Ko Architects, Inc. v. Summerhill Homes, LLC et al

Filing 23

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER. Case referred to early neutral evaluation. Further Case Management Conference set for 3/13/2014 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 7/18/13. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2013)

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2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 1 KO ARCHITECTS, INC, 12 13 Plaintiff, v. No. C 13-01733 RS CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER SUMMERHILL HOMES, LLC; 14 SUMMERHILL CREEKSIDE, LLC; WILLIAM HEZMALHALCH 15 ARCHITECTS, INC; and DOES 1-20, inclusive, 16 17 18 Defendants. ____________________________________/ 19 20 Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a 21 Case Management Conference on July 18, 2013. After considering the Joint Case Management 22 Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and 23 good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 24 1. 25 EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION. The parties are hereby REFERRED to the ADR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 26 Department for the purpose of participating in a Early Neutral Evaluation, to take place, ideally, 27 within the next ninety (90) days. 28 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER 2 3 2. INITIAL DISCLOSURES. Initial disclosures shall be exchanged on or before July 31, 2013. 3. DISCOVERY. On or before February 28, 2014, all non-expert discovery shall be 4 completed by the parties. Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert 5 depositions per party; (b) twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete 6 subparts; (c) a reasonable number of requests for production of documents or for inspection per 7 party; and (d) a reasonable number of requests for admission per party. 8 4. DISCOVERY DISPUTES. Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate 9 Judge. After the parties have met and conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not 10 more than 8 pages explaining the dispute. Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 1 joint letter must be electronically filed under the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related 12 Filings >Motions--General > Discovery Letter Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter 13 is assigned will advise the parties of how that Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge 14 may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or set a telephone conference or a hearing. After 15 a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that 16 Judge's procedures. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 5. EXPERT WITNESSES. The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses shall proceed as follows: A. On or before March 21, 2014, parties will designate experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2). B. On or before April 11, 2014, parties will designate their supplemental and rebuttal experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2). C. On or before May 2, 2014, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed. 6. FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. A Further Case Management Conference shall be held on March 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, 17th 27 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER 28 2 Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The 2 parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement at least one week prior to the Conference. 3 7. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. All dispositive pretrial motions must be filed and 4 served pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. All dispositive motions shall be heard no later than July 5 3, 2014. A Further Case Management Conference will be scheduled to set any remaining trial 6 dates in the Order issued on the dispositive motions. 7 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. 9 10 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 1 12 DATED: 7/18/13 _______________________________ RICHARD SEEBORG United States District Judge 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER 28 3

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