Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, The v. Ashbury General Contracting and Engineering et al

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER, Case referred to mediation. Further Case Management Conference set for 9/19/2013 10:00 AM; Pretrial Conference set for 3/13/2014 09:00 AM.; Jury Selection set for 3/24/2014 09:00 AM; Jury Trial set for 3/24/2014 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 4/11/13. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.,

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Plaintiff,
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No. C 13-00060 RS
CASE MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULING ORDER

ASHBURY GENERAL CONTRACTING
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a
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Case Management Conference on April 11, 2013. After considering the Joint Case Management
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Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and
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good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

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PANEL MEDIATION. The parties are hereby REFERRED to the ADR Department for
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the purpose of conducting mediation, ideally within the next sixty (60) days.
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3.

DISCOVERY. On or before September 13, 2013 all non-expert discovery shall

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be completed by the parties. Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert
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depositions per party; (b) a reasonable number of interrogatories per party; (c) a reasonable
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number of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable

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number of requests for admission per party.

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DISCOVERY DISPUTES. Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate

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Judge. After the parties have met and conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not

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more than 8 pages explaining the dispute. Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The

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joint letter must be electronically filed under the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related

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Filings >Motions--General > Discovery Letter Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter

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is assigned will advise the parties of how that Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge

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may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or set a telephone conference or a hearing. After

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a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that

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Judge's procedures.

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5.

EXPERT WITNESSES. The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses and

opinions shall proceed as follows:
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On or before October 11, 2013, parties will make initial expert disclosures in

accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).
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On or before November 1, 2013, parties will designate their supplemental and

rebuttal experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).
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On or before November 22, 2013, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed.
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FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. A Further Case

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Management Conference shall be held on September 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3,

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17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The

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parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement at least one week prior to the Conference.

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PRETRIAL MOTIONS. All pretrial motions must be filed and served pursuant to

Civil Local Rule 7. All pretrial motions shall be heard no later than January 30, 2013 at 1:30

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p.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San

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Francisco, California.

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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. The final pretrial conference will be held on

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March 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450

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Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Each party or lead counsel who will try the

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case shall attend personally.

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TRIAL DATE. A bench trial shall commence on March 24, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.,

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in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

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California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: 4/11/13
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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