Dolce v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

Filing 20

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER, Case referred to mediation. Bench Trial set for 2/23/2017 at 01:30 PM before Hon. Richard Seeborg. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 6/23/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KATHLEEN DOLCE,

Case No. 16-cv-01142-RS

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING
ORDER

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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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 June 23, 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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1.

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MEDIATION: The parties are hereby referred to the court’s ADR department for the

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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

purpose of engaging in mediation to take place, ideally, within the next 90 days.

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DISCOVERY.

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To the extent discovery is warranted, all such discovery must be completed on or before

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August 26, 2016. Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per

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party; (b) twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a

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

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reasonable number of 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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TRIAL DATE.

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A bench trial shall commence on February 23, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th

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Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The parties

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are to submit a stipulated briefing schedule for pretrial submissions.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 23, 2016
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER
CASE NO. 16-cv-01142-RS

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