ORDER

DEBORAH BARNES, Magistrate Judge.

On October 2, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to compel and noticed the motion for hearing before the undersigned on October 25, 2019, pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). (ECF No. 33.) On October 18, 2019, the parties filed a joint statement re discovery dispute. (ECF No. 34.)

As explained in the undersigned's Standard Information re discovery disputes set forth on the court's web page, joint statements filed before the undersigned shall not exceed twenty-five pages, excluding exhibits.1 See http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/judges/all-judges/united-states-magistrate-judge-deborah-barnes-db. Here, the parties' joint statement exceeds the undersigned's twenty-five page limit.

Moreover, the undersigned's Standard Information also explains that parties must meet and confer prior to filing a discovery motion and "must again confer in person or via telephone or video conferencing" prior to the filing of the joint statement. See http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/judges/all-judges/united-states-magistrate-judge-deborah-barnes-db. Here, it appears that the parties' last meet and confer effort was a written communication sent on September 24, 2019. (ECF No. 34 at 2, 3.) However, the motion to compel was filed on October 2, 2019, and the joint statement was filed on October 18, 2019. (ECF Nos. 33 & 34.)

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's October 2, 2019 motion to compel (ECF No. 33) is denied without prejudice to renewal; and

2. The October 25, 2019 hearing of plaintiff's motion to compel is vacated.