Strain v. GC Services Limited Partnership

Filing 9

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 2/12/15. A Status Conference is set for 4/16/2015 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25 (KJN) before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman. Joint Status Report due 14 days prior to conference. (Manzer, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GREG STRAIN,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:15-cv-0056 KJN

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ORDER

GC SERVICES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP,

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Defendant.

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On February 11, 2015, after all parties consented to the jurisdiction of a United States

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Magistrate Judge for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (ECF Nos. 6, 7), the action was

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reassigned to the undersigned for all further proceedings and the entry of final judgment. (ECF

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No. 8.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. A status (pre-trial scheduling) conference is set for Thursday April 16, 2015, at 10:00

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a.m., in Courtroom No. 25 before the undersigned. All parties shall appear by counsel

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or in person if acting without counsel.

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2. Not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the status conference, the parties shall file a

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joint status report briefly describing the case and addressing the following: (a) service

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of process; (b) possible joinder of additional parties; (c) any expected or desired
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amendment of the pleadings; (d) jurisdiction and venue; (e) anticipated motions and

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their scheduling; (f) the report required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 outlining the proposed

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discovery plan and its scheduling, including disclosure of expert witnesses; (g) future

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proceedings, including setting appropriate cut-off dates for discovery and law and

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motion, and the scheduling of a pretrial conference and trial; (h) special procedures, if

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any; (i) estimated trial time; (j) modifications of standard pretrial procedures due to the

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simplicity or complexity of the proceedings; (k) whether the case is related to any

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other cases, including bankruptcy; (l) whether a settlement conference should be

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scheduled, including whether the parties desire an early settlement conference; (m)

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whether counsel will stipulate to the undersigned acting as settlement judge and waive

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disqualification by virtue of his so acting, or whether they would prefer to have a

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settlement conference conducted before another judge; (n) whether the case should be

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briefly stayed and referred to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program

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(“VDRP”) before further significant litigation expenses are incurred; and (o) any other

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matters that may add to the just and expeditious disposition of this matter.

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3. The parties and counsel are cautioned that failure to obey the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, this court’s Local Rules, or an order of this court may result in dismissal of

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the action, a default judgment, or any other appropriate sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 12, 2015

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