at a location to be determined by the court) on the discovery disputes that are the subjects of the Motion to Compel. Counsel shall be prepared to devote the entire day, if necessary, to resolving the disputes.
By no later than October 25, 2011, Defendants All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and China Airlines, Ltd. shall e-file a submission that specifically identifies each and every "blocking" statute Defendants are potentially asserting as objections to the discovery requests at issue in the Motion to Compel, and shall submit copies of all such statutes. For each blocking statute identified, Defendants shall identify with adequate specificity the types of documents and information Defendants believe are protected against production due to the individual blocking statute, so that the parties may be prepared to have a detailed, meaningful discussion about blocking statutes as part of the meet and confer session.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DONNA M. RYU
United States Magistrate Judge