Filed: Aug. 14, 2018
Latest Update: Aug. 14, 2018
Summary: Order (Docket No. 46). NANCY J. KOPPE , Magistrate Judge . Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for a protective order or, alternatively, motion to quash Defendant's third-party subpoena, filed on an emergency basis. Docket No. 46. Plaintiff submits that it attempted to meet and confer with Defendant's counsel via email on August 10, 2018, prior to filing the instant motion. Id. at 2, 5, 25 ("The purpose of this email is to meet and confer. . ."). The meet and confer requiremen
Summary: Order (Docket No. 46). NANCY J. KOPPE , Magistrate Judge . Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for a protective order or, alternatively, motion to quash Defendant's third-party subpoena, filed on an emergency basis. Docket No. 46. Plaintiff submits that it attempted to meet and confer with Defendant's counsel via email on August 10, 2018, prior to filing the instant motion. Id. at 2, 5, 25 ("The purpose of this email is to meet and confer. . ."). The meet and confer requirement..
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Order (Docket No. 46).
NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for a protective order or, alternatively, motion to quash Defendant's third-party subpoena, filed on an emergency basis. Docket No. 46.
Plaintiff submits that it attempted to meet and confer with Defendant's counsel via email on August 10, 2018, prior to filing the instant motion. Id. at 2, 5, 25 ("The purpose of this email is to meet and confer. . ."). The meet and confer requirement, however, "may only be satisfied through direct dialogue and discussion in a face-to-face meeting, telephone conference, or video conference." Local Rule IA 1-3(f).
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the parties to engage in a telephonic or in-person meet and confer, no later than August 16, 2018. If the parties are unable to resolve the underlying issue, a response to the instant motion shall be filed no later than August 20, 2018. Any reply shall be filed no later than August 21, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
