Top Agent Network, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc.

Filing 62

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER. ORDER REFERRING CASE to Private ADR. Further Case Management Conference set for 1/28/2016 at 11:00 AM to be held telephonically. Pretrial Conference set for 10/20/2016 at 10:00 AM; Jury Selection set for 12/5/2016 at 09:00 AM; Jury Trial set for 12/5/2016 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 9/10/15. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TOP AGENT NETWORK, INC.,

Case No. 14-cv-04769-RS

Plaintiff,
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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING
ORDER

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ZILLOW, INC.,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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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 September 10, 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 will seek to engage in private mediation in the next 180 days.

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2.

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On or before February 5, 2016, all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the parties.

DISCOVERY.

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Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) five (5) percipient witness depositions per side

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(excluding expert depositions, non-party depositions, and 30(b)(6) depositions); (b) twenty-five

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(25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number of requests

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for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) no more than twenty-five (25)

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requests for admission per party. Each side may take up to six (6) hours of testimony per

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deposition. Multiple days of deposition of a single witness will not be permitted absent agreement

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of the parties or court order. The parties shall be permitted to revisit these limits as discovery

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progresses. They must meet and confer in an attempt to resolve any issues before seeking the

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court’s intervention.

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EXPERT WITNESSES.

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The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses shall proceed as follows:
a. On or before February 12, 2016, the parties will designate experts in accordance

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

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b. On or before March 11, 2016, the 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 April 15, 2016, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed.

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FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE.

A Further Case Management Conference shall be held on January 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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All parties shall appear telephonically and must contact Court Conference at [phone] at

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least one week prior to the Conference to arrange their participation. The parties shall file a Joint

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Case Management Statement at least one week prior to the Conference.

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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 July 28, 2016.

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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

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The final pretrial conference will be held on October 20, 2016 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. Each party or lead counsel who will try the case shall attend personally.

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A jury trial shall commence on December 5, 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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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 10, 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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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
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