Casida v. Sears Holdings Corporation et al

Filing 74

ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/21/2011. A Telephonic Conference is set for 12/14/2011 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Leon-Guerrero, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CANDACE CASIDA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) _____________________________________ ) Case No.: 1:11-cv-01052 AWI JLT ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE (Docs. 73) 17 18 On November 18, 2011, the parties filed their joint scheduling conference statement. 19 (Doc. 73) In the statement, the parties reported that they met and conferred on July 5, 2011, 20 regarding search protocol for electronically stored information. Id. at 6. The parties reported that 21 they had not come to an agreement regarding the scope of the e-discovery or whether costs of 22 gathering this information, or some of it, should be shifted to Plaintiff. Id. 23 At the scheduling conference held on October 12, 2011, counsel committed to finalizing 24 their meet and confer process, with the goal of reaching an agreement on e-discovery, by mid- 25 November. (Doc. 72) As a result, the Court ordered, 26 Counsel SHALL finalize their meet and confer process related to the search protocol for electronically stored e-mail communications no later than November 27 28 1 1 2 11, 2011. In the event that counsel cannot agree upon the search protocol, no later than November 18, 2011 the parties SHALL jointly request a telephonic conference with Magistrate Judge Thurston to resolve the dispute. 3 (Doc. 72 at 2) However, on November 18, 2011, counsel filed a joint statement indicating that 4 their meet and confer efforts had not yet been fruitful. (Doc. 73) They request the Court set a 5 telephonic conference within three weeks to allow further time to confer in advance of the court 6 conference. Id. 7 Therefore, GOOD CAUSE appearing, the Court ORDERS: 8 1. 9 A telephonic conference SHALL be held on December 14, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Counsel SHALL agree whether they will appear by CourtCall or via a conference call. If they 10 agree on a conference call, all counsel SHALL be on the line before the call is placed to the 11 Court at (661) 326-6624. Counsel SHALL indicate on the face page of the joint statement 12 described below the method by which they will appear at the telephone conference; 13 2. No later than December 12, 2011, counsel SHALL file a joint statement setting 14 forth their meet and confer efforts, the areas on which they have reached agreement, the areas on 15 which they have not and any impediments to agreement. In the event that counsel reach an 16 agreement, they SHALL notify the Court so that the telephonic conference can be vacated. 17 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 Dated: November 21, 2011 9j7khi /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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