Court Frowns on Motions to Compel in AT&T Suit vs. Lane County, Ore.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai for the U.S. District Court for Oregon in Eugene expects in AT&T’s wireless infrastructure lawsuit against Lane County, Oregon, “to handle discovery disputes informally and discourages parties from filing motions to compel, which take extra time and resources to resolve,” said Kasubhai’s case management order Wednesday (docket 6:22-cv-01635). Should the parties be unable to resolve discovery disputes by email, Kasubhai “will schedule a telephonic hearing to discuss the matter,” it said. Lane County is in violation of the Telecommunications Act for denying for more than a year AT&T approval to construct a150-foot-tall cell tower, alleged AT&T’s complaint earlier this week (see 2210260009).