Pimental v. Google, Inc. et al

Filing 50

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers for all further proceedings. Judge Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, on 01/18/12. (jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/18/2012) Modified on 1/19/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REASSIGNMENT ORDER
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Case No.: 4-11-cv-02585-SBA
Case Title: Pimental, et al. v. Google, Inc. et al.

A.

IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned to the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
for all further proceedings.
1.

All future filings shall bear the new initials YGR immediately after the case
number.

2.

All subsequent hearings shall be held in the United States Courthouse, Ronald V.
Dellums Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.

3.

All matters previously referred to a magistrate judge shall remain before that
magistrate judge.

4.

Cases previously referred to an ADR process (at filing, by order of the previously
assigned judge, or by stipulation and order) shall proceed under the terms of the
applicable ADR local rule. Dates for previously scheduled ADR telephone
conferences shall remain in effect.

5.

All discovery limitations and cutoff dates and other deadlines associated with this
case, such as disclosure and expert deadlines, shall remain in effect.

6.

All case management conference dates are VACATED and will be reset by the
Court.

7.

Except for matters noticed for hearing before a magistrate judge, all law and
motion hearing dates are VACATED and must be re-noticed by the moving party
for a Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. subsequent to the currently noticed date, but no earlier
than Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The parties shall jointly deliver courtesy
copies of all filings on any pending motions. The re-noticed date shall not affect
the original briefing schedule.

8.

All pretrial conference and trial dates currently set EARLIER than March 19,
2012 are VACATED. Trial counsel for these cases must Court Room Deputy
Frances Stones at 510 637-3540 immediately to set a case management
conference.

9.

All trial dates currently set ON OR AFTER March 19, 2012 shall be maintained.

The Court will issue a separate order to the parties resetting all other trial-related
deadlines.
10.

B.

The parties must review the Court’s standing orders, which can be found at
http://cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.

IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, Judge Gonzalez Rogers ORDERS that within
seven (7) business days of the date of this order, the parties shall file a Joint Case
Management Conference Statement (separate statements are appropriate if one or more
parties is proceeding without counsel). The Statement may not exceed fifteen (15) pages
in length and should address EACH item listed in the following order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.

Date case was filed;
List or description of all parties;
List of all current deadlines, including those for dispositive motions, pretrial
conferences, discovery cutoff (both fact and expert) and trial date;
List of all pending motions and status of briefing;
Brief description of the event underlying the action;
Summary of all claims, counterclaims, crossclaims, third party claims;
List and description of relief sought and damages claimed with an explanation as
to how damages are computed;
Status of discovery;
Procedural history of the case including a list of previous motions decided, ADR
proceedings or settlement conferences scheduled or concluded, appellate
proceedings pending or concluded, and any previous referral to a magistrate
judge, including the purpose of the reference;
If there is an immediate need for a case management conference to be scheduled
in the action.

C.

PARTIES ARE ADVISED that the Court encourages litigants to consent to the
jurisdiction of a magistrate judge for all proceedings including trial. The Court will
accept requests for assignment to a specific magistrate judge or can assign from a limited
pool of three. Profiles can be found at http://cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Parties are
ordered to discuss this option with their clients, confirm the same, and advise whether
they will consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge for all proceedings including
trial.

D.

IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, Judge Gonzalez Rogers ORDERS that within
eight (8) business days of the date of this order, a courtesy copy of the Joint Case
Management Conference Statement shall be delivered to the Court along with a 2” or
3” 3-ring black binder including each of the following documents (color copies where
appropriate), which shall be tabbed numerically and indexed:
1.
2.

Operative Complaint and Counterclaims, Crossclaims (with all
attachments);
Operative Answer(s);

3.
4.
5.

Joint Case Management Conference Statement;
Copies of all significant orders;
Ten (10) extra tabs in numerical order.

The Binder shall include a label on the spine in the following format and placed so that it can be
read horizontally:
Case No.
Short Title
Chambers Copy
This requirement does not apply to habeas corpus petitions and Social Security cases.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 18, 2012

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Judge