Chavez v. Community Housing Solutions et al

Filing 31

Scheduling ORDER Regulating Discovery and Other Pre-Trial Proceedings granting 30 Joint Motion to Continue. Mandatory Settlement Conference set for 4/10/2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 5/14/2018. Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/21/2018 at 11:00 a.m. before Judge M. James Lorenz. Signed by Magistrate Judge Louisa S Porter on 09/12/2017. (ajs)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GABRIEL CHAVEZ,

Case No.: 16-cv-2032-L (DHB)
Plaintiff,

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v.

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COMMUNITY HOUSING
SOLUTIONS; DONNA IVICEVIC d/b/a
PINE VIEW APARTMENTS; VINCENT
IVICEVIC d/b/a PINE VIEW
APARTMENTS; and DOES 1-10,
inclusive,

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SCHEDULING ORDER
REGULATING DISCOVERY
AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL
PROCEEDINGS

Defendant.

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On September 8, 2017, Defendant Community Housing Solutions filed a Joint
Motion to Continue the Court’s March 6, 2017 Scheduling Order. (ECF No. 30.)

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cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the Joint Motion. Accordingly, the Court

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modifies the Scheduling Order as follows:
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By October 23, 2017, each party shall comply with the disclosure provisions

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in Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This disclosure

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requirement applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide expert

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testimony, or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve the giving of

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expert testimony. Except as provided in the paragraph below, any party that fails to
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make these disclosures shall not, absent substantial justification, be permitted to use

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evidence or testimony not disclosed at any hearing or at the time of trial. In addition,

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the Court may impose sanctions as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c).

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Any party shall supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal

evidence under Rule 26(a)(2)(D) by November 20, 2017.
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All discovery shall be completed by all parties by December 18, 2017.

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“Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period of

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time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, taking

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into account the times for service, notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with

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regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Local Rule 26.1(a). The Court

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expects counsel to make every effort to resolve all disputes without court intervention

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through the meet and confer process. If the parties reach an impasse on any discovery

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issue, counsel shall file an appropriate joint motion within the time limit and according to

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the procedures outlined in Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick’s Civil Chambers Rules,

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which are posted on the Court’s website. A failure to comply in this regard will result

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in a waiver of a party’s discovery issue. Absent an order of the Court, no stipulation

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continuing or altering this requirement will be recognized by the Court.

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Please be advised that failure to comply with any discovery order of the Court

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may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on

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the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence.
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All pretrial motions including those addressing Daubert issues but excluding

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motions in limine must be filed by January 15, 2018. Counsel for the moving party must

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obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. The

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period of time between the date you request a motion date and the hearing date may vary

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from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. Failure to make a timely

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request for a motion date may result in the motion not being heard. The hearing date and
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briefing schedule for motions in limine will be set at the Final Pretrial Conference. Each

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motion in limine shall be accompanied by a certification that the parties met and conferred

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in an attempt to resolve the issue.

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A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on April 10, 2018 at

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10:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick. Counsel shall submit

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settlement statements directly to Judge Bartick’s chambers by April 2, 2018.1 The parties

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may either submit confidential settlement statements or may exchange their settlement

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statements. Each party’s settlement statement shall set forth the party’s statement of the

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case, identify controlling legal issues, concisely set out issues of liability and damages, and

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shall set forth the party’s settlement position, including the last offer or demand made by

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that party, and a separate statement of the offer or demand the party is prepared to make at

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the settlement conference. The settlement conference briefs shall not be filed with the

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Clerk of the Court.

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All named parties, all counsel, and any other person(s) whose authority is

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required to negotiate and enter into settlement shall appear in person at the

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conference. The individual(s) present at the Mandatory Settlement Conference with

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settlement authority must have the unfettered discretion and authority on behalf of the party

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to: 1) fully explore all settlement options and to agree during the Mandatory Settlement

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Conference to any settlement terms acceptable to the party (G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc.

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v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989)), 2) change the settlement position

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of a party during the course of the Mandatory Settlement Conference (Pitman v. Brinker

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Int’l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)), and 3) negotiate a settlement without

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being restricted by any predetermined level of authority (Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc.,

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270 F.3d 590, 596 (8th Cir. 2001)).

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Governmental entities may appear through litigation counsel only. As to all other

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Statements under 20 pages in length, including attachments and exhibits, shall be e-mailed to chambers
at [e-mail]. Statements exceeding 20 pages in length, including attachments and
exhibits, must be delivered directly to chambers.
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parties, appearance by litigation counsel only is not acceptable. Retained outside corporate

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counsel shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the authority to

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negotiate and enter into a settlement. The failure of any counsel, party or authorized

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person to appear at the Mandatory Settlement Conference as required shall be cause

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for the immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference discussions will be informal,

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off the record, privileged, and confidential.

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Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law are neither expected nor

accepted.
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Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) by April 23, 2018. Failure to comply with these

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disclosure requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.

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Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) by

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April 30, 2018. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into stipulations

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and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall exchange

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copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment. The exhibits

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shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(4)(c). Counsel shall note any

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objections they have to any other parties’ Pretrial Disclosures under Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure 26(a)(3). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed pretrial

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conference order.

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Counsel for Plaintiff will be responsible for preparing the pretrial order and

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arranging the meetings of counsel pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f). By May 7, 2018,

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Plaintiff’s counsel must provide opposing counsel with the proposed pretrial order for

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review and approval. Opposing counsel must communicate promptly with Plaintiff’s

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attorney concerning any objections to form or content of the pretrial order, and both parties

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shall attempt promptly to resolve their differences, if any, concerning the order.

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The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any

other parties’ Federal Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and
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lodged with the assigned district judge by May 14, 2018, and shall be in the form prescribed

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in and comply with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6).

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The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable

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M. James Lorenz on May 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Note that trial briefs are not required

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and leave to file a trial brief must be obtained from Judge Lorenz.

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The parties must review the chambers’ rules for the assigned district judge

and magistrate judge.
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A post-trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held

within 30 days of verdict in the case.
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The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause

shown.
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Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion

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shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of a district court judge.

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No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge.

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Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents

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and a table of authorities cited. Courtesy copies of filing exceeding 20 pages shall be

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delivered to the Clerk of the Court and shall be noted as “Courtesy Copy.”

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Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter this

case hereafter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 12, 2017
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LOUISA S PORTER
United States Magistrate Judge

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