Hells Angels Motorcycle Club - Richmond et al v. Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department et al

Filing 2

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 4/21/2006. Case Management Conference set for 4/28/2006 01:30 PM. (Attachments: # 1 CMC Standing Order# 2 Standing Order #2)(gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/23/2005)

STANDING ORDER

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Civil Law and Motion is heard on Fridays, at 9:30 a.m. Criminal Law and Motion is

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heard on Fridays, at 10:30 a.m. Counsel need not reserve a hearing date in advance for civil motions.

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However, noticed dates may be reset as the Court’s calendar requires.

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Case Management and Pretrial Conferences are heard on Fridays, at 1:30 p.m. Case

Management Conferences will no longer be recorded, unless requested by the parties.

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In cases that are randomly assigned to Judge Spero for all purposes, a Consent to

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Proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and a Declination to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge

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And Request For Reassignment to a United States District Judge Forms will be mailed to all parties.

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The parties are requested, within two weeks from receipt of the form, to complete and file the form

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indicating their consent or request for reassignment to a District Judge.

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Parties with questions regarding scheduling of settlement conferences should contact

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Judge Spero’s secretary, Mary Ann Macudzinski-Gomez, at [phone]. All other scheduling

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questions should be addressed to Judge Spero’s courtroom deputy, Karen Hom, at [phone].

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5.

Discovery motions may be addressed to the Court in three ways. A motion may be

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noticed on not less than thirty-five (35) days notice pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2. Alternatively, any party

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may seek an order shortening time under Civil L.R. 6-3 if the circumstances justify that relief. In

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emergencies during discovery events (such as depositions), the Court is available pursuant to Civil

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L.R. 37-1(b). In the event a discovery dispute arises, counsel for the party seeking discovery shall in

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good faith confer in person with counsel for the party failing to make the discovery in an effort to

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resolve the dispute without court action, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L.R. 37-1(a).

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The meeting must be in person, except where good cause is shown why a telephone meeting is

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adequate. A declaration setting forth these meet and confer efforts and the final positions of each
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party shall be included in the moving papers. The Court will not consider discovery motions unless the

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moving party has complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L.R. 37-10(a).

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In all “e-filing” cases, when filing papers in connection with any motion for

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determination by a judge, the parties shall, in addition to filing papers electronically, lodge with

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chambers a printed copy of the papers by the close of the next court day following the day the papers

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are filed electronically. These printed copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and shall be

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submitted directly to Magistrate Judge Spero’s chambers in an envelope clearly marked with

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the judge’s name, case number and “E-Filing Chambers Copy.” Parties shall not file a paper

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copy of any document with the Clerk’s Office that has already been filed electronically.

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Any proposed stipulation or proposed order in a case subject to electronic filing shall

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be sent by email to [e-mail]. This address is to be used only for proposed orders

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unless otherwise directed by the Court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 26, 2003
/s/ Joseph C. Spero
JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge

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