Crawford v. City of Bakersfield et al

Filing 12

ORDER SETTING MANDATORY Scheduling Conference for 3/3/2015 at 03:30 PM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/16/2015. (Hernandez, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LESLIE LARAY CRAWFORD
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1: 14-cv-01735---SAB
ORDER SETTING MANDATORY
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

v.
DATE: March 3, 2015

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al.,

TIME: 3:30 A.M.

Defendants.

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COURTROOM: 9 (6th Floor)

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STANLEY A. BOONE
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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On January 16, 2015, the Court held an informal teleconference.

Counsel Megan

19 Gyongyos appeared for Plaintiff and counsel Heather Cohen appeared for Defendants. As a
20 result of the call, a scheduling conference is set for March 3, 2015 at 3:30 p.m.
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Seven days prior to the scheduling conference, the parties shall file a Joint Scheduling

22 Report that includes the following information:
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A proposed deadline for amendments to pleadings. Any proposed amendment to

24 the pleadings presently on file shall be filed by its proponent contemporaneously with the
25 Scheduling Conference Report.
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A complete and detailed discovery plan addressing the following:
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A date for the exchange of initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P.

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26(a)(1) or a statement that disclosures have already been exchanged;

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A firm cut-off date for non-expert discovery;

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A firm date for disclosure of expert witnesses as required by Fed. R. Civ.
P. 26(a)(2);

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A firm cut-off date for expert witness discovery;

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Any proposed changes in the limits on discovery imposed by Fed. R. Civ.
P. 26(b); 30(a)(2)(A), (B); 30(d); or 33(a);

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the discovery of information relating to a trade secret or other confidential

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research, development, or commercial information;

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Any issues or proposals relating to the timing, sequencing, phasing or
scheduling of discovery;

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Whether the parties anticipate the need to take discovery outside the
United States and, if so, a description of the proposed discovery; and

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Whether any party anticipates video and/or sound recording of
depositions.

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Whether the parties anticipate the need for a protective order relating to

The discovery/expert cut-off deadlines are the dates by which all discovery must be

18 completed. Discovery motions will not be heard after the discovery deadlines. Moreover, absent
19 good cause, the Court will only grant relief on a discovery motion if the relief requested requires
20 the parties to act before the expiration of the relevant discovery deadline. In other words,
21 discovery requests and deposition notices must be served sufficiently in advance of the discovery
22 deadlines to permit time for a response, time to meet and confer, time to prepare, file and hear a
23 motion to compel and time to obtain relief on a motion to compel. Counsel are expected to take
24 these contingencies into account when proposing discovery deadlines. All of these dates should
25 be considered firm dates.
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Dates agreed to by all counsel for:
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Filing non-dispositive and dispositive pre-trial motions with the
understanding that motions (except motions in limine or other trial

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motions) will not be entertained after the agreed upon date, which shall be

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no later than ten (10) weeks prior to the proposed Pre-Trial Conference

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date.
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days prior to the proposed trial date.)

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c.

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Pre-Trial Conference Date. (This date shall be no later than forty-five (45)

Trial date and whether bench or jury trial and estimate length of time.

All of these dates should be considered firm dates. Dates should be set to allow the Court

8 to decide any matters under submission before the Pre-Trial Conference is set.
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The parties are encouraged to discuss settlement, and must include a statement in

10 the Joint Scheduling Report as to the possibility of settlement. The parties shall indicate when
11 they desire a settlement conference, e.g., before further discovery, after discovery, after pre-trial
12 motions, etc.
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For reference purposes, the Court requires that the Joint Scheduling Report indicate the

14 date, time, and courtroom of the Scheduling Conference. This information is to be placed
15 opposite the caption on the first page of the Report.
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At the conference, the parties indicated a willingness to appear telephonically at the

17 scheduling conference which this court allows. Therefore, if one or more parties wish to appear
18 telephonically for the conference, counsel shall contact Mamie Hernandez, Courtroom Deputy
19 Clerk, at [phone], sufficiently in advance of the conference so that a notation can be
20 placed on the court calendar. The Courtroom Clerk will then provide counsel with the toll-free
21 teleconference number and teleconference code for the call.

Additionally, counsel are

22 directed to indicate on the face page of their Joint Scheduling Report that the conference
23 will be telephonic.
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The parties are also directed to the Court’s website at www.caed.uscourts.gov under

25 Judges; Boone (SAB); “Case Management Procedures” for specific information regarding
26 Chambers’ procedures. Information about law and motion, scheduling conferences, telephonic
27 appearances, and discovery disputes is provided at this link.
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Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The parties shall appear for a scheduling conference on March 3, 2015 at 3:30
p.m. in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone; and

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On or before February 24, 2015, the parties shall file a Joint Scheduling Report.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

7 Dated:

January 16, 2015
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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