The Universal Church, Inc.-V-Standard Construction Co. of S.F.

Filing 36

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER, Case referred to mediation. Further Case Management Conference set for 8/6/2015 10:00 AM; Pretrial Conference set for 1/7/2016 10:00 AM; Jury Selection set for 2/1/2016 09:00 AM; Jury Trial set for 2/1/2016 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 2/12/15. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, INC.,

Case No. 14-cv-04568-RS

Plaintiff,
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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING
ORDER

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STANDARD CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC, et
al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case
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Management Conference on February 12, 2015. After considering the Joint Case Management
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Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and
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good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

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MEDIATION: The parties are hereby REFERRED to the court’s ADR department for the
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purpose of engaging in mediation to take place, ideally, within the next 90 days.
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DISCOVERY.

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On or before November 12, 2015 all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the
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parties. Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b)
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twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number
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of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number
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of requests for admission per party.
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DISCOVERY DISPUTES.

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Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and
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conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than 8 pages explaining the dispute.

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Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under

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the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related Filings >Motions--General > Discovery Letter

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Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that

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Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or

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set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further

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discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s procedures.

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The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses shall proceed as follows:
a. On or before August 20, 2015 parties will designate experts in accordance with

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

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United States District Court
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EXPERT WITNESSES.

b. On or before September 17, 2015 parties will designate their supplemental and

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rebuttal experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

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c. On or before November 12, 2015, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed.

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PRETRIAL MOTIONS.

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All dispositive pretrial motions must be filed and served pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.

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Each party is limited to one motion for summary judgment absent leave of Court. All pretrial

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motions shall be heard no later than December 3, 2015.

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FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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A Further Case Management Conference will be held on August 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,

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California.

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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

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The final pretrial conference will be held on January 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom

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3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

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Each party or lead counsel who will try the case shall attend personally.
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A jury trial shall commence on February 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th

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TRIAL DATE.

Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 12, 2015
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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