Johnson v. Rehman, et al.

Filing 20

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr., on 11/5/14 ORDERING that the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is CONTINUED to 12/15/2014 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr.. A further joint status report shall be filed no later than 14 days prior to the Status Conference. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Scott Johnson,

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Plaintiff,
v.

No. 2:14-cv-01454-GEB-AC
ORDER CONTINUING STATUS
(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) CONFERENCE

Azizur Rehman; Omar Ghaith;
and Does 1-10,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff states in the Joint Status Report (“JSR”)

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filed October 27, 2014, that he “anticipates joining additional

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parties.” (JSR 2:5, ECF No. 19.) This statement fails to comply

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with Plaintiff’s obligation under Rule 16 to provide meaningful

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information on when the referenced joinder would be sought.

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Parties
anticipating
possible
amendments . . . . have
an
unflagging
obligation to alert the Rule 16 scheduling
judge of the . . . timing of such anticipated
amendments in their status reports so that
the
judge
can
consider
whether
such
amendments may properly be sought solely
under the Rule 15(a) standard, and whether
structuring
discovery
pertinent
to
the
parties’
decision
whether
to
amend
is
feasible.

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Jackson v. Laureate, Inc., 186 F.R.D. 605, 608 (E.D. Cal. 1999)

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(emphasis added) (internal quotation marks omitted).

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Therefore, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference

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scheduled

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December 15, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. A further joint status report

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shall be filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the

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Status Conference, in which Plaintiff shall provide additional

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information concerning the referenced joinder.

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for

hearing

on

November

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 5, 2014

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