McLorn et al v. Fleetwood Motor Homes of Indiana, Inc., et al.

Filing 15

ORDER resetting the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference date to 12/4/2008 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Lawrence O Anderson. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence O Anderson on 10/27/08. (NOTE: see attached pdf for full details)(ESL)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Dana McLorn, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Beaudry RV Company, et al., Defendants.

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No. CV-08-1602-PHX-LOA ORDER

The parties have voluntarily consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R.Civ.P. 73, (docket #10 and #13) Further, Judge Bolton issued an Order setting a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference to in this matter, docket #9, to be held December 8, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. Due to a conflict in the undersigned's calendar, IT IS ORDERED resetting the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference date to Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., in the chambers of the undersigned, Suite 322, Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 850032151. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows: A. Initial Disclosures. The parties shall provide initial disclosures in the form and on the schedule required by Rule 26(a)(1), FED.R.CIV.P. The parties shall file with the Clerk of Court a Notice of Initial Disclosure; copies of the actual disclosures need not be filed. B. Rule 26(f) Meeting and Case Management Report.

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The parties are directed to meet and confer at least 10 days before the scheduling conference as required by Rule 26(f), FED.R.CIV.P. At this meeting the parties shall develop a joint Case Management Report which contains the following information in separately numbered paragraphs: 1. The parties who attended the Rule 26(f) meeting and assisted in

developing the Case Management Report; 2. A list of the parties in the case, including any parent corporations or

entities (for recusal purposes); 3. A short statement of the nature of the case (3 pages or less), including

a description of each claim and defense; 4. The jurisdictional basis for the case, describing the basis for the

jurisdiction (see the accompanying footnote) and citing specific jurisdictional statutes;1 5. Any parties which have not been served and an explanation of why they

have not been served; and any parties which have been served but have not answered or otherwise appeared; 6. A statement of whether any party expects to add additional parties to the

case or otherwise to amend pleadings (the Court will set a deadline of not later than 60 days after the Rule 16 scheduling conference to join parties or amend pleadings); 7. A listing of contemplated motions and a statement of the issues to be

If jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, the report shall include a statement of the citizenship of every party and a description of the amount in dispute. See 28 U.S.C. §1332. The parties are reminded that (1) a corporation is a citizen of the state where it is incorporated and the state of its principle place of business and (2) partnerships and limited liability companies are citizens of every state in which one of their members or partners resides. See 28 U.S.C. §1332(c); Indus. Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d 1090, 1092 (9th Cir. 1990); Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 692 (7th Cir. 2003). The parties are further reminded that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not provide for the use of fictitious parties and that the naming of a "John Doe" or "ABC Corporation" party "casts no magical spell on a complaint otherwise lacking in diversity jurisdiction." Fifty Assocs. v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 446 F.2d 1187, 1191 (9th Cir. 1970) (citations omitted).
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decided by these motions (including motions under Fed. Rules of Evidence 702, 703, 704, and 705); 8. Whether the case is suitable for reference to a different United States

magistrate judge for a settlement conference; 9. of this Court; 10. initial disclosures; 11. A discussion of any issues relating to disclosure or discovery of A statement of when the parties exchanged Rule 26(a), FED.R.CIV.P., The status of related cases pending before other courts or other judges

electronically stored information, including the form or forms in which it should be produced (see Rules 16(b)(5), 26(f)(3)); 12. A discussion of any issues relating to claims of privilege or work

product (see Rules 16(b)(6), 26(f)(4)); 13. A discussion of necessary discovery, including: a. The extent, nature, and location of discovery anticipated by the parties; . b. Suggested changes, if any, to the discovery limitations imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and LRCiv. 16.2; c. The number of hours permitted for each deposition, unless extended by agreement of the parties. 14. Proposed specific dates for each of the following (deadlines should fall

on a Friday unless impracticable): a. A deadline for filing motions to amend pleadings and motions to join additional parties, if appropriate. b. Dates for full and complete expert disclosures under Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(C), FED.R.CIV.P.;

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c. d. 15.

A deadline for the completion of fact discovery;2 A deadline for filing dispositive motions;

Whether a jury trial has been requested and whether the request for a

jury trial is contested (if the request is contested, briefly set forth the reasons); 16. trial; 17. The prospects for settlement, including any request of the Court for The estimated length of trial and any suggestions for shortening the

assistance in settlement efforts; and 18. Any other matters that will aid the Court and parties in resolving this

case in a just, speedy, and inexpensive manner as required by Rule 1, FED.R.CIV.P.. The parties shall jointly file the Case Management Report with the Clerk not less than seven days before the Rule 16 conference. It is the responsibility of Plaintiff(s) to initiate the Rule 26(f) meeting and, absent an agreement to the contrary, preparation of the joint Case Management Report. Defendant(s) shall promptly and cooperatively participate in the Rule 26(f) meeting and assist in preparation of the Case Management Report. C. Case Management Conference and Order. The Court directs counsel to Rule 16, FED.R.CIV.P., for the objectives of the Case Management Conference. Counsel who will be responsible for trial of the lawsuit for each party shall appear and participate in the Case Management Conference and shall have authority to enter into stipulations regarding all matters that may be discussed. A continuance of the Rule 16 conference will be granted only for good cause and will not be granted beyond the time limit set forth in Rule 16(b), FED.R.CIV.P. During or after the Case Management Conference the Court will enter

The discovery deadline is the date by which all discovery must be completed. Discovery requests must be served and depositions noticed sufficiently in advance of this date to ensure reasonable completion by this deadline, including time to resolve discovery disputes. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not entertain discovery disputes after this deadline.
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a scheduling order. The Court fully intends to enforce the deadlines in the scheduling order. The parties should plan their litigation activities accordingly. D. Other Matters. Counsel for all parties are expected to comply fully with the Federal and Local Rules of Practice and to minimize the expense of discovery. Counsel should ensure that all pleadings comply with LRCiv. 7.1 and 7.2. DATED this 27th day of October, 2008.

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