Gosling v. Groupon, Inc.

Filing 8

CLERKS NOTICE Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/17/2011 08:30 AM in Courtroom 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order) (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/14/2011)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 No. _______________________ C-11-1038 CRB 11 12 ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 13 14 The above matter having been assigned to Judge Charles R. Breyer, 15 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 16, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and 16 Civil Local rule 16, that a case management conference will be held before Judge Charles R. Breyer 17 June 17, 2011 on Friday, _____________________at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 8, 19th floor, 450 Golden Gate 18 Avenue, San Francisco, California. 19 20 Lead trial counsel shall meet and confer not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the 21 conference and shall file a joint case management statement in the form contained in the Civil Local seven(7) rules as supplemented by this order not less than ten (10) days in advance of the conference. 22 If the conference is inconveniently scheduled, it may be rescheduled by stipulation and order 23 to another date or time convenient to the Court’s calendar. 24 At the conclusion of the conference, an order will be entered setting dates either for a further 25 case management conference, or for close of discovery, pre-trial conference, and trial. Other orders 26 regulating and controlling future proceedings may be entered. 27 28 Plaintiff(s) shall serve copies of this order at once on all parties to this action, and on any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4 and 5. Following service, plaintiff(s) shall file a certificate of service with the Clerk of this Court. 1 2 3 SUPPLEMENTAL TO INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 4 5 1. 6 7 At the initial case management conference, the parties or at least one attorney of record for each party must appear in person. See FRCP 26(f) ; Civil LR 16-10(a). 2. The case management statement may not exceed ten pages. It should briefly describe 8 the parties’ controversy. Any party seeking damages must set forth in the statement 9 the amount sought and the basis for its calculation. United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 3. If the case was removed from a state court, and the applicable state law has not 11 required the parties to make an express demand for a jury trial at the time of removal, 12 any party claiming right to a jury trial must make the request therefor within ten days 13 after service of the notice of removal. FRCP 81 (c). 14 15 16 4. NOTICE TO PRO SE LITIGANTS IN NON-PRISONER ACTIONS: If you are proceeding in this lawsuit without an attorney, then the following directives apply to you in the prosecution of your case. 17 The court hereby ORDERS you to comply with the service requirements of 18 Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as set forth below. Failure to follow 19 the procedures set forth in this order may result, under Rule 4 (m), in dismissal of 20 your case. 21 It is your responsibility to obtain a valid summons from the clerk and to 22 effect service of the summons and complaint on all defendants in accordance with 23 Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you have named the United States 24 government, a federal agency, a federal official or a federal employee as a defendant, 25 you must comply with the special requirements of Rule 4 (i). 26 Service may be effected by any person who is not a party and who is at least 27 18 years of age, which means that you, as a party, may not effect service. If service 28 of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after 2 1 the filing of the complaint, your action will, under Rule 4 (m), be dismissed as to that 2 defendant. 3 Within 125 days after the filing of the complaint, you must file proof 4 of service indicating which defendants were served within the 120 days allowed 5 under Rule 4 (m) and showing, in accordance with Rule 4 (l), how each of those 6 defendants was served (for example, by attaching appropriate certificates of 7 service). You must also show cause why a defendant not served within the 120 8 days allowed under Rule 4 (m) should not be dismissed without prejudice. Failure 9 to do these things within the designated time will result in the dismissal of your case United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 under Rule 4 (m) and Rule 41 (b). 11 5. NOTICE FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT LITIGATION: 12 If this action seeks accommodation or other relief, including attorney fees, 13 pursuant to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC § 12191- 14 89, the court ORDERS, pursuant to FRCP 16, the following: 15 a. 16 17 service on any unserved defendant; b. 18 19 Each plaintiff shall, pursuant to FRCP 4 (m), forthwith complete Discovery, except for initial disclosures required by FRCP 26 (a), and all other proceedings are until further order STAYED; c. If not previously done, each plaintiff shall forthwith serve upon each 20 defendant a demand for accommodation and statement of attorney fees 21 incurred to date (42 USC § 12205; Hensly v Eckerhart, 461 US 424, 22 429-30, 433-37 (1983)); 23 d. Each defendant shall, no later than the date for the conference of the 24 parties specified above, serve a response to the demand for 25 accommodation; 26 e. The joint case management statement shall contain, in addition to the 27 information called for by FRCP 26 (f), the information set forth in 28 paragraphs c and d. 3 1 2 3 Sanctions. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER may be deemed 4 sufficient grounds for dismissal of this cause, default or other appropriate sanctions. See Federal 5 Rules of Civil Procedure 16(f), 41 (b); Civ LR 1-4. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 8 9 Dated: June 22, 2004 CHARLES R. BREYER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 STANDING ORDERS 1. Counsel shall consult and comply with all provisions of the Local Rules relating to continuance, motions, briefs, and all other matters, unless superseded by these Standing Orders. 2. Scheduling Days: a. Criminal Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. ORDER OF CALL IS DETERMINED BY THE COURT. b. Civil Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. ORDER OF CALL IS DETERMINED BY THE COURT. c. Case Management Conferences are conducted on Fridays at 8:30 a.m. ORDER OF CALL IS DETERMINED BY THE COURT. d. Pretrial conferences are generally conducted at 2:30 p.m. on days determined by the Court. e. Counsel need not reserve a hearing date for motions, however, counsel are advised to check the legal papers for unavailable dates. Noticed dates may be reset as the Court's calendar requires. 3. Motions to compel discovery are referred to a Magistrate Judge for assignment and shall be noticed for hearing before the assigned Magistrate Judge. 4. No changes in the Court’s schedule shall be made except by signed order of the Court and only upon a showing of good cause. Parties seeking to continue hearings, request special status conferences, modify briefing schedules, or make other procedural changes shall submit a signed stipulation and proposed order, or, if stipulation is not possible, an ex parte application in writing. 5. Briefs or Memoranda of Points and Authorities in support of, or in opposition to, any motions filed in this action must be typed on 28-line, double-spaced pleading paper and, except for summary judgment motions, may not exceed FIFTEEN (15) pages in length, exclusive of title pages, indexes of cases, table of contents, exhibits, affidavits, and summaries of argument, if required. Briefs exceeding ten (10) pages in length must contain an additional summary of argument, including reference to any important cases cited. Summary judgment memoranda may not exceed 25 pages. Counsel shall submit a proposed form of order with all motion and opposition papers. 6. Counsel in civil matters shall comply with the Court’s Guidelines for trial and pre-trial conference. PLAINTIFF IS DIRECTED TO SERVE COPIES OF THIS ORDER AT ONCE UPON ALL PARTIES TO THIS ACTION AND UPON THOSE SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULES 4 AND 5, FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, AND TO FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT A CERTIFICATE REFLECTING SUCH SERVICE. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 30, 2004 CHARLES R. BREYER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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