Bruno Rimini (Furniture) Limited v. Connor Marketing, Inc.

Filing 45

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/16/2016: The stay previously 41 ordered on 7/27/2015 as to discovery is hereby LIFTED. Disclosure of Experts and Reports due by 6/17/2016. Expert Testimony on Rebuttal shall be disclosed and r eports produced by 7/18/2016. All discovery shall be completed by 8/17/2016. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed so that they may be heard no later than 8/17/2016. All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary restraining o rders, or other emergency applications, shall be filed by 10/17/2016. Final Pretrial Conference is reset for 1/3/2017 at 01:30 PM and Jury Trial is reset for 3/7/2017 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. (Counsel shall refer to the attached order for more detailed information.) (Kirksey Smith, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRUNO RIMINI (FURNITURE)
LIMITED, a United Kingdom
company,

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ORDER

Plaintiff,

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CIV. NO. 1:14-1906 WBS SAB

v.
CONNOR MARKETING, INC., a
California Corporation,
Defendant,

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----oo0oo---Plaintiff in this matter moved for partial summary

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judgment on May 29, 2015, (Docket No. 30), the same day as the

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deadline to exchange initial disclosures pursuant to the court’s

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April 22, 2015 Scheduling Order, (Docket No. 29).

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2015, the court denied plaintiff’s motion without prejudice and

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ordered, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d), that

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all discovery be stayed for a period of six months except to

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permit the parties to depose seven individuals that defendant
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On July 27,

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identified as having knowledge of facts essential to opposing

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plaintiff’s summary judgment motion.

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(Docket No. 41.)

The court ordered that at the expiration of six months

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or upon completion of the above depositions, whichever occurred

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first, plaintiff could renew its motion for partial summary

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judgment.

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discovery would remain stayed until the court ruled on that

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motion.

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discovery set out in its April 22, 2015 Scheduling Order.

(Id. at 7.)

(Id.)

If plaintiff chose to renew its motion,

The court further vacated all dates relating to

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at 6-7.)

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2016 and to date, plaintiff has not renewed its motion for

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(Id.

partial summary judgment.

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The six-month stay of discovery expired on January 27,

Pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 16, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(1)

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The stay previously ordered on discovery (Docket
No. 41) is hereby LIFTED;

(2)

The parties shall disclose experts and produce

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reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 26(a)(2) by no later than June 17, 2016.

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With regard to expert testimony intended solely

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for rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed and

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reports produced in accordance with Federal Rule

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of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) on or before July 18,

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2016;

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(3)

All discovery, including depositions for

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preservation of testimony, is left open, save and

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except that it shall be so conducted as to be

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completed by August 17, 2016.
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The word

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“completed” means that all discovery shall have

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been conducted so that all depositions have been

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taken and any disputes relevant to discovery shall

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have been resolved by appropriate order if

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necessary and, where discovery has been ordered,

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the order has been obeyed.

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discovery must be noticed on the Magistrate

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Judge’s calendar in accordance with the local

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rules of this court and so that such motions may

All motions to compel

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be heard (and any resulting orders obeyed) not

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later than August 17, 2016;

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(4)

All motions, except motions for continuances,

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temporary restraining orders, or other emergency

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applications, shall be filed on or before October

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17, 2016.

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next available hearing date;

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(5)

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The Final Pretrial Conference is reset for January
3, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5;

(6)

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All motions shall be noticed for the

The jury trial is reset for March 7, 2017 at 9:00
a.m. in Courtroom No. 5; and

(7)

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this

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Order, except requests to change the date of the

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trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned

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Magistrate Judge.

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trial date shall be heard and decided only by the

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undersigned judge.

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All requests to change the

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

February 16, 2016

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