CSI Solar Manufacture Inc. v. Renewable Technologies Inc.

Filing 16

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 3/19/13 ORDERING Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/6/2014 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25 (KJN) before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman, Jury Trial set for 4/7/2014 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 25 ( KJN) before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman, Status Conference set for 5/9/2013 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25 (KJN) before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman. Except as modified by this order, all other deadlines and provisions outlined in the previously-issued 13 Scheduling Order remain in full effect. (Meuleman, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CSI SOLAR MANUFACTURE INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:12-cv-1740 KJN

v.
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
INC. ,

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Defendant.
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ORDER
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On March 12, 2013, this action was reassigned to the undersigned for all further

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proceedings. (Dkt. No. 14.)1 A pretrial scheduling order has already been issued by the

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previously assigned judge, Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows, but the pretrial conference and

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trial dates before Magistrate Judge Hollows were vacated upon reassignment. (Dkt. Nos. 13, 15.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Final Pretrial Conference is set for March 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in

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Courtroom Number 25 before the undersigned.

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2. Trial is set for April 7, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom Number 25 before the

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undersigned. Trial will be by jury. The court expects the trial will take approximately 3-5 days.

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All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge for all further
proceedings and entry of a final judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (Dkt. Nos. 9, 11, 12.)
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3. Except as modified by this order, all other deadlines and provisions outlined in

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the previously-issued November 30, 2012 pretrial scheduling order (dkt. no. 13) remain in full

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effect.

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4. A status conference in this matter is set for May 9, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in

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Courtroom Number 25 before the undersigned. Counsel may appear telephonically and shall

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contact the undersigned’s courtroom deputy at [phone] at least seven (7) days prior to the

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conference to make appropriate arrangements for a telephonic appearance. At the status

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conference, the parties shall be prepared to discuss the case in general, their plans for discovery

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and motion practice, and whether they are amenable to an early settlement conference or referral

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to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”). The parties shall also be

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prepared to discuss whether they desire to have a settlement conference conducted before the

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undersigned (with a waiver of any conflict or disqualification based on the undersigned as the

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assigned judge also acting as the settlement judge) or whether they wish to have a settlement

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conference, if any, conducted by another judge.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: March 19, 2013

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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