ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL AND DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER

CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.

Pending before this Court are two motions. First, Plaintiffs filed the Motion to Compel (ECF No. 257) on May 15, 2017; in addition, the parties submitted Status Reports and related documents regarding such documents in response to this Court's request. Second, Defendants filed a Motion for a Protective Order (ECF No. 285) on November 17, 2017. These Motions and matters came on regularly for hearing on December 14, 2017 before the Honorable Carl W. Hoffman. After considering the moving and opposition papers and all other documents and oral argument presented to the court;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN, Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel and Defendants' Motion for a Protective Order are GRANTED AS FOLLOWS:

Plaintiffs' motion to compel [257] is granted as stated on the record. Class member telephone numbers shall be used to contact class members and must not be used for lobbying purposes. If Plaintiffs desire to use the telephone numbers for other discovery purposes, the parties must first meet and confer. If the parties are unable to resolve the issue, an appropriate motion may be filed. Defendants shall provide Plaintiffs with the discovery information, including telephone numbers, regarding the notice by December 29, 2017. By January 19, 2018, Plaintiffs shall send out the notices. The additional discovery ordered regarding the motion [257] should be provided by February 2, 2018. Plaintiffs' request for sanctions regarding the motion [257] is denied. Defendants' motion for protective order [285] is granted. Discovery is extended for four months. The parties shall meet and confer regarding the scope of discovery. The proposed discovery plan/scheduling order is due by January 2, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED