Lopez v. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center et al

Filing 56

ORDER: Last Day for Dispositive Motion Hearing 5/1/2014 at 9:30 a.m. and/or Case Management Conference set for 5/1/2014 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom C, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 2/18/2014. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/18/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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JESUS LOPEZ, for himself and as the Guardian
ad Litem for EDGAR LOPEZ, ALEXANDRA
LOPEZ, and GRETSANDY LOPEZ, his minor
children,

No. C 12-03726 LB
ORDER

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Plaintiff,
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v.
CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER and COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,

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Defendants.
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The court issues this order (which it meant to do in December after the last case management
conference) to document the current dates:

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Case Event

Date

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Fact Discovery Completion Date and Expert Disclosures
(EMTALA claim)

1/16/2014

Plaintiff’s Opposition Brief Due

1/31/2014

Defendants’ Reply

2/7/2014

Summary Judgment Hearing

2/20/2014, 9:30 a.m.

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Fact Discovery Completion Date (Malpractice Claim)

3/27/14

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Expert discovery completion date

3/27/2014

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Last hearing date for dispositive motions and/or further case
management conference

5/1/2014, at 9:30 a.m.

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ORDER (C 12-03726 LB)

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Meet and confer re pretrial filings

7/1/2014

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Pretrial filings due

7/10/2014

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Oppositions, Objections, Exhibits, and Depo Designations due

7/17/2014

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Final Pretrial Conference

7/31/2014, at 11:00 a.m.

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Trial

8/11/2014, at 8:30 a.m.

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Length of Trial

5 days

motions discovery cut-off for all EMTALA discovery because CCRMC filed an early summary

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judgment motion arguing that as a matter of law, it has no liability under EMTALA. See 11/18/13

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Order, ECF No. 40 at 2. Again as discussed at the last case management conference in December

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2013, the court also allowed the parties to stipulate about expert disclosure deadlines. See ECF No.

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As discussed at the last case management conference in December 2013, the court set a pre-

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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52. The court raised concerns at the December conference about Plaintiffs’ not designating an

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EMTALA expert and the court’s determination that the EMTALA record needed to be complete

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before it could address the summary judgment motion. The parties thereafter addressed the issue in

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their stipulation at ECF No. 52, which provided for Plaintiffs’ disclosure of any EMTALA expert

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needed for the summary judgment hearing by January 16, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 18, 2014

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_______________________________
LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER (C 12-03726 LB)

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