Jarnail Singh Dhindsa v. Avis Budget Group, Inc. et al

Filing 19

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 2/3/2016. (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/3/2016)

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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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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 15-CV-05233-LHK

JARNAIL SINGH DHINDSA,

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

v.
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff’s Attorney: Rattan Dhaliwal
Defendants’ Attorneys: Amanda Fu (for Defendants Avis Budget Group, Inc., Dave McMillan,
and Anna Livermore), Edward Tafe (for Defendant American Casualty Co. of Reading,
Pennsylvania), and Amir Nassihi (for Defendant Ford Motor Co.)

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An initial case management conference was held on February 3, 2016. A further case
management conference is set for June 15, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint case
management statement by June 8, 2016.
By February 4, 2016, Defendants American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania and
Ford Motor Co. shall file on the federal court docket the answers that were previously filed in state
court.
By February 10, 2016, Plaintiff Jarnail Singh Dhindsa shall file a First Amended
Complaint clarifying which causes of action are asserted against which defendant. Plaintiff may
not otherwise amend the complaint at this time. Defendants may file amended answers in
response to the First Amended Complaint by February 17, 2016.
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The parties shall exchange initial disclosures by February 17, 2016.
The Court referred the parties to court-sponsored Early Neutral Evaluation with a deadline
for completion of May 31, 2016. The parties shall contact the Court’s ADR program within 15
days of receiving this referral to identify a mutually acceptable evaluator and date.
The Court set the following case schedule:
Scheduled Event

Date

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Last Day to Amend the Pleadings/Add Parties

March 31, 2016

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Close of Fact Discovery

October 5, 2016

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Opening Expert Reports

October 26, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Reports

November 16, 2016

Close of Expert Discovery

December 7, 2016

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

January 5, 2017

Hearing on Dispositive Motions

February 23, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

Final Pretrial Conference

April 27, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

Jury Trial

May 9, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.

Length of Trial

5 days

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Northern District of California

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Opposition due: January 26, 2017
Reply due: February 6, 2017

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 3, 2016
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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