Vista Energy Marketing, LP v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company et al

Filing 59

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 58 Stipulation Setting Case Schedule: Close of Fact Discovery due by 8/3/2018; Designation of Experts due by 8/31/2018; Designation of Rebuttal Experts due by 10/19/2018; Close of Expert Di scovery due by 11/2/2018; Motions due by 12/7/2018; Responses due by 1/4/2019; Replies due by 1/25/2019; Motion Hearing set for 2/14/2019 02:00 PM before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.; Motion Hearing set for 3/14/2019 02:00 PM before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.; Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/2/2019 03:00 PM; Jury Selection /Jury Trial set for 4/29/2019 08:30 AM before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/12/2017)

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Thomas D. Leland (Pro Hac)
Leah E. Capritta (Pro Hac)
1801 California Street, Suite 5000
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Laurie Edelstein (Bar No. 164466)
Seth R. Sias (Bar No. 260674)
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
One Market Street
Steuart Tower, Suite 1800
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Charles L. Coleman III (65496)
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Vista Energy
Marketing, L.P.

Arnold Barba (Bar No. 198131)
Nicholas Begakis (Bar No. 253588)
LIMNEXUS LLP
1055 West 7th Street, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Albert
Torres, Bill Chen, and Tanisha Robinson

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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VISTA ENERGY MARKETING, L.P.

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Plaintiff,
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a )
California corporation; ALBERT TORRES, an
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individual; BILL CHEN, an individual; TANISHA )
ROBINSON, an individual,
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Defendants.
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No. 16 Civ. 4019 (HSG)
STIPULATION AND ORDER
SETTING CASE SCHEDULE
Judge: Hon.

Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING CASE SCHEDULE

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WHEREAS, plaintiff Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. (“Vista”) filed this action on July 15,

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2016 against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Albert Torres, William Chen, and

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Tanisha Robinson (collectively, “defendants”);

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WHEREAS, defendants filed a motion to dismiss, and on September 8, 2017, the Court
denied the motion and set an Initial Case Management Conference (Dkt. 45);

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WHEREAS, on September 26, 2017, the parties filed an Initial Joint Case Management
Statement and [Proposed] Order (Dkt. 50);

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WHEREAS, on October 3, 2017, the Court held an Initial Case Management Conference
in this action and ordered the parties to meet and confer and to file by October 10, 2017 a
stipulation and proposed order setting a case schedule (Dkt. 56);

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NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

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the Court’s October 3, 2017 Minute Entry (Dkt. 56), the parties hereby stipulate and agree to the

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following case schedule:

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Event

Proposed Deadline

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Deadline to File Stipulation and Proposed
Order Allowing Filing of Amended
Complaint or Motion for Leave to File
Amended Complaint

October 31, 20171

Mediation

March 30, 2018

Close of Fact Discovery

August 3, 2018

Expert Witness Disclosures

August 31, 2018

Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosures

October 19, 2018

Close of Expert Discovery

November 2, 2018

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Deadline to File Dispositive Motions

December 7, 2018

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Deadline to File Oppositions to Dispositive
Motions

January 4, 2019

Deadline for Replies in Support of
Dispositive Motions

January 25, 2019

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The Court already has set this deadline. On October 3, 2017, the Court ordered the parties to
file a stipulation and proposed order allowing the filing of an amended complaint or for Vista to
file a motion for leave to file an amended complaint (if there is no agreement among the parties)
by October 31, 2017 (Dkt. 56).
STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING CASE SCHEDULE

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Proposed Deadline

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Deadline to File Daubert Motions

February 1, 2019

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Hearing of Dispositive Motions

February 14, 2019

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Deadline to File Oppositions to Daubert
Motions

February 15, 2019
March 1, 2019

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Deadline to File Replies in Support of
Daubert Motions

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Hearing of Daubert Motions

March 14, 2019

Pretrial Conference

April 2, 2019

Trial

April 29, 2019

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Dated: October 10, 2017

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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By: /s/ Leah Capritta*
Charles L. Coleman III
Thomas D. Leland
Leah Capritta

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Vista Energy
Marketing, L.P.

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*with permission
Dated: October 10, 2017

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP

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By: /s/ Laurie Edelstein
Laurie Edelstein
Seth R. Sias
Attorneys for Defendants Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, Albert Torres, Bill Chen,
and Tanisha Robinson

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STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING CASE SCHEDULE

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Dated: Octob 12, 2017
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