Pet Food Express Ltd. v. Applied Underwriters Inc. et al

Filing 123

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 3/1/2019 ORDERING a Status Conference SET for 4/15/2019 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. No later than 4/8/2019 the parties shall meet and confer and submit a Joint Status Report. (Washington, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SHASTA LINEN SUPPLY, INC., on
behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-158 WBS AC

v.
APPLIED UNDERWRITERS, INC.;
APPLIED UNDERWRITERS CAPTIVE
RISK ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC.;
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANY;
and APPLIED RISK SERVICES,
INC.,
Defendants.

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PET FOOD EXPRESS LTD, and ALPHA
POLISHING, INC. d/b/a GENERAL
PLATING CO., on behalf of
themselves and all others
similarly situated,

No. 2:16-cv-1211 WBS AC
ORDER

Plaintiffs,
v.
APPLIED UNERWRITERS, INC.;
APPLIED UNDERWRITERS CAPTIVE
RISK ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC.;
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANY,
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INC., and APPLIED RISK
SERVICES, INC.,
Defendants.

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In light of the present status of this case, the court

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hereby orders a Status Conference set for April 15, 2019 at 1:30

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p.m. in Courtroom 5.

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shall meet and confer and submit a Joint Status Report.

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Joint Status Report shall set forth the status of the case and

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each party’s position on the following: (1) whether plaintiff

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Alpha Polishing, Inc. should be granted leave to file a renewed

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motion for class certification; (2) whether plaintiff(s) should

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be allowed to communicate with putative class members to develop

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additional evidence in support of such a motion or permissive

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joinder under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20; (3) possible

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modifications to the pretrial scheduling order; (4) the

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possibility of separate trials; (5) whether the court should set

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a settlement conference; and (6) any other issues the parties

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believe should be addressed at this time.

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Report shall also address any other issues that the parties think

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need to be discussed.

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No later than April 8, 2019, the parties

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 1, 2019

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The Joint Status