Tucker v. Novato Unified School District et al

Filing 36

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 9/19/17. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/19/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICK R TUCKER,

Case No. 17-cv-00642-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.

CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER

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NOVATO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,
et al.,
Defendants.

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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, October 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

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PRIVATE MEDIATION

February 23, 2018

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LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

Plaintiff allowed to Amend only with Court
approval; Defendant Amend by October 6,
2017

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

January 26, 2018

DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED):

Opening: March 9, 2018
Rebuttal: March 23, 2018

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

April 6, 2018

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DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS1 / DAUBERT MOTIONS To BE
HEARD BY:

June 12, 2018

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COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, August 17, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

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JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

August 24, 2018

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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, September 7, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, September 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.
for 10 days (Jury Trial)

TO BE COMPLETED BY:

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

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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, August 17,

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

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

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

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

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confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining 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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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.
A compliance hearing regarding date of mediation with private mediator or a request for

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the Court to refer the case to ADR for an ADR process shall be held on Friday, October 6, 2017

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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 September 29, 2017, the parties shall file either the JOINT Notice

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or 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: September 19, 2017
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
United States District Court Judge

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