Smith v. The Pasha Group

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division HARVEY SMITH, Case No. 21-cv-04250-MMC (LB)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: ECF Nos. 108, 113, 120 M/V HORIZON SPIRIT, et al., Defendants. 16 The parties have raised several discovery disputes. The court held a hearing on February 14, 2023, and rules as follows. First, the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions may be noticed on the ordinary five-week schedule by a one-page notice that cross-references the earlier-filed motion. Second, the court orders a process for the plaintiff to obtain some (but not all) of the discovery: in part due to the February 27 trial date, the court does not allow new experts or a search of Captain Kluck’s personal email account. First, the plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 based on the discovery issues.1 Because of the short timeline before trial, the parties raised the discovery issues in a separate joint discovery…