Campanelli et al v. The Hershey Company

Filing 65

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 10/7/2009. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v. THE HERSHEY COMPANY, Defendant(s). JULIE CAMPANELLI, et al., Plaintiff(s), ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C 08-1862 BZ PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

Following the Case Management Conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Case Management Statement is adopted, except as expressly modified by this Order. ORDERED that: 1. DATES It is further

Status Conference to set Class Certification Motions and trial schedule. The Court is reserving 3 trial weeks beginning

November 29, 2010: Monday, April 5, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Last Day to add plaintiffs: Monday, January 4, 2010 2. DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY The parties are reminded that a failure to voluntarily disclose information pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 1

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Procedure 26(a) or to supplement disclosures or discovery responses pursuant to Rule 26(e) may result in exclusionary sanctions. Thirty days prior to the close of non-expert

discovery, lead counsel for each party shall serve and file a certification that all supplementation has been completed. In the event a discovery dispute arises, lead counsel for each party shall meet in person or, if counsel are outside the Bay Area, by telephone and make a good faith effort to resolve their dispute. Exchanging letters or telephone messages about The Court does not read

the dispute is insufficient.

subsequent positioning letters; parties shall instead make a contemporaneous record of their meeting using a tape recorder or a court reporter. In the event they cannot resolve their dispute, the parties must participate in a telephone conference with the Court before filing any discovery motions or other papers. The party seeking discovery shall request a conference in a letter filed electronically not exceeding two pages (with no attachments) which briefly explains the nature of the action and the issues in dispute. Other parties shall reply in

similar fashion within two days of receiving the letter requesting the conference. to schedule the conference. Absent further order of the Court, each side is limited to five depositions, excluding parties and expert witnesses. Plaintiff withdrew his requests for other limitations. 3. MOTIONS Consult Civil Local Rules 7-1 through 7-5 and this 2 The Court will contact the parties

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Court's standing orders regarding motion practice.

Motions

for summary judgment shall be accompanied by a statement of the material facts not in dispute supported by citations to admissible evidence. The parties shall file a joint statement If the parties are unable

of undisputed facts where possible.

to reach complete agreement after meeting and conferring, they shall file a joint statement of the undisputed facts about which they do agree. Any party may then file a separate

statement of the additional facts that the party contends are undisputed. A party who without substantial justification

contends that a fact is in dispute is subject to sanctions. In addition to lodging a Chambers copy of all papers, a copy of all briefs shall be e-mailed in WordPerfect or Word format to the following address: [e-mail]. 4. SETTLEMENT This case is referred for assignment to a Magistrate Judge to conduct a settlement conference in April or May of 2010. Counsel will be contacted by that judge's chambers with

a date and time for the conference. Dated: October 7, 2009

Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge
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