Nitsch v. Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. et al

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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on May 6, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 14-CV-04062-LHK

ROBERT A. NITSCH, et al.,

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v.
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC.,
et al.,
Defendants.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Marc Seltzer, Jeff Friedman, Brent Johnson, Daniel Silverman, Matthew
Berry, Jordan Talge, Rohit Nath, and Jerrod Patterson
Attorneys for Defendants Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Two Pic MC (formerly known as
ImageMovers Digital): Robert Van Nest, Emily Henn, Tom Isaacson, Cody Harris, and Hamilton
Jordan
Attorneys for the Sony Defendants: David Kiernan
Attorneys for Defendant DreamWorks Animation: Rod Stone and Daniel Swanson
Attorney for Defendant Blue Sky Studios: Jonathan Pitt
A case management conference was held on May 6, 2016.
The parties shall refile the Blue Sky preliminary approval motion by May 11, 2016. The
hearing for the Blue Sky and Sony preliminary approval motions shall be June 23, 2016 at 1:30
p.m.
The Court amended the case schedule as follows:

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Scheduled Event

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Further CMC

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August 10, 2016 at 2 p.m.

Fact discovery cutoff

October 14, 2016

Opening expert reports
Rebuttal expert reports

November 16, 2016
December 21, 2016

Close of expert discovery

January 31, 2017

Motions for Summary Judgment and Daubert
Motions
Hearing on MSJ and Daubert Motions
Pretrial Conference
Jury Trial

Filed no later than February 27, 2017
March 23, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
May 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
The following days in 2017: June 12, 13,
16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30; July 3, 7, 10,
11, 14, 17, 18.
Trial will begin at 9 a.m. each day.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 6, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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