Heldt v. Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd

Filing 258

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 2/1/18. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/1/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRIAN BUCHANAN, ET AL.,

Case No. 15-cv-01696-YGR

Plaintiffs,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER

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TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, LTD,
Defendant.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The Court hereby sets the following trial and pretrial dates:

PRETRIAL SCHEDULE

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE:

Monday, July 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

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REFERRED TO ADR TO BE COMPLETED BY:

May 15, 2018

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LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

Only with Court Approval

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NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

May 15, 2018

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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT REPORTS:
ALL EXPERTS, RETAINED AND NON-RETAINED
MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN REPORTS COMPLIANT
WITH FRCP 26(A)(2)(B):
EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

May 15, 2018

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MOTIONS RE ARBITRATION, BIFURCATION
DECERTIFICATION To BE FILED BY:

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COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, May 29, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

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JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

September 28, 2018

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, October 12, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, November 5, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. for
Jury Trial

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AND

May 29, 2018

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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 in advance of the Pretrial Conference. The compliance hearing on Friday, September

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21, 2018 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have reviewed the Court’s Pretrial

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Setting Instructions and are in compliance therewith. The compliance hearing shall be held in the

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Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in Courtroom 1. Five (5) business

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days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file a one-page JOINT

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STATEMENT confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining their failure to

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comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be

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taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint
statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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As set forth above, the parties are REFERRED to private mediation. The parties shall provide the

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Court with the name of an agreed-upon mediator and the date of mediation by February 9, 2018 by

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filing a JOINT Notice. A compliance hearing regarding shall be held on Friday, February 16,

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2018 on the Court's 9:01a.m. calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland,

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California, in courtroom 1. By February 9, 2018, the parties shall file either the JOINT Notice or

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a one-page JOINT STATEMENT setting forth an explanation for their failure to comply. If

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

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calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement

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in a timely fashion.

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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: February 1, 2018
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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