Vineyard Investigations v. E. & J. Gallo Winery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VINEYARD INVESTIGATIONS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01482-JLT-SKO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL, AND

v. MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULE

E. & J. GALLO WINERY, (Docs. 152, 156)

Defendant _____________________________________/ 16 I. INTRODUCTION On December 9, 2024, Vineyard Investigations (“Plaintiff”) filed a “Renewed Motion to Compel” (the “Motion”). (Doc. 152.) The parties submitted their “Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement” (the “Joint Statement”) pursuant to this Court’s Local Rule 251 on January 8, 2025. (See Doc. 156.) Having considered the Motion, Joint Statement, and supporting exhibits, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the Motion. ///

1 E & J Gallo Winery (“Defendant”) contends that Plaintiff’s motion is an “attempt[] to circumvent the Local Rules for the Eastern District of California by untimely seeking reconsideration of the [undersigned]’s November 22, 2024 26 …