Canaday et al v. Comcast Corporation et al

Filing 24

ORDER SETTING CASE MANANGEMENT CONFERENCES; REQUIRING JOINT CASE MANANGEMENT STATEMNTS; AND REQUIRING PARITES TO MEET AND CONFER RE COORDINATION OF RELATED CASES. Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/29/2016. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/5/2016 11:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 1/15/16. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/15/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL CANADAY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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EDMUNDO ORTEGA, JR., et al.,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
JASON WILLIAMS, et al.,

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Case No. 15-cv-04732-JSW

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-04676-JSW

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-04648-JSW

v.

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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LAMBERTO VALENCIA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04771-JSW

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JEFFREY COLEMAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
RICHARD NELSON, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
CALEB DUBOIS, et al.,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 15-cv-04869-JSW

GREGORY PETERS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-04809-JSW

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-04793-JSW

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 15-cv-04782-JSW

ORDER SETTING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES,
REQUIRING JOINT CASE
MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS, AND
REQUIRING PARTIES TO MEET AND
CONFER RE COORDINATION OF
RELATED CASES

v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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The Court hereby schedules an initial case management conference in Williams v. Comcast

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Corp., 15-cv-04732-JSW; Valencia v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-04771-JSW; Coleman v. Comcast

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Corp., 15-cv-04782-JSW; Nelson v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-04793-JSW; DuBois v. Comcast Corp.,

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15-cv-04809-JSW; and Peters v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-04869-JSW. The Court hereby schedules

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a further case management conference in Canaday v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-04648-JSW, and

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Ortega v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-04676-JSW. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and Civil L. R.

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16-10, each of these case management conferences shall be held in this case on February 5, 2016,
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at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland,

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California.

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Plaintiff(s) in each case shall serve copies of this Order immediately on all parties to their

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action, and on any parties subsequently joined in their action, in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4

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and 5. Following service, Plaintiff(s) shall file with the Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting

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such service, in accordance with Civil L. R. 5-6(a).

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The parties to each action shall appear in person through lead trial counsel to discuss all

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items referred to in this Order and with authority to enter stipulations, to make admissions and to

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agree to further scheduling dates.

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The parties in each action shall file a joint case management statement for their action no

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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later than five (5) court days prior to the conference. The parties are encouraged to file a single

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joint case management statement in all of the related cases, which may have separate subsections

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for case-specific topics. The parties may also file case-specific joint case management statements

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as necessary. The joint case management statements shall address all of the topics set forth in the

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

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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. The joint case management statements

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shall also address the following additional topics:

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Whether the schedule previously established for Canaday v. Comcast Corp., 15-cv-

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04648-JSW, may be established for all of the cases, or whether a revised schedule

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is required for the cases to proceed on a coordinated schedule;

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A plan for coordinated discovery that is compliant with the mandates of the
December 1, 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

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The referral of the related cases to a single magistrate judge for discovery purposes;

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How motions practice in the related cases may be coordinated to decide common
legal issues in a non-duplicative manner;

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A proposal for coordinated alternative dispute resolution in the related cases;

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Any other way in which these cases may be coordinated; and
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Whether the Court shou hear the c
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uld
case manage
ement confer
rences simul
ltaneously or
sequentially
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Prior to filing the ca managem stateme
o
ase
ment
ents, counse for all part in all of the related
el
ties
cas shall revi N.D. Civ L.R. 3-12 and shall m and con regardin these topi
ses
iew
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meet
nfer
ng
ics.
If any one or more of the partie is proceed
o
es
ding without counsel, the parties may file
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sep
parate case management statements. Separate st
m
tatements ma also addre all of the topics
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ref
ferenced above.

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quest to resc
chedule the date of the co
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onferences m be mad in writing, and by
must
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Any req
stip
pulation if po
ossible, at le ten (10) calendar days before th date of th conferenc and must
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be based on go cause. Prior to filing a request to reschedule the case ma
ood
P
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anagement c
conference in
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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any of these rel
y
lated cases, counsel shal meet and c
ll
confer with c
counsel in ea of the re
ach
elated cases,

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and shall propo a new da for the ca managem confere
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ose
ate
ase
ment
ences in all o the related cases.
of
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In order to assist the Court in ev
r
valuating the need for an disqualifi
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ny
ication or rec
cusal, the

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par
rties shall dis
sclose to the Court the id
e
dentities of a person, a
any
associations, firms, partn
nerships,

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cor
rporations, or other entities known by the parties to have eith (1) finan
o
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s
her
ncial interest in the

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sub
bject matter at issue or in a party to the proceedin or (2) a other kin of interest that could
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be substantially affected by the outcom of the pro
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me
oceedings. If disclosure of non-party interested
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tities or persons has alrea been ma as requir by Civil L.R. 3-16, th parties m simply
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ade
red
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may
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ref
ference the pleading or document in which the di
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isclosure wa made. In this regard, counsel are
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ref
ferred to the Court’s Rec
cusal Order posted on the Court website at the Ju
p
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udges Inform
mation link at
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http
p://www.can
nd.uscourts.g
gov.

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IT IS SO ORDER
S
RED.

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Da
ated: January 15, 2016
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JE
EFFREY S. W
WHITE
Un
nited States D
District Judg
ge

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