Bhardwaj v. Pathak et al

Filing 24

JUDGE ILLSTON'S STANDING ORDER (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2013)

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1 (8/2013) 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 7 8 Plaintiff(s), 9 vs. United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 Defendant(s). NO. C- SI CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER ) 12 13 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 16(b), Federal Rules of 14 Civil Procedure, and Civil L.R. 16-10, a Case Management Conference will be held 15 in this case before the Honorable Susan Illston on at 2:30 16 p.m. in Courtroom No. 10, 19th floor Federal Building. 17 Plaintiff(s) shall serve copies of this Order at once on all parties to this action, 18 and on any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with the provisions of 19 Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and 5. Following service, plaintiff(s) shall file certificate of service 20 with the Clerk of this Court. 21 Counsel are directed to confer in advance of the Case Management 22 Conference. Not less than seven days before the conference, counsel shall file a joint 23 case management statement in compliance with the Civil Local Rules and the 24 Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California. Failure to file 25 a joint statement shall be accompanied by a signed declaration setting forth the 26 grounds for such failure. Failure to show good cause for such failure may subject 27 the parties to sanctions. 28 1 Each party shall be represented at the Case Management Conference by 2 counsel prepared to address all of the matters referred to in this Order, and with 3 authority to enter stipulations and make admissions pursuant to this Order. The 4 parties are encouraged to attend. 5 Any request to reschedule the above dates should be made in writing, and by 6 stipulation, if possible, not less than ten days before the conference date. Good 7 cause must be shown. At the case management conference the parties should be prepared to address 9 and resolve the following: setting the date and the estimated length of the trial; 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 8 setting the date for discovery cutoff; setting the date to designate experts and other 11 witnesses; and setting the date for the pretrial conference. 12 Standing Orders: All parties shall comply with the Standing Order for All 13 Judges of the Northern District of California concerning the contents of the joint 14 case management conference statement and Judge Illston’s Standing Order. 15 16 Failure to comply with this Order or the Local Rules of this Court may result in sanctions. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(f), Civil L.R. 1-4. 17 18 NOTICE TO PRO SE LITIGANTS IN NON-PRISONER ACTIONS: 19 If you are proceeding in this lawsuit without an attorney, and have not been 20 granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, then the following directives apply to 21 you in the prosecution of your case. 22 The court hereby ORDERS you to comply with the service requirements of 23 Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as set forth below. Failure to follow 24 the procedures set forth in this order may result, under Rule 4 (m), in dismissal of 25 your case. 26 It is your responsibility to obtain a valid summons from the clerk and to 27 effect service of the summons and complaint on all defendants in accordance with 28 2 Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you have named the United States 1 government, a federal agency, a federal official or a federal employee as a 2 defendant, you must comply with the special requirements of Rule 4 (i). 3 Service may be effected by any person who is not a party and who is at least 4 18 years of age, which means that you, as a party, may not effect service. If service 5 of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after 6 the filing of the complaint, your action will, under Rule 4 (m), be dismissed as to that 7 defendant. 8 Within 125 days after the filing of the complaint, you must file proof of service indicating which defendants were served within the 120 days allowed 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 9 under Rule 4 (m) and showing, in accordance with Rule 4 (i), how each of those 11 defendants was served (for example, by attaching appropriate certificates of 12 service). You must also show cause why a defendant not served within the 120 13 days allowed under Rule 4 (m) should not be dismissed without prejudice. 14 15 Failure to do these things within the designated time will result in the dismissal of your case under Rule 4 (m) and Rule 41 (b). 16 For additional information on procedures for litigating in Federal Court, pro 17 se litigants are encouraged to contact the Court’s Legal Help Center 415-782-8982 18 or sign up for an appointment with the Center at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 15th 19 Floor, Room 2796, San Francisco, CA 94102. 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 23 24 25 Dated: August 6, 2013 26 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge 27 28 3 STANDING ORDER FOR ALL JUDGES 1 OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 2 CONTENTS OF JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 3 4 5 6 7 8 Commencing July 1, 2011, all judges of the Northern District of California will require identical information in Joint Case Management Statements filed pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-9. The parties must include the following information in their statement which, except in unusually complex cases, should not exceed ten pages: 1. Jurisdiction and Service: The basis for the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claims and defendant’s counterclaims, whether any issues exist regarding personal jurisdiction or venue, whether any parties remain to be served, and, if any parties remain to be served, a proposed deadline for service. 2. Facts: A brief chronology of the facts and a statement of the principal factual issues in dispute. 3. Legal Issues: A brief statement, without extended legal argument, of the disputed points of law, including reference to specific statutes and decisions. 4. Motions: All prior and pending motions, their current status, and any anticipated motions. 5. Amendment of Pleadings: The extent to which parties, claims, or defenses are expected to be added or dismissed and a proposed deadline for amending the pleadings. 6. Evidence Preservation: A brief report certifying that the parties have reviewed the Guidelines Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI Guidelines”), and confirming that the parties have met and conferred pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) regarding reasonable and proportionate steps taken to preserve evidence relevant to the issues reasonably evident in this action. See ESI Guidelines 2.01 and 2.02, and Checklist for ESI Meet and Confer. 7. Disclosures: Whether there has been full and timely compliance with the initial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, and a description of the disclosures made. 8. Discovery: Discovery taken to date, if any, the scope of anticipated discovery, any proposed limitations or modifications of the discovery rules, a brief report on whether the parties have considered entering into a stipulated e-discovery order, a proposed discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), and any identified discovery disputes. 9. Class Actions: If a class action, a proposal for how and when the class will be certified. 9 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 Effective date: July 1, 2011 (Last Revised November 27, 2012) 4 1 2 10. Related Cases: Any related cases or proceedings pending before another judge of this court, or before another court or administrative body. 11. Relief: All relief sought through complaint or counterclaim, including the amount of any damages sought and a description of the bases on which damages are calculated. In addition, any party from whom damages are sought must describe the bases on which it contends damages should be calculated if liability is established. 12. Settlement and ADR: Prospects for settlement, ADR efforts to date, and a specific ADR plan for the case, including compliance with ADR L.R. 3-5 and a description of key discovery or motions necessary to position the parties to negotiate a resolution. 13. Consent to Magistrate Judge For All Purposes: Whether all parties will consent to have a magistrate judge conduct all further proceedings including trial and entry of judgment. ___ Yes ___ No 14. Other References: Whether the case is suitable for reference to binding arbitration, a special master, or the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. 15. Narrowing of Issues: Issues that can be narrowed by agreement or by motion, suggestions to expedite the presentation of evidence at trial (e.g., through summaries or stipulated facts), and any request to bifurcate issues, claims, or defenses. 16. Expedited Trial Procedure: Whether this is the type of case that can be handled under the Expedited Trial Procedure of General Order No. 64 Attachment A. If all parties agree, they shall instead of this Statement, file an executed Agreement for Expedited Trial and a Joint Expedited Case Management Statement, in accordance with General Order No. 64 Attachments B and D. 17. Scheduling: Proposed dates for designation of experts, discovery cutoff, hearing of dispositive motions, pretrial conference and trial. 18. Trial: Whether the case will be tried to a jury or to the court and the expected length of the trial. 19. Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: Whether each party has filed the “Certification of Interested Entities or Persons” required by Civil Local Rule 3-16. In addition, each party must restate in the case management statement the contents of its certification by identifying any persons, firms, partnerships, corporations (including parent corporations) or other entities known by the party to have either: (i) a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding; or (ii) any other kind of interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 20. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of this matter. Effective date: July 1, 2011 (Last Revised November 27, 2012) 5 JUDGE ILLSTON’S STANDING ORDER 1 2 1. Scheduling Days: 3 Civil Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. 4 Criminal Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. 5 6 7 8 9 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 12 Civil Case Management Conferences are generally conducted on Fridays at 2:30 p.m. with the order of call determined by the Court. Pretrial Conferences are generally conducted on Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. Counsel need not reserve motion hearing dates, but may call the clerk to obtain the next available law and motion calendar. Motions may be reset as the Court’s calendar requires. All parties are directed to comply with the Civil Local Rules except as identified in this Order. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2. Discovery Disputes: The parties shall meet and confer in person, or, if counsel are located outside the Bay Area, by telephone, to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters, e-mails, telephone calls, or facsimile transmissions does not satisfy the requirement to meet and confer. If, after a good faith effort, the parties have not resolved their dispute, they shall prepare a concise joint statement of 5 pages or less, stating the nature and status of their dispute. Absent an order of this Court, parties shall not file affidavits or exhibits, other than copies of the written requests for discovery and the answers or objections thereto. 22 23 24 25 26 27 If a joint statement is not possible, each side may submit a brief individual statement of 2 pages or less. The joint statement or individual statements shall be filed or e-filed, if in an e-filing case, and courtesy copies submitted as provided by the Civil Local Rules. The Court will advise the parties regarding the need, if any, for more formal briefing or a hearing, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). 28 Effective date: July 1, 2011 (Last Revised November 27, 2012) 6 3. Sealed Documents (Civil L.R. 79-5; G.O. 62): 1 2 3 4 This Court does not require the filing of Administrative Motions to seal (Civil L.R. 7-11). The Court will accept stipulations (Civ. L.R. 7-12) with proposed orders in lieu of the administrative motion. Any stipulation must be supported by a declaration demonstrating good cause or compelling reasons justifying the proposed sealing. 5 6 7 8 9 4. Courtesy Copies: All courtesy copies must be three-hole punched at the left margin. All courtesy copies must bear the ECF stamp (case number, document number, date and page number) on the top of each page. United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 12 13 14 15 /// /// 5. Summary Judgment Motions: Parties are limited to filing one motion for summary judgment. Any party wishing to exceed this limit must request leave of Court. IT IS SO ORDERED 16 17 Dated: January 16, 2013 18 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Effective date: July 1, 2011 (Last Revised November 27, 2012) 7

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