Epstein Optometric Corporation v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Company

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CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 5/14/15. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/14/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EPSTEIN OPTOMETRIC CORPORATION,

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Case No. 15-cv-00141-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER

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HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,

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Defendant.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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The Court hereby sets the following trial and pretrial dates:

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PRETRIAL SCHEDULE

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE:

Monday, September 14, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

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PRIVATE MEDIATION TO BE COMPLETED BY:

June 15, 2015

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LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

Only with Court approval

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NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

September 30, 2015

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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED):

Simultaneous Openings: November 6, 2015
Rebuttal: November 20, 2015

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EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

December 31, 2015

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DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS1 TO BE HEARD BY:

March 17, 2016

COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 9:01 a.m.

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

May 20, 2016

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, June 3, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, June 20, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. for 5
days
(Jury Trial)

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See Standing Order regarding Pre-filing Conference Requirements for motions for summary
judgment.

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

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

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hearing on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have reviewed

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the Court’s Pretrial Setting Instructions and are in compliance therewith. The compliance hearing

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shall be held in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in Courtroom 1.

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Five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file a one-page

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JOINT STATEMENT confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining their

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failure to comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance

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hearing will be taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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submitted a joint statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.
The parties must comply with both the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases and Standing

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Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures. All

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Standing Orders are available on the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 14, 2015
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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