Lindley v. KAG West, LLC, 2:17-cv-00825-MCE-DB. (2017)
Court: District Court, E.D. California
Number: infdco20171129910
Visitors: 16
Filed: Nov. 27, 2017
Latest Update: Nov. 27, 2017
Summary: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS KAG WEST, LLC AND THE KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.'S REQUEST FOR BIFURCATED DISCOVERY MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. , District Judge . The Court having read and considered the moving and responding papers presented, and good cause appearing, hereby orders that Defendants' Request For Bifurcated Discovery in the above-captioned case, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED. 1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance in rendering a decision, Defendants' request for oral a
Summary: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS KAG WEST, LLC AND THE KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.'S REQUEST FOR BIFURCATED DISCOVERY MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. , District Judge . The Court having read and considered the moving and responding papers presented, and good cause appearing, hereby orders that Defendants' Request For Bifurcated Discovery in the above-captioned case, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED. 1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance in rendering a decision, Defendants' request for oral ar..
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS KAG WEST, LLC AND THE KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.'S REQUEST FOR BIFURCATED DISCOVERY
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.
The Court having read and considered the moving and responding papers presented, and good cause appearing, hereby orders that Defendants' Request For Bifurcated Discovery in the above-captioned case, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED.1 Because oral argument would not be of material assistance in rendering a decision, Defendants' request for oral argument, ECF No. 20, is DENIED.
Accordingly, the parties shall proceed with individual discovery on Plaintiff's claims, with class discovery as a second phase if deemed necessary and appropriate by the Court. If necessary, the parties are ordered to file a Joint Status Report within twenty (20) days of electronic filing of any order from the Court on any dispositive motion addressing Plaintiff's individual claims.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FootNotes
1. "The decision to bifurcate discovery in putative class actions prior to certification is committed to the discretion of the trial court." True Health Chiropractic Inc v. McKesson Corp., No. 13-cv-02219-JST, 2015 WL 273188, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 20, 2015), citing Del Campo v. Kennedy, 236 F.R.D. 454, 459 (N.D.Cal.2006) (citations omitted); see, e.g., Medlock v. Taco Bell Corp., No. 1:07-cv-01314-SAB, 2014 WL 2154437, at *1 (E.D. Cal. May 22, 2014) (noting bifurcation of discovery as to class-certification and merits issues).
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