Heinemann v. Williams

Filing 27

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 11/9/12 ORDERING that A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is SET for Friday 1/4/2013 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 27 (DAD) before Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd. Plaintiff shall file and serve his own separate Status Report on or before 12/21/2012, and defendant shall file and serve his own separate Status Report on or before 12/28/2012. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THEODORE HEINEMANN,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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No. 2:12-cv-2520 LKK DAD PS

M. WILLIAMS,

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ORDER SETTING STATUS
(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)
CONFERENCE

Defendant.

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This action was transferred from the Northern District of California to this court

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on October 9, 2012. Plaintiff Theodore Heineman is proceeding pro se. The action has therefore

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been referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) for all purposes encompassed

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by that rule.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT
IS ORDERED that:
1. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for Friday, January 4, 2013,

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at 10:00 a.m., at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California, in

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Courtroom No. 27, before the undersigned.

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2. Each party is required to appear at the Status Conference, either by counsel or,
if proceeding in propria persona, on his own behalf. Any party may appear at the status
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conference telephonically if the party pre-arranges such appearance by contacting Pete Buzo, the

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courtroom deputy of the undersigned magistrate judge, at [phone], no later than 48 hours

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before the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference; a land line telephone number must be

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provided.

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3. Plaintiff shall file and serve his own separate status report on or before

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December 21, 2012, and defendant shall file and serve his own separate status report on or

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before December 28, 2012. Each party’s status report shall address all of the following matters:

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a.

Progress of service of process;

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b.

Possible joinder of additional parties;

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Possible amendment of the pleadings;

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Jurisdiction and venue;

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e.

Anticipated motions and the scheduling thereof;

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Anticipated discovery and the scheduling thereof,
including disclosure of expert witnesses;

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Future proceedings, including the setting of
appropriate cut-off dates for discovery and for law
and motion, and the scheduling of a final pretrial
conference and trial;

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Modification of standard pretrial procedures
specified by the rules due to the relative simplicity
or complexity of the action;

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Whether the case is related to any other case,
including matters in bankruptcy;

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Whether the parties will stipulate to the magistrate
judge assigned to this matter acting as settlement
judge, waiving any disqualification by virtue of his
so acting, or whether they prefer to have a
Settlement Conference before another magistrate
judge;

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Whether the parties intend to consent to proceed before a
United States Magistrate Judge; and

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Any other matters that may aid in the just and
expeditious disposition of this action.

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4. The parties are cautioned that failure to file a status report or failure to appear

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at the status conference may result in an order imposing an appropriate sanction. See Local

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Rules 110 and 183.

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DATED: November 9, 2012.

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