Phan v. Jetblue Airways Corporation
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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/8/17 ORDERING that the 2/13/2017 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is VACATED. Plaintiff shall disclose experts and produce reports by no later than 1/15/2018. D efendant shall disclose experts and reports by 2/15/2018. Expert rebuttal shall be disclosed and reports produced on or before 2/28/2018. Discovery shall be completed by 4/30/2018. Motions to compel discovery must be noticed before the magi strate judge's calendar to be heard not later than 4/30/2018. All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders, or other emergency applications, shall be filed on or before 5/30/2018. The Final Pretrial Conference is SET for 8/13/2018 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. Jury Trial is SET for 10/10/2018 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. (Kastilahn, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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XUAN THI PHAN,
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CIV. NO. 2:16-2328 WBS DB
Plaintiff,
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation,
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Defendant.
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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER
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After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the
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court hereby vacates the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference
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scheduled for February 13, 2017, and makes the following findings
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and orders without needing to consult with the parties any
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further.
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I.
SERVICE OF PROCESS
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The named defendant has been served, and no further
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service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having
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been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).
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II.
JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS
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No further joinder of parties or amendments to
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pleadings will be permitted except with leave of court, good
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cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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16(b).
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(9th Cir. 1992).
See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604
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III. JURISDICTION/VENUE
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Jurisdiction is predicated upon diversity of
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citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
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Venue is undisputed and hereby
found to be proper.
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IV.
DISCOVERY
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The parties shall serve the initial disclosures
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required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) by February
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17, 2017.
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Plaintiff shall disclose experts and produce reports
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in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) by no
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later than January 15, 2018.
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and reports pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) by February 15, 2018.
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regard to expert testimony intended solely for rebuttal, those
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experts shall be disclosed and reports produced in accordance
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with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) on or before
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February 28, 2018.
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Defendant shall disclose experts
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The parties agree to complete fact discovery by
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December 5, 2017.
All other discovery is left open, save and
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except that it shall be so conducted as to be completed by April
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30, 2018.
The word “completed” means that all discovery shall
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have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and
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any disputes relevant to discovery shall have been resolved by
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appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been
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ordered, the order has been obeyed.
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discovery must be noticed on the magistrate judge’s calendar in
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accordance with the local rules of this court and so that such
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motions may be heard (and any resulting orders obeyed) not later
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than April 30, 2018.
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V.
All motions to compel
MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE
All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary
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restraining orders, or other emergency applications, shall be
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filed on or before May 30, 2018.
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for the next available hearing date.
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refer to the local rules regarding the requirements for noticing
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and opposing such motions on the court’s regularly scheduled law
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and motion calendar.
All motions shall be noticed
Counsel are cautioned to
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VI.
FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
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The Final Pretrial Conference is set for August 13,
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2018, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5.
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attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the
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trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties.
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The conference shall be
Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for
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trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters
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remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for
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oral testimony.
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and are referred to Local Rules 281 and 282 relating to the
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contents of and time for filing those statements.
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those subjects listed in Local Rule 281(b), the parties are to
Counsel shall file separate pretrial statements,
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In addition to
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provide the court with: (1) a plain, concise statement which
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identifies every non-discovery motion which has been made to the
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court, and its resolution; (2) a list of the remaining claims as
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against each defendant; and (3) the estimated number of trial
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days.
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In providing the plain, concise statements of
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undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by
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Local Rule 281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the claims
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that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively pled
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defenses thereto.
If the case is to be tried to a jury, the
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parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case,
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which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.
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VII.
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A jury trial is set for October 10, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
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TRIAL SETTING
The parties estimate that trial will last five to seven days.
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VIII.
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
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A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the
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Pretrial Conference.
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the court whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting
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as settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.
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All parties should be prepared to advise
Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full
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settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to
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be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms.
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seven calendar days before the Settlement Conference counsel for
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each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference
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Statement for review by the settlement judge.
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judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference
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Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be disclosed
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At least
If the settlement
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to the trial judge.
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IX.
MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER
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Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this
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Scheduling Order, except requests to change the date of the
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trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned Magistrate Judge.
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All requests to change the trial date shall be heard and decided
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only by the undersigned judge.
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Dated:
February 8, 2017
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