Hartley et al v. On My Own, Inc. et al

Filing 19

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 7/12/17 ORDERING that Initial disclosures shall becompleted within 14 days of the scheduling conference. Counsel shall file the motion to compel arbitration within 10 days of the scheduling conference. Hearing on defendants' motion to compel arbitration is SET for 9/22/2017 at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 3. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AMBER HARTLEY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

No. 2:17-cv-0353 KJM EFB

ORDER

ON MY OWN, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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An initial scheduling conference was held in this case on July 6, 2017. Ryan

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Hicks appeared for plaintiffs; Alden Parker appeared for defendants.

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Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on June 15, 2017, and

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discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following

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orders:

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I.

SERVICE OF PROCESS
All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without

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leave of court, good cause having been shown.

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II.

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ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS
No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without

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leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth

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Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).
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III.

JURISDICTION/VENUE

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Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and supplemental jurisdiction

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over the California state law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). Jurisdiction and venue are not

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disputed.

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IV.

INITIAL DISCLSOURES

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Initial disclosures as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) shall be

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completed within fourteen (14) days of the scheduling conference.

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V.

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

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Based on defense counsel’s representation that he intends to file a motion to

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compel arbitration, counsel shall file the motion within ten (10) days of the scheduling

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conference.

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Hearing on defendants’ motion to compel arbitration is set for September 22,

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2017 at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 3.

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VI.

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FURTHER SCHEDULING
All further scheduling dates will be set after the court’s ruling on defendants’

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motion to compel arbitration. If no motion to compel arbitration is filed, the court will schedule

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the case as proposed by plaintiffs in the June 15, 2017 joint status report.

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VII.

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OBJECTIONS TO ORDER
This order will become final without further order of the court unless objections

are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: July 12, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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