Cox v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Filing 19

ORDER VACATING Mid-Discovery Status Conference; ORDER REQUIRING Further Scheduling Report, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/12/2018. Further scheduling report due by 5/4/2018. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT COX, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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ORDER VACATING MID-DISCOVERY STATUS
CONFERENCE; ORDER REQUIRING FURTHER
SCHEDULING REPORT

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The Court has reviewed the joint mid discovery status report. (Doc. 18) The report indicates

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that “Plaintiffs Robert Cox, Eric Coontz, and Brian Martinez (collectively “Plaintiffs”)” no longer

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seeks to pursue this case on behalf of a class or a collection. Id. at 3. The report continues, “Plaintiffs

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have elected not to pursue conditional or class certification and intend to move forward on behalf of the

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above named individual.” Id. Thus, it appears the action will proceed only as to Mr. Cox. Therefore,

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the Court ORDERS:

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No later than May 4, 2018, the parties SHALL file a joint, further scheduling report

proposing deadlines for dispositive motions, the pretrial conference and the trial.

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2.

In light of the abandonment of the class and collective actions, the class certification

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deadlines as VACATED;

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The mid-discovery status conference is VACATED. The parties are reminded of their

obligation to complete discovery within the deadlines previously set by the Court (Doc. 17).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 12, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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