Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Martin Derchi-Russo, Plaintiff, represented by Catherine J. Kowalewski , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
Martin Derchi-Russo, Plaintiff, represented by Darren Jay Robbins , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, David Conrad Walton , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Dennis J. Herman , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
Finisar Corporation, Defendant, represented by David Allen Priebe , DLA Piper LLP (US), Diana Mariko Maltzer , DLA Piper, Rajiv Sajjan Dharnidharka , DLA Piper US LLP, Roy K. McDonald , McDermott Will & Emery LLP & Shirli Fabbri Weiss , DLA Piper LLP.
Jerry S. Rawls, Defendant, represented by David Allen Priebe , DLA Piper LLP, Diana Mariko Maltzer , DLA Piper, Rajiv Sajjan Dharnidharka , DLA Piper US LLP, Roy K. McDonald , McDermott Will & Emery LLP & Shirli Fabbri Weiss , DLA Piper LLP.
Eitan Gertel, Defendant, represented by David Allen Priebe , DLA Piper LLP, Diana Mariko Maltzer , DLA Piper, Rajiv Sajjan Dharnidharka , DLA Piper US LLP, Roy K. McDonald , McDermott Will & Emery LLP & Shirli Fabbri Weiss , DLA Piper LLP.
Kurt Adzema, Defendant, represented by David Allen Priebe , DLA Piper LLP, Diana Mariko Maltzer , DLA Piper, Rajiv Sajjan Dharnidharka , DLA Piper US LLP, Roy K. McDonald , McDermott Will & Emery LLP & Shirli Fabbri Weiss , DLA Piper LLP.
Daniel Levy, Movant, represented by Reed R. Kathrein , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Movant, represented by Ian David Berg , Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, Mitchell M.Z. Twersky , Abraham Fruchter Twersky LLP, pro hac vice, Takeo A. Kellar , Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP & Ximena R. Skovron , Abraham Fruchter Twersky LLP, pro hac vice.
Hetal Patel, Movant, represented by Michael M. Goldberg , Goldberg Law PC.
Andrew Lee, Movant, represented by Ramzi Abadou , Kahn Swick Foti LLP.
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity, Movant, represented by Dennis J. Herman , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
City of Pontiac General Employees Retirement System, Movant, represented by Dennis J. Herman , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
James Ray Abell, Movant, represented by Dennis J. Herman , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
James Kenney, Movant, represented by Kevin Andrew Seely , Robbins Arroyo LLP.
ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE JOINT REPORT NO. 1
Re: Dkt. No. 138
HOWARD R. LLOYD, Magistrate Judge.
This is a putative securities class action. In Discovery Dispute Joint Report #1 the plaintiff asks the court to order the deposition of Finisar's Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) witness to go forward on November 8th, the date upon which it is noticed. The deposition notice describes nine Topics for examination. Finisar urges a postponement until it has completed an additional document production requested by plaintiff.
Fact discovery is open until April 20, 2018, but plaintiffs say they need to get going now, and all nine Topics track Finisar's initial disclosures. Finisar says it is too soon because its ongoing rolling document production may affect the 30(b)(6) witness' testimony. Finisar does not suggest when it will complete the rolling production.
Neither side's arguments are overwhelmingly persuasive, but the court is willing to strike what seems to be a fair compromise. The deposition shall go forward on November 8th, but only on Topic 1 and the first half (first sentence) of Topic 2. This should give the plaintiff the baseline it says it needs to understand what has been produced and to map out further discovery. The deposition can be resumed after completion of Finisar's rolling production, but the court expects that production will be completed sooner rather than later.
SO ORDERED.
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