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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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PRETRIAL ORDER ON CASE MANAGEMENT

Robert D. Phillips, Jr. (SBN 82639)

Tyree P. Jones (SBN 127631)

David S. Reidy (SBN 225904)

REED SMITH LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111-3922

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 7936

San Francisco, CA 94120-7936

Telephone: (415) 543-8700

Facsimile: (415) 391-8269

Attorneys for Defendant

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NANCY and JOHNNY JEFFRIES on Behalf of

Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., and 

MORTGAGE DIRECT, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No.: C-07-03880 MJJ

Related to Case No. C-07-04309

[PROPOSED] PRETRIAL ORDER ON

CASE MANAGEMENT

Case Management Conference (CMC)

Date: December 18, 2007

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: Ctrm. 11

Continued CMC (Telephonic)

Date: February 26, 2008

Time: 1:45 p.m.

The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins

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PRETRIAL ORDER

On December 18, 2007, plaintiffs Nancy and Johnny Jeffries (“Plaintiffs”) and Wells Fargo 

Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), through their counsel of record, appeared at the Initial Case

Management Conference in this Action. The Court entered the following findings and pre-trial

deadlines:

1. Consolidation / Follow-up Case Status Conference

No later than January 4, 2008, Plaintiffs shall submit a Proposed Pretrial Order No. 1 

("PTO1") consolidating this action with Ventura v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., N.D. Cal. Case No. C07-04309 (MJJ) (the “Ventura Action”), appointing lead and interim class counsel pursuant to Rule

23(g), establishing an organizational structure of Plaintiffs’ counsel and establishing procedures for

subsequently filed related cases. In the event that the Plaintiffs are unable to agree on PTO1, they

may submit letter briefs of not more than 2 pages summarizing their disagreement and their

proposed resolution.

The parties shall appear telephonically for a continued Case Management Conference on 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 1:45pm. Plaintiffs shall initiate the conference call.

2. Mortgage Direct, Inc.

Defendant Mortgage Direct, Inc. (“MDI”) has been served in the Action but has not

appeared. Plaintiffs shall notify the Court of their intentions with regard to MDI no later than 

January 25, 2008.

3. Disclosures

Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo will exchange their Initial Disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) on January 25, 2008.

4. Amendment of Pleadings

Plaintiffs shall inform the Court at the earliest opportunity if they intend to amend the

Complaint on file in this Action. Any amendments to the Complaint shall be completed by May 1,

2008.

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5. Initial Phase of Discovery

This Action shall be bifurcated for discovery purposes into two phases – an initial phase

focused on issues concerning class certification, and a subsequent phase focused on the merits.

(a) Scope and Methods

The initial phase of discovery shall be focused on those issues required for class certification.

Absent leave of this Court or agreement of the parties, Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo shall adhere to the

following discovery limitations during the initial discovery phase:

• 30 depositions for consolidated cases (15 for all plaintiffs in consolidated actions and

15 for Wells Fargo)

• Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo may each propound 50 document requests;

• Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo may each propound 50 interrogatories;

• Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo shall each be entitled to three expert witnesses.

(b) Deadlines

The following discovery deadlines shall apply to the initial phase of discovery:

• July 25, 2008 Fact witness cutoff for certification purposes;

• August 1, 2008 Plaintiff’s Rule 26(a)(2) identification of experts for

certification issues;

• August 8, 2008 Plaintiffs’ expert witness reports due for certification issues;

• August 22, 2008 Wells Fargo’s rebuttal disclosure and reports for certification 

issues;

• August 29, 2008 Plaintiffs’ rebuttal disclosure and reports for certification 

issues;

• September 12, 2008 Expert discovery cutoff for certification issues.

6. Class Certification

Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification shall be heard on December 3, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.

The following briefing schedule shall apply to the class certification motion:

• October 8, 2008 Last day to file motion for class certification;

• October 29, 2008 Last day to file opposition to class certification;

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• November 12, 2008 Last day to file reply briefs.

7. Post Class Certification Status Conference

On January 29, 2009, the Court will hold a post-class certification status conference, time to 

be determined.

8. Subsequent Discovery Stage

(a) Scope and Methods

The subsequent phase of discovery shall be focused on those issues concerning the mertis of

Plaintiffs' claims. Plaintiffs and Wells Fargo shall adhere to the following schedule during the

subsequent discovery phase:

• May 28, 2009 Fact discovery closes;

• July 31, 2009 Expert discovery closes.

8. Dispositive Motions

The Court sets September 2009 as a tentative date for dispositive motions.

9. Settlement Conference

A settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero will be held in October 2009.

10. Trial Date

The Court sets November 2009 as a tentative trial date.

SO ORDERED:

DATED: _______________, 2007

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

United States District Court Judge

at 2:30 p.m.

January 8, 2008

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