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TRIAL SETTING ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 9/16/2016. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IN RE:

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AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, ON JULY 6, 2013

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MDL No.: 2497
[PROPOSED] TRIAL SETTING
ORDER
THIS ORDER RELATES TO:
Qiao, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 13-cv-04903 YGR
Lee, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 13-cv-04905 YGR
Lee, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 13-cv-04907 YGR
Rha, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 14-cv-01486 YGR
Chong, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc.et al.
Case No. 14-cv-05510 YGR
Rah v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 14-cv-05603 YGR
Han, et al. v. The Boeing Company et al.
Case No. 15-cv-00053 YGR
Yuan v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 15-cv-02797 YGR
Jang, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 15-cv-02799 YGR
Martineau v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 15-cv-02800 YGR
Hong, et al. v. The Boeing Company et al.
Case No.15-cv-03370 YGR
Hyun, et al. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 15-cv-03511 YGR

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CASE NO.: 13-MDL-02497 YGR

LAOFFICE 149594V.1

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The Court, having received and reviewed the parties’ Joint Case Management Conference

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Statement (Dkt. No. 679), and having conducted a further Case Management Conference on

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September 12, 2016, hereby ORDERS, in addition to the dates set by the Court in the Order on

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Schedule for Remaining Cases (Dkt. No. 642), the following pretrial schedule, applicable to all

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of the related cases referenced above:

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PRETRIAL SCHEDULE
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CUT-OFF FOR DAMAGES FACT DISCOVERY SET BY
PREVIOUS ORDER (DKT. NO. 642):

December 30, 2016

EXCHANGE OF DAMAGES EXPERT REPORTS SET
BY PREVIOUS ORDER (DKT. NO. 642):

February 28, 2017

EXCHANGE OF REBUTTAL DAMAGES EXPERT
REPORTS SET BY PREVIOUS ORDER (DKT. NO. 642):

March 31, 2017

CUT-OFF FOR DAMAGES EXPERT DISCOVERY SET
BY PREVIOUS ORDER (DKT. NO. 642):

May 5, 2017

DISPOSITIVE AND DAUBERT MOTIONS FILED:

July 7, 2017

OPPOSITIONS TO DISPOSITIVE AND DAUBERT
MOTIONS FILED:

July 21, 2017

REPLIES TO DISPOSITIVE AND
DAUBERT MOTIONS FILED:

July 28, 2017

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HEARING ON DISPOSITIVE AND DAUBERT
MOTIONS:

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COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE BELOW):

Friday, September 1, 2017
9:01 a.m.

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Friday, August 18, 2017
10:00 a.m.

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
10:00 a.m.

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MDL JURY TRIALS SET:

October 2, 2017, to October 30, 2017

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Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases at Section 2, trial counsel shall

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meet and confer at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the Pretrial Conference. The

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compliance hearing on Friday, September 1, 2017, at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that

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LAOFFICE 149594V.1

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counsel have timely met and conferred as required by the Pretrial Instructions. The compliance

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hearing shall be held in Courtroom 1, United States Courthouse, Ronald V. Dellums Federal

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Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California. Five (5) business days prior to the date of the

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compliance hearing, the parties shall file a one-page JOINT STATEMENT confirming that they

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have complied with this requirement or explaining their failure to comply. If compliance is

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complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be taken off calendar.

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Failure to do so may result in sanctions.

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The parties must comply with both the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases and
Standing Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures.

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All Standing Orders are available on the Court’s website at

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.

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The Court hereby relieves Frank Pitre of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP of all

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responsibilities associated with the task of Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel and hereby approves the

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appointment of Brian Alexander of Kreindler & Kreindler as the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel.

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The next case management conference is set for Friday, January 13, 2017, at 10:00 a.m.,

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in Courtroom 1, United States Courthouse, Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, 1301 Clay

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Street, Oakland, California. The parties shall file a joint case management conference statement

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by no later than January 6, 2017, reporting on the status of settlement negotiations and all cases

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that remain on the Court’s docket at that time.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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September 16
Dated: _________________, 2016

_______________________________
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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