Koch v. Santa Rosa Junior College

Filing 10

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER - Case Management Conference set for 1/14/2014 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 10/23/2013. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSIE KOCH,

Case No. 13-cv-04512-WHO

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
ORDER

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SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b) and Civil L. R. 16-10, a

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Case Management Conference will be held in this case before the Honorable William H. Orrick on

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January 14, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San

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Francisco, CA 94102. This conference shall be attended by lead trial counsel for parties who are

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represented. Parties who are proceeding without counsel must appear personally.

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Case Management Conference Requirements

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a.

Plaintiffs shall serve copies of this Order at once on all parties to this action, and on

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any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P.

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4 and 5. Following service, plaintiffs shall file a certificate of service with the Clerk

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of this Court.

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b.

Counsel are directed to confer in advance of the Case Management Conference.
Not less than seven days before the conference, counsel shall file a joint case
management statement in compliance with the Civil Local Rules and the Standing

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Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California. Failure to file a joint

statement shall be accompanied by a signed declaration setting forth the grounds

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for such failure. Failure to show good cause for such failure may subject the parties

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to sanctions.

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c.

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Each party shall be represented at the Case Management Conference by counsel
prepared to address all of the matters referred to in this Order, and with authority to

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enter stipulations and make admissions pursuant to this Order.

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d.

Any request to reschedule the above date should be made in writing, and by

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stipulation, if possible, not less than ten days before the conference date. Good

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cause must be shown.

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e.

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Northern District of California

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At the Case Management Conference the parties should be prepared to address and
resolve the following: setting the date and the estimated length of the trial; setting

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the date for discovery cutoff; setting the date to designate experts and other

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witnesses; and setting the date for the pretrial conference.

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2.

Notice to Unrepresented (Pro Se) Parties in Non-Prisoner Cases
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Parties representing themselves should visit the link titled “If You Don’t Have a

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Lawyer” on the Court’s homepage, www.cand.uscourts.gov. The link discusses the

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Court’s “Legal Help Center” for unrepresented parties. The Legal Help Center can

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be reached at 415-782-8982 and is located on the 15th Floor, Room 2796, of the

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courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco.

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b.

If you are representing yourself and you have not been granted leave to proceed in

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forma pauperis (IFP) by the Court, you must comply with the service requirements of

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Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as set forth below. Failure to follow the

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procedures may result, under Rule 4(m), in dismissal of your case:

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(i)

It is your responsibility to obtain a valid summons from the clerk and to effect
service of the summons and complaint on all defendants in accordance with

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Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you have named the United

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States government, a federal agency, a federal official or a federal employee as

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a defendant, you must comply with the special requirements of Rule 4(i).

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(ii)

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Service may be affected by any person who is not a party and who is at least 18
years of age, which means that you, as a party, may not affect service. If

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service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within

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120 days after the filing of the complaint, your action will, under Rule 4(m), be

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dismissed as to that defendant.

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Northern District of California

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(iii)

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 under

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Rule 4(m) and showing, in accordance with Rule 4(i), how each of those

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defendants was served (for example, by attaching appropriate certificates of

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service). You must also show cause why a defendant not served within the 120

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days allowed under Rule 4(m) should not be dismissed without prejudice.

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(iv)

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).

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Dated: October 23, 2013
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge

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