(PC) Dubrin et al v. Bonilla

Filing 58

FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/26/2014. Expert Discovery to be completed by 3/27/2015. Pretrial Conference set for 6/2/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (AWI) before District Judge Anthony W. Ishii. Jury Trial set for 7/28/2015 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 2 (AWI) before District Judge Anthony W. Ishii. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DUBRIN et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
MICHAEL Stainer, et al.,
Defendants.

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) Case No.: 1:11-cv-01484 AWI JLT (PC)
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) FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER
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On January 14, 2014, the Court issued an amended scheduling order setting dates through the

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dispositive motion filing deadline. (Doc. 48) These dates have now passed and no dispositive motion

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has been filed. Thus, the case is ready for further scheduling. Therefore the court ORDERS:

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The parties are directed to disclose all expert witnesses, in writing, on or before

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January 30, 2015, and to disclose all rebuttal experts on or before February 27, 2015. The written

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designation of retained and non-retained experts shall be made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule

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26(a)(2), (A), (B), and (C) and shall include all information required thereunder. Failure to designate

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experts in compliance with this order may result in the Court excluding the testimony or other

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evidence offered through such experts that are not disclosed pursuant to this order. The provisions of

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) and (5) shall apply to all discovery relating to experts and their opinions.

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Experts must be fully prepared to be examined on all subjects and opinions included in the

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designation. Failure to comply will result in the imposition of sanctions, which may include striking

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the expert designation and preclusion of expert testimony.
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The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) regarding a party's duty to timely supplement
disclosures and responses to discovery requests will be strictly enforced.

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All expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than March 27, 2015;

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The pretrial conference is set on June 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 before

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Judge Ishii. The parties are ordered to file a Joint Pretrial Statement pursuant to Local Rule 281(a)(2).

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The parties are further directed to submit a digital copy of their pretrial statement in Word format,

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directly to Judge Ishii's chambers, by email at [e-mail].

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Counsels' attention is directed to Rules 281 and 282 of the Local Rules of Practice for the

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Eastern District of California, as to the obligations of counsel in preparing for the pre-trial conference.

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The Court will insist upon strict compliance with those rules. In addition to the matters set forth in the

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Local Rules the Joint Pretrial Statement shall include a Joint Statement of the case to be used by the

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Court to explain the nature of the case to the jury during voir dire.

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The jury trial is set on July 28, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 2 before the Honorable

Anthony W. Ishii, United States District Court Judge. The trial has a 10-12 day estimate.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 26, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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