CAFE Foundation, Inc. v. Seeley et al

Filing 39

SCHEDULING ORDER. Deadline to add parties or amend the pleadings 6/17/2016. Fact discovery cut-off 12/16/2016. Updated Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/9/2017. Further Case Management Conference set for 1/18/2017 at 2:00 PM in Courtroo m 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Expert disclosures 3/31/2017. Expert rebuttal 4/21/2017. Expert discovery cut-off 5/5/2017. Deadline to file dispositive motions 5/5/2017. Pretrial conference statement due 7/18/2017. Pretrial Conference set for 7/28/2017 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Jury Trial set for 8/21/2017 - 8/24/2017 at 8:30 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jon S. Tigar. The Case Management Conference scheduled for June 8, 2016 is VACATED. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on June 6, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CAFE FOUNDATION, INC.,

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Case No. 16-cv-00628-JST

Plaintiff,
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SCHEDULING ORDER

v.
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BRIEN A. SEELEY, M.D., et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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The Court hereby sets the following case deadlines pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10:

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Event

Deadline

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Deadline to add parties or amend the pleadings

June 17, 20161

Fact discovery cut-off

December 16, 2016

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Updated Joint Case Management Statement due

January 9, 2017

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Further Case Management Conference

January 18, 2017 at
2:00 p.m.

Expert disclosures

March 31, 2017

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Expert rebuttal

April 21, 2017

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Expert discovery cut-off

May 5, 2017

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The effect of this deadline is to trigger Rule 16’s good cause requirement. Fed. R. Civ. P.
16(b)(4).

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Event

Deadline

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Deadline to file dispositive motions

May 5, 2017

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Pretrial conference statement due

July 18, 2017

Pretrial conference

July 28, 2017 at 2:00
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Trial

August 21, 2017 at
8:30 a.m.

Estimate of trial length (in days)

Four

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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This case will be tried to a jury.
Counsel may not modify these dates without leave of court. The parties shall comply with
the Court’s standing orders, which are available at cand.uscourts.gov/jstorders.
The parties must take all necessary steps to conduct discovery, compel discovery, hire

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counsel, retain experts, and manage their calendars so that they can complete discovery in a timely

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manner and appear at trial on the noticed and scheduled dates. All counsel must arrange their

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calendars to accommodate these dates, or arrange to substitute or associate in counsel who can.

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Trial dates set by this Court should be regarded as firm. Requests for continuance are

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disfavored. The Court will not consider any event subsequently scheduled by a party, party-

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controlled witness, expert or attorney that conflicts with the above trial date as good cause to grant

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a continuance. The Court will not consider the pendency of settlement discussions as good cause

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to grant a continuance.

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The Case Management Conference scheduled for June 8, 2016 is VACATED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 6, 2016

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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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