City of Lincoln v. United States of America et al

Filing 98

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 10/6/2020 ORDERING a Final Pretrial Conference is set for 3/26/2021 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 7 (MCE) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, with a Joint Pretrial Statement due by 3 /12/2021. At least one of the attorneys who will conduct the trial for each of the parties shall attend the Final Pretrial Conference. Theparties should be prepared to confirm a trial date within 60 to 120 days from the date of the Final Pretrial Conference and should be available for trial accordingly. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CITY OF LINCOLN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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No. 2:16-cv-01164-KJM-AC

ORDER

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al.,
Defendants.

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Upon review of the parties’ stipulation and joint request to modify the scheduling

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order for good cause (“Stipulation”), ECF No. 97, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 16(b), the

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court finds there is good cause to modify the September 11, 2020 minute order, ECF No. 96,

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because (1) the parties have previously met and conferred regarding private mediation, but have

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not engaged in settlement discussions, (2) the parties have not yet completed necessary discovery

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due to the unsettled nature of the pleadings, and (3) impact of restrictions in place as a result of

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COVID-19. The court hereby grants the following amendment to minute order ECF No. 96.

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the parties are directed to promptly finalize
arrangements to participate in mediation with an agreed private mediator.
The parties shall file a joint status report regarding the status of mediation within
60 days of this Order.
A Final Pretrial Conference is SET for March 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM before Chief

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District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, with a joint pretrial statement due March 12, 2021. See

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Local Rule 281 and Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. At least one of the attorneys

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who will conduct the trial for each of the parties shall attend the Final Pretrial Conference. The

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parties should be prepared to confirm a trial date within 60 to 120 days from the date of the Final

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Pretrial Conference and should be available for trial accordingly.

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This order resolves ECF No. 97.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: October 6, 2020.