Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, Inc. v. The Peer Group, Inc.

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CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 10/6/15. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER

v.

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THE PEER GROUP, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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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

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Northern District of California

Case No. 15-cv-00866-YGR

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE:

Monday, February 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

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REFERRED TO ADR FOR MEDIATION TO BE
COMPLETED BY:

January 22, 2016

LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

Only with Court approval

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NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

April 15, 2016

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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED):

Opening: March 25, 2016
Rebuttal: April 8, 2016

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

May 2, 2016

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS1 / DAUBERT MOTIONS To BE
HEARD BY:

June 28, 2016 [filed by 5/24/16]

COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, September 16, 2016 at 9:01 a.m.

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

September 23, 2016

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, October 7, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, October 31, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. for
7 days
(Jury Trial)

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

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, September 16, 2016 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have

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

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compliance hearing shall be held in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland,

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California, in Courtroom 1. Five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the

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parties shall file a one-page JOINT STATEMENT confirming they have complied with this

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requirement or explaining their failure to comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not

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appear and the compliance hearing will be taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be

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allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may

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result in sanctions.

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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: October 6, 2015
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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