United Specialty Insurance Company, et al v. Mik Nomad Inc., et al

Filing 20

ORDER ADVANCING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Case Management Statement due by 2/8/2016. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/10/2016 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on November 18, 2015. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order, # 2 Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District)(wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/18/2015)

STANDING ORDER FOR ALL JUDGES
OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CONTENTS OF JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
All judges of the Northern District of California require identical information in Joint Case
Management Statements filed pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-9. The parties must include
the following information in their statement which, except in unusually complex cases,
should not exceed ten pages:
1.

Jurisdiction and Service: The basis for the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over
plaintiff's claims and defendant’s counterclaims, whether any issues exist regarding
personal jurisdiction or venue, whether any parties remain to be served, and, if any
parties remain to be served, a proposed deadline for service.

2.

Facts: A brief chronology of the facts and a statement of the principal factual issues in
dispute.

3.

Legal Issues: A brief statement, without extended legal argument, of the disputed
points of law, including reference to specific statutes and decisions.

4.

Motions: All prior and pending motions, their current status, and any anticipated
motions.

5.

Amendment of Pleadings: The extent to which parties, claims, or defenses are
expected to be added or dismissed and a proposed deadline for amending the
pleadings.

6.

Evidence Preservation: A brief report certifying that the parties have reviewed the
Guidelines Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI
Guidelines”), and confirming that the parties have met and conferred pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) regarding reasonable and proportionate steps taken to preserve
evidence relevant to the issues reasonably evident in this action. See ESI Guidelines
2.01 and 2.02, and Checklist for ESI Meet and Confer.

7.

Disclosures: Whether there has been full and timely compliance with the initial
disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, and a description of the disclosures
made.

8.

Discovery: Discovery taken to date, if any, the scope of anticipated discovery, any
proposed limitations or modifications of the discovery rules, a brief report on
whether the parties have considered entering into a stipulated e-discovery order, a
proposed discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), and any identified
discovery disputes.

9.

Class Actions: If a class action, a proposal for how and when the class will be
certified.

10.

Related Cases: Any related cases or proceedings pending before another judge of this
court, or before another court or administrative body.

11.

Relief: All relief sought through complaint or counterclaim, including the amount of
any damages sought and a description of the bases on which damages are calculated.
In addition, any party from whom damages are sought must describe the bases on
which it contends damages should be calculated if liability is established.

12.

Settlement and ADR: Prospects for settlement, ADR efforts to date, and a specific
ADR plan for the case, including compliance with ADR L.R. 3-5 and a description of
key discovery or motions necessary to position the parties to negotiate a resolution.

13.

Consent to Magistrate Judge For All Purposes: Whether all parties will consent to
have a magistrate judge conduct all further proceedings including trial and entry of
judgment. ___ Yes ___ No

14.

Other References: Whether the case is suitable for reference to binding arbitration, a
special master, or the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

15.

Narrowing of Issues: Issues that can be narrowed by agreement or by motion,
suggestions to expedite the presentation of evidence at trial (e.g., through summaries
or stipulated facts), and any request to bifurcate issues, claims, or defenses.

16.

Expedited Trial Procedure: Whether this is the type of case that can be handled under
the Expedited Trial Procedure of General Order No. 64 Attachment A. If all parties
agree, they shall instead of this Statement, file an executed Agreement for Expedited
Trial and a Joint Expedited Case Management Statement, in accordance with General
Order No. 64 Attachments B and D.

17.

Scheduling: Proposed dates for designation of experts, discovery cutoff, hearing of
dispositive motions, pretrial conference and trial.

18.

Trial: Whether the case will be tried to a jury or to the court and the expected length
of the trial.

19.

Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: Whether each party has filed
the “Certification of Interested Entities or Persons” required by Civil Local Rule 3-15.
In addition, each party must restate in the case management statement the contents of
its certification by identifying any persons, firms, partnerships, corporations
(including parent corporations) or other entities known by the party to have either: (i)
a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding;
or (ii) any other kind of interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of
the proceeding.

20.

Professional Conduct: Whether all attorneys of record for the parties have reviewed
the Guidelines for Professional Conduct for the Northern District of California.

21.

Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of
this matter.

Rev. Nov. 1, 2014

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