Raul Garfias v. Team Industrial Services, Inc.

Filing 22

MINUTES OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND REMOVED ACTION TO STATE COURT (DKT. 12 ); SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held before Judge John A. Kronstadt: The Motion is taken UNDER SUBMISSION and a written ruling will be issued. The scheduling conferenc e is held. Last day to amend or add parties December 22, 2017. Last day to file All Motions (including discovery motions) April 30, 2018. The parties will be invited to submit proposed dates for the final pretrial conference and trial, if necessary, upon the Courts final ruling on the motions. The trial estimate will be set at the final pretrial conference. Court Reporter: Alex Joko. (ah)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.

LA CV17-04282 JAK (AGRx)

Title

Raul Garfias v. Team Industrial Services, Inc.

Present: The Honorable

Date

October 2, 2017

JOHN A. KRONSTADT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Andrea Keifer

Alex Joko

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs:

Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Sylvia Panosian

Mark P. Grajski

Proceedings:

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND REMOVED ACTION TO STATE
COURT (DKT. 12); ; SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

The motion hearing is held. The Court states its tentative views that, taking into account Plaintiff’s claims
for economic, emotional distress, and punitive damages, as well as attorneys’ fees, the amount in
controversy exceeds the $75,000 threshold, and that Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand the Action to State
Court (Dkt. 12) (the “Motion”), should be denied as a result. Counsel address the Court. The Motion is
taken UNDER SUBMISSION and a written ruling will be issued.
The scheduling conference is held. The Court confers with counsel regarding the status of the case. The
Court has reviewed the parties’ September 22, 2017 Joint Report and sets the following deadlines:
TBD:

Last day to participate in a settlement conference/mediation

TBD:

Last day to file notice of settlement / joint report re settlement

TBD:

Post Mediation Status Conference

November 1, 2017:

Last day to file joint report regarding agreed upon private
neutral and proposed date for completion of mediation

December 22, 2017:

Last day to amend or add parties

March 19, 2018:

Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off

April 2, 2018:

Initial Expert Disclosures

April 16, 2018:

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures

April 30, 2018:

Expert Discovery Cut-Off

April 30, 2018:

Last day to file All Motions (including discovery motions)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.

LA CV17-04282 JAK (AGRx)

Date

Title

October 2, 2017

Raul Garfias v. Team Industrial Services, Inc.

The parties will be invited to submit proposed dates for the final pretrial conference and trial, if necessary,
upon the Court’s final ruling on the motions. The trial estimate will be set at the final pretrial conference.
The Court grants the parties’ request to participate in a settlement conference with a private neutral. The
Court directs counsel to confer and file a joint report no later than November 1, 2017, which shall include
the parties’ collective and/or respective views as to (i) the progress of settlement negotiations, if any; (ii)
whether an agreement has been reached as to a private neutral to lead a settlement conference, and (iii)
the parties’ proposed date of completing a settlement conference. The Court will determine whether to
set dates with respect to settlement upon review of the joint report.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Initials of Preparer

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