Hallmark American Insurance Company v. Tom Wasson, et al

Filing 23

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER, Case referred to early neutral evaluation. Bench Trial set for 9/26/2016 at 09:00 AM before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Pretrial Conference set for 9/15/2016 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 3/10/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HALLMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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RONALD C. BROYLES, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING
ORDER

v.

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Case No. 15-cv-05536-RS

Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case

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Management Conference on March 10, 2016. 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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EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION: The parties are hereby REFERRED to the court’s

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ADR department for the purpose of engaging in early neutral evaluation to take place, ideally,

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within the next 180 days.

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DISCOVERY.

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On or before June 30, 2016, all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the parties.

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Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b) twenty-

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

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requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number of

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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 5 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 June 17, 2016, parties will designate experts in accordance with

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

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b. On or before July 8, 2016, parties will designate their supplemental and rebuttal

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

EXPERT WITNESSES.

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

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c. On or before July 29, 2016, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to Federal

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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 July 21, 2016.

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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

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The final pretrial conference will be held on September 15, 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 bench trial shall commence on September 26, 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.
CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
CASE NO. 15-cv-05536-RS

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Dated: March 10, 2016
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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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