McCommon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT MCCOMMON, on behalf of No. 2:22-cv-00728 MCE AC himself and others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.

CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED, an entity of unknown form; and DOES 1 through50, inclusive, Defendants. 19 Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to compel. ECF No. 25. This discovery matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(1). Local Rule 251(b) requires that the parties meet and confer prior to filing a motion to compel discovery. The Standing Orders of the undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge provide that “[w]ritten correspondence between the parties, including email, is insufficient to satisfy the parties’ meet and confer obligations under Local Rule 251(b). Prior to the filing of a Joint Statement, the parties must confer in person or via telephone or video conferencing in an attempt to…