Nathaniel v. United States

Filing 10

STATUS ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 6/7/10 ORDERING the 6/14/10 status conference VACATED; Discovery due by 12/17/2010; the last hearing date for motions shall be 10/24/11 at 9:00 AM; Final Pretrial Conference set for 12/19/2011 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 10 (GEB); Bench Trial set for 3/20/2012 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr..; (Carlos, K)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UNITED STATES, 12 Defendant.1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The caption has been amended according to the Dismissal of Doe Defendants portion of this Order. 1
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRY L. NATHANIEL, Plaintiff, v.

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2:10-cv-00345-GEB-GGH STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

The status (pretrial scheduling) conference scheduled for June 14, 2010, is vacated since the Joint Status Report filed on May 28, 2010 ("JSR") indicates that the following Order should issue. DISMISSAL OF DOE DEFENDANTS Since Plaintiff has not justified Doe defendants remaining in this action, Does 1-10 are dismissed. See Order Setting Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference filed February 10, 2010, at 2 n. 2 (indicating that if justification for "Doe" defendant allegations not provided Doe defendants would be dismissed). SERVICE, JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES, AMENDMENT No further service, joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted, except with leave of Court for good cause shown.

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DISCOVERY Non-expert discovery shall be completed by December 17, 2010. Expert discovery shall be completed by August 19, 2011. In this context, "completed" means that all discovery shall have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate orders, if necessary, and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been complied with or, alternatively, the time allowed for such compliance shall have expired.2 Each party shall comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(c)(i)'s initial expert witness disclosure requirements on or before February 18, 2011, and any contradictory and/or rebuttal expert disclosure authorized under Rule 26(a)(2)(c)(ii) on or before March 18, 2011. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE The last hearing date for motions shall be October 24, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.3 Motions shall be filed in accordance with Local Rule 230(b). Opposition papers shall be filed in accordance with Local Rule 230(c). Failure to comply with this local rule may be deemed consent to the motion and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily. Lewis, 18 F.3d 651, 652-53 (9th Cir. 1994). Brydges v.

Further, failure to

The Magistrate Judges in the Eastern District are responsible for resolving discovery disputes. See Local Rule 302(c)(1). A party conducting discovery near the discovery "completion" date risks losing the opportunity to have a judge resolve a discovery dispute concerning that discovery. This time deadline does not apply to motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders, emergency applications, or motions under Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2
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timely oppose a summary judgment motion may result in the granting of that motion if the movant shifts the burden to the nonmovant to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact remains for trial. Marshall v. Gates, 44 F.3d 722 (9th Cir. 1995). Absent highly unusual circumstances, reconsideration of a motion is appropriate only where: (1) The Court is presented with newly discovered evidence Cf.

that could not reasonably have been discovered prior to the filing of the party's motion or opposition papers; (2) The Court committed clear error or the initial decision

was manifestly unjust; or (3) There is an intervening change in controlling law.

A motion for reconsideration based on newly discovered evidence shall set forth, in detail, the reason why said evidence could not reasonably have been discovered prior to the filing of the party's motion or opposition papers. Motions for reconsideration shall comply

with Local Rule 203(j) in all other respects. The parties are cautioned that an untimely motion characterized as a motion in limine may be summarily denied. in limine addresses the admissibility of evidence. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE The final pretrial conference is set for December 19, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. The parties are cautioned that the lead attorney who A motion

WILL TRY THE CASE for each party shall attend the final pretrial conference. In addition, all persons representing themselves and

appearing in propria persona must attend the pretrial conference. The parties are warned that non-trial worthy issues could be eliminated sua sponte "[i]f the pretrial conference discloses that no 3

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material facts are in dispute and that the undisputed facts entitle one of the parties to judgment as a matter of law." Portsmouth Square

v. S'holders Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 1985). The parties shall file a JOINT pretrial statement no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the final pretrial conference.4 The joint pretrial statement shall specify the issues for trial, including a description of the theories of liability and the affirmative defenses as to each legal theory, length of the trial.5 and shall estimate the

The Court uses the parties' joint pretrial

statement to prepare its final pretrial order and could issue the final pretrial order without holding the scheduled final pretrial conference. See Mizwicki v. Helwig, 196 F.3d 828, 833 (7th Cir. 1999)

("There is no requirement that the court hold a pretrial conference."). If possible, at the time of filing the joint pretrial statement counsel shall also email it in a format compatible with WordPerfect to: [e-mail]. TRIAL SETTING The bench trial shall commence at 9:00 a.m. on March 20, 2012.

The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in the preparation of any joint document required to be filed in this case does not excuse the other parties from their obligation to timely file the document in accordance with this Order. In the event a party fails to participate as ordered, the party or parties timely submitting the document shall include a declaration explaining why they were unable to obtain the cooperation of the other party. The joint pretrial statement shall also state how much time each party desires for opening statements, and closing arguments. 4
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated:

MISCELLANEOUS The parties are reminded that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of Court for good cause shown. Counsel are cautioned that a mere stipulation by itself to change dates does not constitute good cause. IT IS SO ORDERED. June 7, 2010

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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