Knowles v. City of Benicia

Full title: PETER KNOWLES, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BENICIA, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Nov 12, 2010

No. CIV S-09-3470 WBS DAD (E.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2010)

Opinion

No. CIV S-09-3470 WBS DAD.

November 12, 2010

ORDER

DALE DROZD, Magistrate Judge

Plaintiff has filed a motion to shorten time for hearing his November 10, 2010 motion to quash or modify third party subpoenas and for a protective order. Also before the court is plaintiff's November 10, 2010 motion to stay production of documents pending a ruling on plaintiff's motion to quash or modify subpoenas and for protective order. In addition, defendants filed a motion for sanctions on November 11, 2010.

Upon consideration of the parties' filings, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's motion to quash or modify third-party subpoenas and for a protective order (Doc. No. 17) is denied with respect to the motion to quash or modify;

2. Plaintiff's motion to shorten time (Doc. No. 23) is granted in part, and plaintiff's motion for a protective order is specially set for hearing on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. Defendants' motion for sanctions (Doc. No. 32) will be heard at that time as well;

3. Defendants shall seal, without examining, all documents produced to defendants in response to the third-party subpoenas at issue, pending the court's ruling on plaintiff's motion for a protective order;

4. If plaintiff wishes to respond to defendants' briefing solely on the issue of plaintiff's motion for a protective order and defendants' motion for sanctions, plaintiff may file a reply that does not exceed five pages in length and does not include any attachments, exhibits, or declarations; plaintiff's reply, if any, must be filed by noon on Monday, November 15, 2010, and no sur-reply or further briefing of any kind may be filed;

5. Counsel may appear telephonically at the hearing of plaintiff's motion for a protective order. Any party who wishes to appear telephonically shall arrange such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, Courtroom Deputy to the undersigned, at (916) 930-4128, no later than 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2010. A land-line telephone number must be provided; and

6. Plaintiff's motion to stay production of documents (Doc. No. 22) is denied.

DATED: November 12, 2010.