Elliott

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LILLIAN ELLIOT, No. 2:23-cv-01417 MCE AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 CONAGRA BRANDS, INC., 15 Defendant. 16 17 Defendant has moved for a protective order staying discovery pending the resolution of a 18 fully briefed and submitted motion to dismiss. ECF No. 29. This discovery motion was referred 19 to the magistrate judge pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1). The parties initially filed independent 20 briefing (ECF Nos. 29, 32, 34) in violation of the applicable Local Rule, and subsequently filed 21 the required joint statement. ECF No. 35. The court has reviewed all the filings, but notes for the 22 parties’ future reference that only the joint statement should have been filed. See Local Rule 251. 23 For the reasons set forth below, the motion to stay discovery is DENIED. 24 I. Relevant Background 25 This putative class action was filed on July 17, 2023, asserting various consumer 26 protection causes of action. ECF No.…