Ruiz v. Sawaya et al

Filing 132

ORDER RE: TRIAL SCHEDULE re 122 SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on March 24, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/24/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RUBEN J. RUIZ,

Case No. 11-cv-03126-JST

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER RE: TRIAL SCHEDULE

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M. SAWAYA, et al.,

Re: ECF No. 122

Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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This case is currently scheduled to begin trial on April 25, 2016. ECF No. 122. The

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parties have filed their Joint Pretrial Statement and three Motions in Limine in anticipation of the

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Pretrial Conference to be held on April 1, 2016. ECF Nos. 127, 128, 129, 130.

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However, a trial in another case, Holzhauer v. Golden Gate Bridge Highway &

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Transportation District, Case No. 13-cv-02862-JST, will already be ongoing on April 25; jury

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selection in Holzhauer is scheduled to begin on April 11, 2016.
The Court’s practice is to schedule multiple trials with overlapping schedules, because the

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Court’s calendar space is so limited and the overwhelming majority of cases settle before trial.

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Very rarely do two cases with conflicting dates actually proceed to trial at the same time, but it has

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happened here.

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Therefore, unless the Holzhauer case settles before April 1, 2016, the Court will not

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conduct a pretrial conference on that date. Instead, the Court will use that hearing as a case

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management conference, and reset the trial and pretrial conference dates. The parties are ordered

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to meet and confer regarding a proposed new trial date, and to submit a joint proposal to the Court

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no later than March 30, 2016. In the same filing, the parties should advise the Court whether

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further settlement efforts with Magistrate Judge Vadas would be helpful.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 24, 2016
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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