Zeleny

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL ZELENY, Case No. 17-cv-07357-RS (TSH)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. No. 150 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff Michael Zeleny moves to compel Defendant Chief Dave Bertini, both individually and in his capacity as the Rule 30(b)(6) designee of Defendant City of Menlo Park, to answer deposition questions that he was instructed not to answer, as well as reasonable follow-up questions. Zeleny also seeks sanctions. ECF No. 150. There are a couple of procedural issues the Court must address both before and after reaching the merits. A. The Court’s Discovery Standing Order Like all of the magistrate judges in this district, the undersigned has a standing order that requires a joint discovery letter brief to be filed in lieu of a formal discovery motion under Civil Local Rule 7. A joint discovery letter brief is often a useful tool for resolving discovery disputes. For one thing, most discovery disputes…