Arredondo, et al. vs. Delano Farms Company, et al.

Filing 377

Scheduling Order: Plaintiff's Survey Completion Deadline: September 25, 2015., Expert Disclosure Deadlines: Plaintiff: November 24, 2015, Defendants: January 15, 2016. Discovery Deadline: March 1, 2016. Trial Plan Deadlines: Filing by Plaintif fs: November 24, 2015, Response by Defendants: January 15, 2016, Reply by Plaintiffs: February 12, 2016. Hearing is set for March 11, 2016 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6 (MJS) before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. A Continued Trial Scheduling Conference is set for June 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (MJS) before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng,signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 06/30/2015. (Yu, L)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:09-CV-1247 MJS

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SCHEDULING ORDER (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)

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SABAS ARREDONDO ET. AL.

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v.

Plaintiff’s Survey Completion Deadline:
September 25, 2015

Plaintiff, Expert Disclosure Deadlines:
Plaintiff: November 24, 2015
Defendants: January 15, 2016

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Discovery Deadline: March 1, 2016
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DELANO FARMS COMPANY ET. AL,

Trial Plan Deadlines:
Filing by Plaintiffs: November 24, 2015
Defendant.
Response by Defendants:
January 15, 2016
Reply by Plaintiffs: February 12, 2016
Hearing: March 11, 2016, at 9:30 AM
Fresno Courtroom 6 (MJS)

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Continued Trial Scheduling Conference:
June 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM
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Fresno Courtroom 6 (MJS)

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I.

Date of Scheduling Conference
The Scheduling Conference was held on June 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM.

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II.

Appearances of Counsel

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Tom Lynch and Anna K. Walther appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs.
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David Bruce, Miles Yanick, and William Hahesy appeared on behalf of
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Defendants Delano Farms Company. D. Greg Durbin and Sarah Bigelow, appeared on
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behalf of Defendants Cal-Pacific Farm Management, L.P. and T&R Bangi’s Agricultural

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Services, Inc.
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III.

Pleading Amendment Deadline

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Plaintiffs have filed a motion to amend the Complaint.

The motion is

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scheduled for hearing August 7, 2015. The schedule adopted here was determined
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without consideration of the effect of the ruling on the motion to amend.
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IV.

Plaintiffs’ Trial Plan

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The parties agreed, and the Court determined, that Plaintiffs would have
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until September 25, 2015, to complete their survey of certain of Defendants’ former field
worker as necessary to Plaintiffs’ determination of a proposed plan for trying issues of
liability and damages in this case (Plaintiffs’ proposed “Trial Plan”).

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Plaintiffs shall file and serve their proposed Trial Plan on or before
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November 24, 2015. Defendants shall have until January 15, 2016, to file and serve
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written responses to Plaintiff’s proposed Trial Plan, and then Plaintiffs shall have until
February 12, 2016, to file and serve a reply to Defendants’ responses. A hearing on
Plaintiff’s Proposed Trial Plan shall be held March 11, 2016 at 9:30 AM, in Courtroom 6,
before the Honorable Michael J. Seng, United States Magistrate Judge.1

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The parties had proposed a hearing be held on Plaintiffs’ Proposed Trial Plan in mid-March,

(continued…)

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V.

Expert Disclosure.

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Plaintiffs shall disclose their expert witnesses, in writing, on or before

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November 24, 2015. Defendants shall then disclose their expert witnesses, in writing, on

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or before January 15, 2016. The written designation of experts shall be made pursuant

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to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26 (a)(2) (A) and (B) and shall include all information required

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thereunder. Failure to designate experts in compliance with this Order may result in the

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Court excluding the testimony or other evidence offered through experts who are not

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disclosed in accordance with the terms of this order.

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VI.

Discovery Deadline

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Discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may

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continue until March 1, 2016, but not thereafter except on order of the Court or

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stipulation of all parties.

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VII.

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No written discovery motion may be noticed or set for hearing before Magistrate

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Discovery Motions

Judge Michael J. Seng without his prior approval.

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A party with a discovery dispute shall confer with opposing counsel in a

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good faith effort to resolve the dispute without court action.

If such effort fails, the

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moving party shall, prior to filing a notice of motion, contact Courtroom Deputy Laurie Yu

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at [e-mail] to request a pre-motion Telephonic Discovery Dispute

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Conference (TDDC) with the Magistrate Judge. The request shall be deemed to include

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a professional representation by the requesting lawyer that a good faith effort to resolve

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the dispute took place but failed, and it shall advise the Court of dates and times in the

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(…continued)
2016. During the Scheduling Conference the Court stated an intent to hold that hearing May 6, 2016. On
reflection, it appears the March date can be accommodated and is preferable in that it avoids a potential
scheduling conflict on the part of one defense counsel. Any party adversely affected by this change shall
notify the Court immediately.

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next ten day period when all concerned parties will be available to confer regarding the

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dispute. The Court will issue a Minute Order advising counsel of the time and date of the

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telephone conference. No recording of the conference shall take place except with prior

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permission of the Court.

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Not later than four business hours before the scheduled conference, each

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party may submit a two page brief objectively and factually outlining the dispute, the

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party’s position on it, and the reasons therefore to [e-mail] The

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one page shall be in at least twelve point type and include the above-described

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information, the name of the party and the date of submission.

It shall contain nothing

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more. There shall be no attachments. There shall be no editorializing. Inclusion therein

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of adjectives or adverbs or any characterization of an opponent’s motives, methods,

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character, past practices, or the like shall subject the author to sanctions.

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If the Magistrate Judge decides that motion papers and supporting

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memoranda are needed to satisfactorily resolve the dispute, he shall approve the filing of

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a written motion in conformity with Local Rule 251 (a). (The provisions of Local Rule 251

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(b) through (f) will not apply unless the Magistrate Judge so orders.) Such motion shall,

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without limitation, (1) quote in full each interrogatory, deposition question, request for

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admission, or request for production in dispute and (2) the response or objection and

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grounds therefore as stated by the opposing party.

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, deposition transcripts or discovery papers
shall not be lodged or filed with the Court.

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Unless otherwise hereinafter requested by the Court after a document has been

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filed with the Court, no party shall provide an extra courtesy copy of any document

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to the Court regardless of the size or volume of the document.

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VIII.

Continued Trial Scheduling Conference

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A continued Trial scheduling Conference shall be held at 11:00 a.m., June 16,

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2016, in Courtroom 6, Fresno, before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. A Joint
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Scheduling Conference Report carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be

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electronically filed in CM/ECF, in full compliance with the requirements set forth in the

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previously served ORDER SETTING MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, at

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least one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference, and shall be emailed, in Word

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format, to [e-mail].

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 30, 2015

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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