Filed: Apr. 11, 2018
Latest Update: Apr. 11, 2018
Summary: ORDER JAMES L. ROBART , District Judge . This case originated in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. ( See Dkt.) On February 16, 2018, Plaintiffs SRC Labs, LLC and Saint Regent Mohawk Tribe's (collectively, "Plaintiffs") moved to compel certain discovery responses from Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (MTC (Dkt. ## 48, 48-1).) After Microsoft filed a motion to transfer the case to the Western District of Washington, Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson stayed all discover
Summary: ORDER JAMES L. ROBART , District Judge . This case originated in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. ( See Dkt.) On February 16, 2018, Plaintiffs SRC Labs, LLC and Saint Regent Mohawk Tribe's (collectively, "Plaintiffs") moved to compel certain discovery responses from Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (MTC (Dkt. ## 48, 48-1).) After Microsoft filed a motion to transfer the case to the Western District of Washington, Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson stayed all discovery..
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ORDER
JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.
This case originated in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. (See Dkt.) On February 16, 2018, Plaintiffs SRC Labs, LLC and Saint Regent Mohawk Tribe's (collectively, "Plaintiffs") moved to compel certain discovery responses from Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (MTC (Dkt. ## 48, 48-1).) After Microsoft filed a motion to transfer the case to the Western District of Washington, Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson stayed all discovery and canceled a hearing on the motion to compel. (2/20/18 Order (Dkt. # 49).) On February 26, 2018, District Judge Liam O'Grady granted the motion to transfer venue. (2/26/18 Order (Dkt. # 50).)
On March 1, 2018, the case was transferred to the Western District of Washington and assigned to the Honorable Richard A. Jones. (See Dkt.) Nearly a month later, the matter was reassigned to the undersigned judge as related to an earlier-filed case pending before the undersigned judge. (3/30/18 Order (Dkt. # 77).) Shortly after reassignment, Microsoft responded to Plaintiffs' motion to compel, which was not noted on the court's calendar. (MTC Resp. (Dkt. # 80); see also Dkt.)
Accordingly, the court DIRECTS the Clerk to note the motion to compel (Dkt. # 48) for Friday, April 20, 2018. The court also ORDERS the parties to (1) appear at a telephonic hearing on the motion on Monday, April 30, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., and (2) no later than Tuesday, April 24, 2018, file for the court's consideration a proposed protective order addressing the issues the parties raise in their briefing. The court strongly advises the parties to file a joint proposal but will accept separate proposals if the parties cannot agree on a single submission. The Courtroom Deputy will contact the parties with information about appearing at the telephonic hearing.
The court recognizes that Plaintiffs filed the motion to compel before transfer to the Western District of Washington, assignment to the undersigned judge, and entry of the undersigned judge's scheduling order. However, the court ORDERS the parties to first request a conference with the court before filing any additional discovery motions. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3)(B)(v). The court's scheduling order will further address that requirement, which the court expects the parties to comply with going forward.
