Yanez-Davison v. UPS, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California denied UPS’s motion for a protective order seeking to stay discovery pending resolution of its motion to dismiss. The court denied the motion without prejudice because UPS failed to comply with the requirement to file a joint discovery statement under Local Rule 251.

Holdings

1. A motion brought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) must comply with the joint discovery statement requirement in Eastern District of California Local Rule 251(c); because UPS failed to satisfy that requirement, its motion for a protective order was denied without prejudice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether UPS's motion for a protective order should be considered when the moving party failed to comply with the Local Rule 251(c) requirement to file a joint discovery statement.

Disposition

other