Ogala et al v. Chevron Corporation et al

Filing 135

Joint Case Management Order setting discovery and class certification briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 6/2/16. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2016)

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Jacqueline Perry (State Bar No. 218367)
[e-mail]
Neil J. Fraser (State Bar No. 125651)
[e-mail]
RUFUS-ISAACS, ACLAND & GRANTHAM LLP
232 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
NATTO IYELA GBARABE
Robert A. Mittelstaedt (State Bar No. 60359)
[e-mail]
Caroline N. Mitchell (State Bar No. 143124)
[e-mail]
David L. Wallach (State Bar No. 233432)
[e-mail]
JONES DAY
555 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone:
415.626.3939
Facsimile:
415.875.5700
Attorneys for Defendant
CHEVRON CORPORATION

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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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NATTO IYELA GBARABE et al.,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHEVRON CORPORATION,
Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-00173-SI
JOINT [PROPOSED] CASE
MANAGEMENT ORDER
Date:
Time:
Judge:
Courtroom:

June 2, 2016
3:00 p.m.
Hon. Susan Illston
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JOINT PROPOSED CASE MGMT. ORDER
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The parties have submitted their respective positions on the production of plaintiff’s

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funding agreement and the Court will take it under submission.

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The parties have stipulated and the Court orders:

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by May 31, 2016 and will not rely in class certification on any Damage/Loss surveys

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produced thereafter, absent a showing of good cause for later production and/or lack of

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prejudice to defendant. If a dispute arises that the parties cannot resolve informally, the

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issue will be submitted to this Court for determination. Plaintiff will also produce the

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names of the individuals who collected the Damage/Loss Questionnaires no later than

Plaintiff will complete electronic production of the Damage/Loss Questionnaires

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May 31, 2016.

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March 7 stipulated order (Dkt. No. 120) by May 31, 2016. Plaintiff will certify that his

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production of facts and data is complete as of that date. To the extent that facts and data

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are not produced by that date, defendant reserves the right to move to exclude any

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opinions that rely on unproduced facts and data. Plaintiff reserves the right to argue his

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position that all necessary “facts and data” have been provided by that date or are outside

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the scope of Rule 26(a)(2)(B)(ii). In the event there is a dispute as to the completeness of

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the materials produced by plaintiff, the parties agree to submit the issues for determination

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to this Court.

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June 16, 2016. The parties agree to meet and confer over any logistical issue which

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makes said date untenable.

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Local Rule 3-15 by May 31, 2016.

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Plaintiff will produce all facts and data, and any other production required by the

Plaintiff will re-produce his prior document productions with Bates numbers by

Plaintiff will file a “Certification of Interested Entities and Persons” pursuant to

The dates for class certification shall be re-set as follows:

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Class Certification Opposition Brief: September 2, 2016

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Class Certification Reply Brief: November 4, 2016; and

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Hearing: December 9, 2019.
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JOINT PROPOSED CASE MGMT. ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
June 2
Dated: ___________, 2016

Hon. Susan Illston
United States District Judge

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JOINT PROPOSED CASE MGMT. ORDER
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