KDF Hallmark, L.P. et al v. LIG Insurance Co., LTD. et al

Filing 17

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER for Court Trial by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. A Pretrial Conference is set for 7/19/2016 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. The Bench Trial shall begin 8/8/2016 at 8:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. (shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KDF HALLMARK, L.P., et al.,

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United States District Court

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Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 15-cv-01519 EDL
CASE MANAGEMENT
AND PRETRIAL ORDER
FOR COURT TRIAL

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LIG INSURANCE CO., et al.,
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Defendants.
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Following the Case Management Conference held on July 7, 2015, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
THAT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, the following case management and pretrial order is entered:
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TRIAL DATE
a.

Court trial shall begin on August 8, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom E, 15th

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Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Should a daily

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transcript and/or realtime reporting be desired, the parties shall make arrangements with Debra

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Campbell, Court Reporter Supervisor, at [phone] or [e-mail], at

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least 14 days prior to the trial date.

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b.

The length of the trial will be not more than 5 days.

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DISCOVERY
a.

All non-expert discovery shall be completed no later than March 8, 2016. There

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will be no further non-expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good cause

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shown. Motions to compel non-expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained in Civil
Local Rule 37-3.

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b.

Initial expert disclosures shall be made no later than March 17, 2016. Rebuttal

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expert disclosures shall be made no later than April 15, 2016. All treating physicians who will provide

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opinion testimony beyond that which can be provided by a lay person must be disclosed as expert

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witnesses, but they need not prepare expert reports unless ordered to do so by the Court.

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c.

All expert discovery shall be completed no later than May 16, 2016. There will

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be no further expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good cause shown.

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Motions to compel expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained in Civil Local Rule

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37-3.

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d.

Rule 26(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires all parties to

supplement or correct their initial disclosures, expert disclosures, pretrial disclosures, and responses to

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discovery requests under the circumstances itemized in that Rule, and when ordered by the Court. The

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Court expects that the parties will supplement and/or correct their disclosures promptly when required

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under that Rule, without the need for a request from opposing counsel. In addition to the general

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requirements of Rule 26(e)(1), the parties will supplement and/or correct all previously made

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disclosures and discovery responses 28 days before the fact discovery cutoff date.

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e.

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b), telephone conferences are available to resolve

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disputes during a discovery event, such as a deposition, where the resolution during the event likely

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would result in substantial savings of expense or time.

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f.

Privilege logs. If a party withholds information that is responsive to a discovery

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request, and is otherwise discoverable under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by claiming that it

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is privileged, or protected from discovery under the attorney work product doctrine or any other

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protective doctrine (including, but not limited to, privacy rights), that party shall prepare a "privilege

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log" (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5)) setting forth the privilege relied upon and specifying separately for each

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document or for each category of similarly situated documents:

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The name and job title or capacity of the author;

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2.

The name and job title or capacity of each recipient;

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3.

The date the document was prepared and, if different, the date(s)

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on which it was sent to or shared with persons other than its
author(s);
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The title and description of the document;

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The subject matter addressed in the document;

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The purpose(s) for which it was prepared or communicated; and

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The specific basis for the claim that it is privileged.

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The privilege log will be produced as quickly as possible, but no later than 14 days after the

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discovery responses are due (in a rolling production, 14 days after each set of documents is produced),

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unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise in a particular case.

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g.

In responding to requests for documents and materials under Rule 34 of the

other parties the full extent to which they will produce materials and shall, promptly after the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all parties shall affirmatively state in a written response served on all

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production, confirm in writing that they have produced all such materials so described that are locatable

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after a diligent search of all locations at which such materials might plausibly exist.

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3.

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The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to join other parties shall be

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MOTIONS

August 7, 2015.
The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to amend the pleadings shall
be August 7, 2015.

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The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be April 26, 2016. Dispositive motions shall

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be served and filed no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Briefing shall

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be in compliance with Civil Local Rule 7-3.

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4.

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Mediation shall take place at the end of July 2015.

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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
a.

A pretrial conference shall be held on July 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom

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E, 15th Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by lead counsel who will try the case. The

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timing of disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and other pretrial disclosures

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shall be governed by this order.

