Summary
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada denied Anthony Wallace’s motion for early discovery. The court held that Wallace had not shown good cause to obtain discovery before the Rule 26(f) conference, particularly because a motion to dismiss and a motion to stay discovery were pending and no imminent need for expedited discovery had been demonstrated.
Holdings
- Plaintiff did not establish good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d)(1), so the court denied the motion for early discovery.
Questions Presented
- Whether Plaintiff established good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d)(1) to obtain discovery before the parties' Rule 26(f) conference.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (8)
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- Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 768 F. Supp. 2d 1040, 1044 (N.D. Cal. 2011)(followed)
- Twitch Interactive, Inc. v. Johnston, 2017 WL 1133520, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2017)(followed)
- Adobe Systems Inc. v. Bunhey, 2013 WL 12140304, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2013)(followed)
- Zavala v. Kruse-Western, Inc., 2019 WL 3219254, at *2 (E.D. Cal. July 17, 2019)(followed)
- Jones v. Micron Technology, Inc., 2019 WL 5406824, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2019)(followed)
- Contentguard Holdings, Inc. v. ZTE Corp., 2013 WL 12072533, at *2 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2013)(followed)
- Pink Lotus Entertainment, LLC v. Doe, 2012 WL 260441, at **2-3 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2012)(followed)
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