Castro v. Lincoln General Insurance Company

Filing 27

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/21/15: The parties will file cross-motions for summary judgment and such motions shall be heard no later than March 25, 2016. The court will set a new status conference date, if needed, after ruling on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The parties have agreed to private mediation. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARTHA CASTRO,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 1:15-CV-00331 KJM GSA

v.

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY,

ORDER

Defendant.

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An initial scheduling conference was held in this case on August 13, 2015. Robert

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Williams and Marla Garcia appeared for plaintiff; Wade Hansard appeared for defendant.

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Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on June 25, 2015, and

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discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following

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orders:

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I.

SERVICE OF PROCESS
All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without

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leave of court, good cause having been shown.

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II.

ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS

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No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without

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leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth

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Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

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III.

JURISDICTION/VENUE

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Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Jurisdiction and venue are not

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disputed.

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IV.

INITIAL DISCOVERY

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Initial disclosures as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) have been

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completed.

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V.

DECLARATORY RELIEF

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The parties confirmed that the only issue proceeding in litigation at this time is that

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of declaratory relief as to the timeliness of plaintiff’s demand for arbitration. The parties will file

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cross-motions for summary judgment and such motions shall be heard no later than March 25,

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2016.

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The court will set a new status conference date, if needed, after ruling on the

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parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.

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VI.

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SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
The parties have agreed to mediation of the case by Judge Howard R. Broadman,

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Ret., set for October 15, 2015.

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VII.

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OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER
This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless

objections are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 21, 2015.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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