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b.

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shall meet and confer regarding:

At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, lead counsel

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(1)

Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement;

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(2)

Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged

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pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and

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(3)

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c.

Settlement of the action.

At least twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel and/or parties

shall:
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Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial disclosures
required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as well as the following

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supplemental information:

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(a)

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The Action.
(i)

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Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance of
claims and defenses which remain to be decided.

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(ii)

Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed,

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particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as

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witnesses, documents or other evidentiary material to be

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presented concerning the amount of those damages.

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(b)

The Factual Basis of the Action.
(i)

Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant

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facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will

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stipulate for incorporation into the trial record without the

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necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits.

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(ii)

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disputed factual issues which remain to be decided.
(iii)

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Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all

Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of
the action may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts.

(iv)

Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed
for pretrial or trial purposes.
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(c)

Disputed Legal Issues.

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Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each disputed

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point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes and

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decisions, and any procedural or evidentiary issues.

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(d)

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Trial Preparation.
(i)

Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses disclosed

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3)(A), a brief

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statement describing the substance of the testimony to be given.

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(ii)

Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number of hours
needed for the presentation of each party's case, indicating

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possible reductions in time through proposed stipulations, agreed

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statements of facts, or expedited means of presenting testimony

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and exhibits.

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(iii)

Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts from discovery

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that the parties intend to present at trial, other than solely for

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impeachment or rebuttal, from depositions specifying the witness

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page and line references, from interrogatory answers, or from

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responses to requests for admission.

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(e)

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Trial Alternatives and Options.
(i)

Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the status of

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settlement

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negotiations are likely to be productive.

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(ii)

negotiations

and

indicating

whether

further

Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested or proposed

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amendments to pleadings or dismissals of parties, claims or

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defenses.

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(iii)

Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether

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bifurcation or a separate trial of specific issues is feasible and

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desired.
(f)

Miscellaneous.
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Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or material to its just,

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speedy and inexpensive determination.

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(2)

Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion regarding the

will be offered at trial (including a copy of the deposition testimony or

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admission), and joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The

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findings of fact shall set forth in simple, declarative sentences, separately

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numbered, all factual contentions relied upon by the party in support of its claims

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for relief and shall be free of pejorative language and argument. Counsel shall

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submit separately their disputed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Counsel

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qualifications or testimony of any expert witness), excerpts from discovery that

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shall deliver to chambers a copy of their proposed findings of fact and

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conclusions of law on a computer diskette compatible with WordPerfect 6.1, 7,

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8, 9 or 10 or 8.0 for Windows.

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(3)

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Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and experience for each
expert witness;

(4)

Serve and file a list of each party's exhibits by numbers 1-500 (plaintiff) or

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numbers 750-1250 (defendant), including a brief statement describing the

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substance and purpose of each exhibit and the name of the sponsoring witness;

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(5)

Exchange exhibits which shall be prepared (plaintiff shall use numbers 1-500;

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defendant shall use numbers 750-1250) and tabbed. Exhibits shall be three-hole

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punched and shall be submitted in binders. Each exhibit shall be marked on the

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front page or on the back of the last page with the information contained in

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Exhibit A to this Order; and

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(6)

The two sets of premarked exhibits shall be for Court use only. The parties shall
bring a third set of their trial exhibits to trial to present to witnesses.

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No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief that is not

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disclosed in its pretrial statement, exchanged with opposing counsel, and delivered to the Court, by the

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above deadline, without leave of the Court and for good cause.

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d. At least ten (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, after meeting and conferring

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in a good faith attempt to resolve any objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and file: (1) any

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objections to exhibits or to use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any objections to non-

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expert witnesses; (3) any opposition to a motion in limine. No replies shall be filed.

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All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial conference.

All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed

shall be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. In addition, all

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motions in limine, trial briefs, and findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be accompanied by a

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diskette containing a copy of the document formatted in WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8, 9 or 10 (Windows) or

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only by the initials "EDL." One copy must be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers' copies

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8.0 (Windows).

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Dated: July 9, 2015
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ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE
United States Magistrate Judge

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EXHIBIT A
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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By:_______________________________
Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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Stephen Ybarra Deputy Clerk

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