Wellman v. Oplink Communications, Inc. et al

Filing 16

ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND REQUIRING JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT. Case Management Statement due by 4/10/2015. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/17/2015 11:00 AM in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 2/13/15. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/13/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEVIN WELLMAN,

Case No. 15-cv-00156-JSW

Plaintiff,
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v.
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OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., et
al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendants.

ORDER SETTING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND
REQUIRING JOINT CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
STATEMENT

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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The above matter having been reassigned to the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, it is hereby

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ordered that, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and Civil L. R. 16-10, a Case Management

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Conference shall be held in this case on April 17, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor,

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Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.

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Plaintiff(s) shall serve copies of this Order immediately on all parties to this action, and on

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any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 5. Following service,

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plaintiff(s) shall file with the Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting such service, in accordance

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with Civil L. R. 5-6(a).

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The parties shall appear in person through lead counsel to discuss all items referred to in

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this Order and with authority to enter stipulations, to make admissions and to agree to further

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scheduling dates.

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The parties shall file a joint case management statement no later than five (5) court days

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prior to the conference. The joint case management statement shall address all of the topics set

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forth in the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California - Contents of Joint

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Case Management Statement, which can be found on the Court’s website located at

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov. See N.D. Civ L.R. 16-9. If any one or more of the parties is

proceeding without counsel, the parties may file separate case management statements.

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statements may also address all of the topics set forth in the Standing Order referenced above.

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Any request to reschedule the date of the conference shall be made in writing, and by stipulation if

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possible, at least ten (10) calendar days before the date of the conference and must be based upon

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good cause. In order to assist the Court in evaluating any need for disqualification or recusal, the

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parties shall disclose to the Court the identities of any person, associations, firms, partnerships,

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corporations or other entities known by the parties to have either (1) financial interest in the

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subject matter at issue or in a party to the proceeding; or (2) any other kind of interest that could

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be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding. If disclosure of non-party interested

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entities or persons has already been made as required by Civil L. R. 3-16, the parties may simply

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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reference the pleading or document in which the disclosure was made. In this regard, counsel are

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referred to the Court's Recusal Order posted on the Court website at the Judges Information link at

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

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Separate

Dated: February 13, 2015
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JEFFREY S. WHITE
United States District Judge

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