Gonzalez v. C R Bard Incorporated et al

Filing 30

ORDER Granting Joint Motion to Stay signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 11/2/2019. Scheduling Conference set for 2/6/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY GONZALEZ,

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Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO
STAY

v.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-01316-DAD-BAM

(Doc. No. 29)
C R BARD INCORPORATED, et al.,
Defendants.

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Pending before the court is the parties’ joint motion to stay these proceedings while they

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pursue settlement discussions. (Doc. No. 29.) In the joint motion, the parties explain that, prior
to being transferred to this Court, this case was part of a multidistrict litigation proceeding in the
United States District Court for the District of Arizona. (Id. at 1.) A “track” system was
ultimately established in the multidistrict litigation wherein cases were to either finalize
settlement paperwork, continue settlement negotiations, or be remanded or transferred. (Id.) The
parties state that, at the time the case was transferred to this Court, the case was not close to
settling “[b]ut, since that date, the parties have been engaging in serious settlement discissions.”
(Id.)
Having considered the parties’ joint motion, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby
GRANTS the parties’ joint motion to stay. Accordingly, all discovery and pretrial deadlines in
this action are hereby stayed and the initial scheduling conference currently set for December 20,
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2019 is hereby continued to February 6, 2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before

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Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. The parties shall file updated joint scheduling report

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dates at least one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference. The parties may appear at the

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conference by telephone with each party using the following dial-in number and access code:

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dial-in number 1-877-411-9748; access code 3190866. If the parties file a notice of settlement

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prior to the conference, then the conference will be vacated. However, if the parties are unable to

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reach a settlement, then the conference will proceed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

November 22, 2019

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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