Goertzen v. Great American Life Insurance Company

Filing 60

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 7/11/2017. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/11/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOYCE GOERTZEN,

Case No. 16-cv-00240-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER

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GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.
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:

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REFERRED TO ADR FOR PRIVATE MEDIATION

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LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

Only with Court Approval

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NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

October 2, 2017

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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED):

Opening: November 3, 2017
Rebuttal: November 17, 2017

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EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

December 8, 2017

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COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, March 16, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

March 23, 2018

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, April 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, April 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. for 7
days
(Jury Trial)

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Monday, November 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

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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, March 16, 2018 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

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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submitted a joint statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.

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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 by 7/28/17, 2017 by filing a JOINT Notice. A

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compliance hearing regarding shall be held on Friday, 8/4/2017 on the Court's 9:01a.m . calendar,

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in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in courtroom 1. By 7/28/2017,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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2017, the parties shall file either the JOINT Notice or a one-page JOINT STATEMENT setting

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forth an explanation for 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.

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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: July 11, 2017
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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