United States of America v. Sierra Pacific Industries et al

Filing 477

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/25/2012 RESETTING the deadline for filing the joint Pretrial Statement to 6/7/2012. (Michel, G)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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NO. CIV S-09-2445 KJM-EFB

v.

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SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES; et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

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Defendants have filed an ex parte application for leave to file separate pretrial

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statements, to which plaintiff objects. (ECF 475 & 476.) The court ordered parties to file a joint

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pretrial statement by May 31, 2012. Defendants contend plaintiff represented it would share its

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portion of the statement one week before it was due. (Underwood Decl. ¶ 2, ECF 475-2.)

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Emails from plaintiff’s counsel to defense counsel indicate that plaintiff intends to share its

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portion “early next week” (the week of May 28). (Thomas Decl., Ex. A, ECF 475-1.) Local

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Rule 281(a)(2) does not provide a deadline for counsels’ sharing of the statement, nor does it

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provide instructions as to how the statement should be created. Presumably the rule was drafted

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with the assumption that common sense and professionalism would guide counsel. With this in

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mind, the court hereby resets the deadline for filing the joint pretrial statement to June 7, 2012.

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Counsel shall meet and confer to ensure all parties have sufficient time, within this new deadline,
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to contribute to the preparation of the joint pretrial statement. All other deadlines remain

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unchanged.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 25, 2012.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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