Sansone et al v. Charter Communications, Inc. et al

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ORDER: (1) Granting Joint Motion to Extend Deadline for Motion to Amend Pleadings; and (2) Issuing Amended Scheduling Order (ECF Nos. 10 , 14 ). Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional pleadings shall be file d by 12/15/2017. Plaintiffs' class certification motion must be filed by 03/16/2017. The Court defers issuing the remainder of the pretrial schedule until the Court has ruled on the motion for class certification. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt on 11/21/2017. (ajs)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JENNIFER M. SANSONE, et al.,

Case No.: 17-cv-01880-WQH (JLB)

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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ORDER: (1) GRANTING JOINT
MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE
FOR MOTION TO AMEND
PLEADINGS; AND (2) ISSUING
AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
et al.,

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Defendants.

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[ECF Nos. 10, 14]

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Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for an Order to Extend the Deadline for

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Plaintiffs to Move to Amend Their Pleadings. (ECF No. 14.) The parties request a fourteen

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(14) day extension of the deadline to file a motion to amend the pleadings or join parties.

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(Id. at 3.) For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the joint motion and amends the

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Scheduling Order (ECF No. 10) as follows:

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Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional

pleadings shall be filed by December 15, 2017.
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All discovery that relates to class certification must be completed by all parties

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by February 16, 2017. “Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated

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a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by
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the cut-off date, taking into account the times for service, notice and response as set forth

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in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet

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and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Local Rule

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26.1(a). The Court expects counsel to make every effort to resolve all disputes without

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court intervention through the meet and confer process. If the parties reach an impasse on

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any discovery issue, counsel shall file an appropriate motion within the time limit and

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procedures outlined in the undersigned magistrate judge’s chambers rules. A failure to

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comply in this regard will result in a waiver of a party’s discovery issue. Absent an

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order of the court, no stipulation continuing or altering this requirement will be

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recognized by the court.

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Discovery motions must be filed in the time and manner directed by Magistrate

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Judge Burkhardt (see Judge Burkhardt’s Civil Chambers Rules on Discovery Disputes

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available on the Court’s website). All discovery motions must be filed within 30 days of

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the service of an objection, answer, or response which becomes the subject of dispute, or

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the passage of a discovery due date without response or production, and only after counsel

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(and any unrepresented parties) have met and conferred to resolve the dispute and

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complied with Section IV.B. of Judge Burkhardt’s Civil Chambers Rules.

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Plaintiffs’ class certification motion must be filed by March 16, 2017.

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Counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the

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judge who will hear the motion. The period of time between the date you request a motion

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date and the hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan

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accordingly. Failure to make a timely request for a motion date may result in the motion

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not being heard.

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The Court defers issuing the remainder of the pretrial schedule until the Court

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has ruled on the motion for class certification. The parties shall contact Judge Burkhardt’s

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chambers within three (3) calendar days of the Court’s ruling on the motion for class

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certification in order to request another Case Management Conference. Should the Court

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hold another Case Management Conference, counsel should be prepared to articulate
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whether and what good cause (specific to this case) exists to modify and/or set specific

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dates for the remainder of this case’s pretrial schedule.

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

and magistrate judge.
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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.

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case hereafter.

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 21, 2017

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