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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. 15-CV-04062-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DANIEL MATERA,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOOGLE INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-CV-04062-LHK 

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Nicole Sugnet

Defendant’s Attorneys: Whitty Somvichian, Michael Rhodes

An initial case management conference was held on May 25, 2016. A further case 

management conference is set for September 28, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their 

joint case management statement by September 21, 2016.

By June 8, 2016, the parties shall file before Judge Cousins a stipulated protective order or 

a motion for a protective order.

The Court referred the parties to private mediation with a deadline for completion of 

September 12, 2016. 

The Court lifted the stay imposed by the Court on February 5, 2016. Discovery shall 

proceed according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

To address the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins on 

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Plaintiff Daniel Matera’s standing, the parties shall file simultaneous opening briefs of no more 

than 10 pages by June 1, 2016. The parties shall file simultaneous responsive briefs of no more 

than 5 pages by June 13, 2016. A hearing on this matter and Defendant Google Inc.’s pending 

motion to dismiss is set for June 27, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. If that hearing date becomes unavailable, 

the Court will inform the parties and continue the hearing to July 28, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

The Court set the following case schedule:

Scheduled Event Date

Opening Expert Reports for Class Certification November 21, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Reports for Class Certification December 21, 2016

Last Day to Amend the Pleadings/Add Parties January 16, 2017

Last Day to File Motion for Class Certification Motion: February 20, 2017

Opposition: March 22, 2017

Reply: April 21, 2017

Class Certification Hearing May 18, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

Close of Fact Discovery August 17, 2017

Opening Expert Reports September 14, 2017

Rebuttal Expert Reports October 12, 2017

Close of Expert Discovery November 9, 2017

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions

(one per side in the entire case)

December 7, 2017

Hearing on Dispositive Motions January 25, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. 

Final Pretrial Conference March 22, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. 

Jury Trial April 16, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. 

Length of Trial 10 days

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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