De La Rosa v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et al

Filing 35

Order Resetting Pretrial Conference and Related Dates: Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/24/2023 10:30 AM before Judge Thomas J. Whelan; Set/Reset Deadlines as to Proposed Pretrial Order due by 7/10/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal on 5/22/2023.(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(exs)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 MARTHA DE LA ROSA, Plaintiff, 10 11 v. 12 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, 13 Case No.: 21-cv-1630-W-BGS ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND RELATED DATES Defendant. 14 15 16 17 18 The Court HEREBY resets the Pretrial Conference and related dates as set forth below: 1. Despite the requirements of Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(2), neither party is 19 required to file a Memorandum of Contentions of Fact and Law at any time. The parties 20 shall instead focus their efforts on drafting and submitting a proposed pretrial order by 21 the time and date specified by Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(6)(b). The proposed pretrial order 22 shall comply with Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(6) and the Standing Order in Civil Cases 23 issued by the assigned district judge. 24 2. Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. 25 Civ. P. 26(a)(3) by June 19, 2023. Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements 26 could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under Rule 37. 27 28 3. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) by June 26, 2023. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into 1 21-cv-1630-W-BGS 1 stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall 2 exchange copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment. 3 The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(4)(c). Counsel shall 4 note any objections they have to any other parties’ Pretrial Disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. 5 P. 26(a)(3). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed pretrial 6 conference order. 7 4. Counsel for plaintiff will be responsible for preparing the pretrial order and 8 arranging the meetings of counsel pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f). By July 3, 2023, 9 plaintiff’s counsel must provide opposing counsel with the proposed pretrial order for 10 review and approval. Opposing counsel must communicate promptly with plaintiff’s 11 attorney concerning any objections to form or content of the pretrial order, and both 12 parties shall attempt promptly to resolve their differences, if any, concerning the order. 13 5. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any 14 other parties’ Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and lodged with 15 the assigned district judge by July 10, 2023, and shall be in the form prescribed in and 16 comply with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 17 6. In addition to submitting the proposed final pretrial conference order, the 18 parties are further ordered to separately submit informal letter briefs, not exceeding two 19 single spaced pages, served on opposing counsel and received in the chambers of Judge 20 Thomas J. Whelan, United States District Judge (and not filed with the Clerk’s Office) by 21 2:30 p.m. on July 19, 2023. 22 The letter brief should be a relatively informal and straightforward document. The 23 letter brief should outline a short, concise and objective factual summary of the party’s 24 case in chief, the number of hours/days each party intends to expend at trial, the 25 approximate number of witnesses, whether certain witnesses will be coming in from out 26 of town, the number of testifying expert witnesses, whether any unique demonstrative 27 exhibits may be presented, the number of proposed motions in limine that may be filed, 28 precisely when the parties would be prepared to submit their in limine papers (and 2 21-cv-1630-W-BGS 1 whether the parties have met and conferred with respect to in limine issues), the issue of 2 proposed jury instructions and when the parties intend to submit them before trial, and 3 voir dire issues, either party’s preference as to what date(s) the trial should begin and any 4 other pertinent information that either party may deem useful to assist the Court in the 5 execution of the pretrial conference and in setting the matter for trial. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable Thomas J. Whelan on July 24, 2023 at 10:30 AM. 8. The parties must review and comply with the chambers’ rules for the assigned district judge and magistrate judge. 9. A post-trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held within 30 days of verdict in the case. 10. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause shown or on a showing of excusable neglect. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1). IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: May 22, 2023 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 21-cv-1630-W-BGS

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