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