Norton v. Santa Rosa Police Department et al

Filing 80

SCHEDULING ORDER. Deadline to add parties or amend the pleadings 3/9/2016. Fact discovery cut-off 7/15/2016. Expert disclosures 8/5/2016. Expert rebuttal 8/26/2016. Expert discovery cut-off 9/9/2016. Deadline to file dispositive motions 9/30/ 2016. Pretrial conference statement due 12/14/2016. Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/6/2017 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, Oakland. Jury Trial set for 1/23/2017 at 8:30 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jon S. Tigar. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on February 24, 2016. Correction of ECF No. 79. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BERNARD NORTON,

Case No. 14-cv-04352-JST

Plaintiff,
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v.

SCHEDULING ORDER

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT, et
al.,
Defendants.

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The Court hereby sets the following case deadlines pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10:

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Event

Deadline

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Deadline to add parties or amend the pleadings

3/9/2016

Fact discovery cut-off

7/15/2016

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Expert disclosures

8/5/2016

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Expert rebuttal

8/26/2016

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Expert discovery cut-off

9/9/2016

Deadline to file dispositive motions

9/30/2016

Pretrial conference statement due

12/14/2016

Pretrial conference

1/6/2017 at 2:00 p.m.
in Oakland

Trial

1/23/2017 at 8:30
a.m. in San
Francisco

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Counsel may not modify these dates without leave of court. The parties shall comply with
the Court’s standing orders, which are available at cand.uscourts.gov/jstorders.
The parties must take all necessary steps to conduct discovery, compel discovery, hire

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counsel, retain experts, and manage their calendars so that they can complete discovery in a timely

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manner and appear at trial on the noticed and scheduled dates. All counsel must arrange their

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calendars to accommodate these dates, or arrange to substitute or associate in counsel who can.

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Trial dates set by this Court should be regarded as firm. Requests for continuance are
disfavored. The Court will not consider any event subsequently scheduled by a party, party-

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controlled witness, expert or attorney that conflicts with the above trial date as good cause to grant

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a continuance. The Court will not consider the pendency of settlement discussions as good cause

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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to grant a continuance.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 24, 2016

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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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