Meza v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Filing 22

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on September 24, 2015. (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2015)

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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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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 15-CV-02320-LHK

JOVITA MEZA,

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

v.
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Matt Leal
Defendant’s Attorneys: Brian Kim
An initial case management conference was held on September 24, 2015. A further case
management conference is set for January 20, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint
case management statement by January 13, 2016.

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By October 8, 2015, the parties shall file a joint mediation report identifying their mediator
and mediation date. The parties shall complete mediation by February 19, 2016.
The parties shall file a stipulated protective order for Judge Cousins’s signature by October
8, 2015.
Defendant Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC shall serve initial disclosures by October 23, 2015.
The initial disclosures shall include a production of documents.
Plaintiff agreed to submit to an independent medical examination, if Defendant requests.
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The Court will not bifurcate the trial on liability and damages.
The Court set the following case schedule:

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Scheduled Event
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Date
November 23, 2015

Opening Expert Reports

March 31, 2016

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Rebuttal Expert Reports

April 21, 2016

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Close of Expert and Fact Discovery

May 12, 2016

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Last Day to File Dispositive Motions
(one per side in the entire case)

June 2, 2016

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Hearing on Dispositive Motions

July 14, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

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Final Pretrial Conference

September 8, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Last Day to Amend the Pleadings/Add Parties

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Jury Trial

October 3, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

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Length of Trial

3 days

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 24, 2015
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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