Friedman v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. et al

Filing 29

ORDER Granting 28 Motion to Continue Class Certification Motion and Other Deadlines. The Proposed Pretrial Order is due by 2/21/2011. The Final Pretrial Conference is continued to 2/28/2011 11:00 AM in Courtroom 14 before Judge M. James Lorenz. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara Lynn Major on 6/22/10. (vet)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BARRY FRIEDMAN, on behalf of himself, all other persons similarly situated and the general public, ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) GODIVA CHOCOLATIER, INC., UKLER ) GROUP, and DOES 1 through 100, ) inclusive, ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. 09cv977-L (BLM) ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION AND OTHER DEADLINES [Doc. No. 28] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On June 18, 2010, the parties filed their fourth joint motion to continue the class certification motion deadline and other deadlines. Doc. No. 28. The parties state that despite the "cooperation and the

diligence of counsel," Plaintiff has still "not had the opportunity to depose the 30(b)(6) of [Defendant] in respect to class certification issues." Id. at 1-2. However, "[a]s a result of extensive meet and

confer efforts," all parties have agreed that the 30(b)(6) deposition will be conducted in New York on July 15, 2010. Id. at 3-4. Based on

the efforts of counsel as detailed in the joint motion and their averment that July 15, 2010 is the earliest the 30(b)(6) deposition can
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occur, the Court reluctantly continues the deadline to file the class certification motion and other deadlines one last time. appearing, the current joint motion is GRANTED as follows: 1. Plaintiff's motion for class certification must be filed on or Good cause

before August 6, 2010. 2. Each party shall serve on all opposing parties a list of

experts, whom that party expects to call at trial, on or before August 23, 2010 Each party may supplement its designation in response to the other party's designation no later than September 7, 2010. Expert

designations shall include the name, address, and telephone number of each expert and a reasonable summary of the testimony the expert is expected to provide. The list shall also include the normal rates the

expert charges for deposition and trial testimony. The parties must identify any person who may be used at trial to present evidence pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. This requirement is not limited to retained experts.

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence. 3. All expert disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) Any

shall be served on all parties on or before September 21, 2010.

contradictory or rebuttal information shall be disclosed on or before October 5, 2010. In addition, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(2) imposes a duty

on the parties to supplement the expert disclosures made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by the time that pretrial disclosures are due under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) (discussed below). The parties are advised to consult with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) 2
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regarding expert disclosures.

Such disclosures shall include an expert

report, all supporting materials, a complete statement of all opinions to be expressed and the basis and reasons therefor, the data or other information considered by the expert in forming the opinions, any exhibits to be used as a summary of or support for the opinions, the qualifications of the witness including a list of all publications authored by the witness within the preceding ten years, the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony, and a list of other cases in which the witness has testified as an expert at trial or by deposition within the preceding four years. This disclosure requirement applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve the giving of expert testimony. Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence. 4. All discovery shall be completed by all parties on or before "Completed" means that all discovery under Rules 30-

November 4, 2010.

36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, taking into account the times for service, notice, and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Civil Local Rules 16.5(k) and 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within thirty (30) days after counsel have met and conferred and reached an impasse 3
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with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event shall discovery motions be filed more than sixty (60) days after the date upon which the event giving rise to the discovery dispute occurred. For oral

discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the completion of the transcript of the affected portion of the deposition. For written discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is either the service of the response, or, if no response was served, the initial date the response was due. In addition, all discovery motions

must be filed within thirty (30) days after the close of discovery. 5. 3, 2010. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before December Motions will not be heard or calendared unless counsel for the

moving party has obtained a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Failure to timely request a motion

date may result in the motion not being heard. Questions regarding this case should be directed to the judge's law clerk. Prior to contacting chambers, the parties shall consult Judge

Lorenz's Standing Order in Civil Cases, which is accessible via the "Chambers' Rules" section of the Southern District of California's website. The Court draws the parties' attention to Local Rule 7.1(e)(4) which requires that the parties allot additional time for service of motion papers by mail. accepted for filing. Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of the judge who will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall exceed Papers not complying with this rule shall not be

ten (10) pages without leave of the judge who will hear the motion. 6. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c), if an opposing party

fails to file opposition papers in the time and manner required by Local 4
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Rule 7.1(e)(2), that failure may constitute a consent to the granting of a motion or other request for ruling by the Court. Accordingly, all

parties are ordered to abide by the terms of Local Rule 7.1(e)(2) or otherwise face the prospect of any pretrial motion being granted as an unopposed motion pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c). 7. Should either party choose to file or oppose a motion for

summary judgment or partial summary judgment, no Separate Statement of Disputed or Undisputed Facts is required. 8. The parties must comply with the pretrial disclosure

requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) no later than January 31, 2011. The parties should consult Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) for the substance of the required disclosures. Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction of designated matters in evidence. 9. Despite the requirements of Local Rule 16.1(f), neither party

is required to file Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law at any time. The parties shall instead focus their efforts on complying with

their pretrial disclosure requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) and drafting and submitting a proposed pretrial order by the time and date specified in Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 10. Counsel shall confer and take the action required by Local

Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before February 7, 2011. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall

exchange copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment, and lists of witnesses and their addresses including 5
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experts who will be called to testify.

The exhibits shall be prepared

in accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(2)(c). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed final pretrial conference order. 11. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including

written objections, if any, to any party's Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) pretrial disclosures, shall be prepared, served, and submitted to the Clerk's Office on or before February 21, 2011 and shall be in the form prescribed in and in compliance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). Any

objections shall comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3). Please be advised that the failure to file written objections to a party's pretrial disclosures may result in the waiver of such objections, with the exception of those made pursuant to Rules 402 (relevance) and 403 (prejudice, confusion or waste of time) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. 12. The final pretrial conference is scheduled on the calendar of The

the Honorable M. James Lorenz on February 28, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

trial date will be assigned by the district judge at the pretrial conference. 13. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified

except for good cause shown. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

June 22, 2010

BARBARA L. MAJOR United States Magistrate Judge

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