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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 

36 HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST 

FUND, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

RICHARD GARZA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-03406 EDL 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND 

PRETRIAL ORDER FOR BENCH 

TRIAL 

Following the Case Management Conference held on November 3, 2015, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, the following case management and pretrial 

order is entered: 

1. TRIAL DATE 

a. Court trial will begin on December 12, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom E, 

15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Should a daily transcript and/or 

realtime reporting be desired, the parties shall make arrangements with Debra Campbell, Court 

Reporter Supervisor, at (415) 522-2079 or Debra_Campbell@cand.uscourts.gov, at least 14 days 

prior to the trial date. 

b. The length of the trial will be not more than 2 days. 

2. DISCOVERY 

a. All non-expert discovery shall be completed no later than July 19, 2016. 

There will be no further non-expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good 

cause shown. Motions to compel non-expert discovery must be filed within the time limits 

contained in Civil Local Rule 26-2. 

b. Initial expert disclosures shall be made no later than September 13, 2016. 

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Rebuttal expert disclosures shall be made no later than September 27, 2016. All treating 

physicians who will provide opinion testimony beyond that which can be provided by a lay person 

must be disclosed as expert witnesses, but they need not prepare expert reports unless ordered to 

do so by the Court. 

c. All expert discovery shall be completed no later than October 11, 2016. 

There will be no further expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good 

cause shown. Motions to compel expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained 

in Civil Local Rule 26-2. 

d. Rule 26(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires all parties to 

supplement or correct their initial disclosures, expert disclosures, pretrial disclosures, and 

responses to discovery requests under the circumstances itemized in that Rule, and when ordered 

by the Court. The Court expects that the parties will supplement and/or correct their disclosures 

promptly when required under that Rule, without the need for a request from opposing counsel. 

In addition to the general requirements of Rule 26(e)(1), the parties will supplement and/or 

correct all previously made disclosures and discovery responses 28 days before the fact 

discovery cutoff date.

e. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b), telephone conferences are available to 

resolve disputes during a discovery event, such as a deposition, where the resolution during the 

event likely would result in substantial savings of expense or time. 

f. Privilege logs. If a party withholds information that is responsive to a 

discovery request, and is otherwise discoverable under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by 

claiming that it is privileged, or protected from discovery under the attorney work product doctrine 

or any other protective doctrine (including, but not limited to, privacy rights), that party shall 

prepare a "privilege log" (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5)) setting forth the privilege relied upon and 

specifying separately for each document or for each category of similarly situated documents: 

1. The name and job title or capacity of the author; 

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2. The name and job title or capacity of each recipient; 

3. The date the document was prepared and, if different, the date(s) 

on which it was sent to or shared with persons other than its 

author(s); 

4. The title and description of the document; 

5. The subject matter addressed in the document; 

6. The purpose(s) for which it was prepared or communicated; and 

7. The specific basis for the claim that it is privileged. 

The privilege log will be produced as quickly as possible, but no later than 14 days after 

the discovery responses are due (in a rolling production, 14 days after each set of documents is 

produced), unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise in a particular case. 

g. In responding to requests for documents and materials under Rule 34 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all parties shall affirmatively state in a written response served 

on all other parties the full extent to which they will produce materials and shall, promptly after 

the production, confirm in writing that they have produced all such materials so described that are 

locatable after a diligent search of all locations at which such materials might plausibly exist. 

3. MOTIONS 

The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to join other parties shall 

be December 31, 2015 . 

The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to amend the pleadings 

shall be December 31, 2015. 

The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be September 6, 2016. Dispositive 

motions shall be served and filed no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the scheduled hearing 

date. Briefing shall be in compliance with Civil Local Rule 7-3. 

4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

The parties have been referred to Mediation. 

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5. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

a. A pretrial conference shall be held on November 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in 

Courtroom E, 15th Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by lead counsel who will try 

the case. The timing of disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and 

other pretrial disclosures shall be governed by this order. 

b. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, lead 

counsel shall meet and confer regarding: 

(1) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement; 

(2) Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged 

pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and 

(3) Settlement of the action. 

c. At least twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel and/or 

parties shall: 

(1) Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial 

disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as 

well as the following supplemental information: 

 (a) The Action.

(i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the 

substance of claims and defenses which remain to be 

decided. 

(ii) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief 

claimed, particularly itemizing all elements of damages 

claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other evidentiary 

material to be presented concerning the amount of those 

damages. 

 (b) The Factual Basis of the Action.

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(i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of 

all relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which 

facts parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial 

record without the necessity of supporting testimony or 

exhibits. 

(ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise 

statement of all disputed factual issues which remain to be 

decided. 

(iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all 

or part of the action may be presented upon an agreed 

statement of facts. 

(iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or 

proposed for pretrial or trial purposes. 

 (c) Disputed Legal Issues.

Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of 

each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, 

citing supporting statutes and decisions, and any procedural 

or evidentiary issues. 

(d) Trial Preparation.

(i) Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses 

disclosed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(3)(A), a brief statement describing the substance of the 

testimony to be given. 

(ii) Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number 

of hours needed for the presentation of each party's 

case, indicating possible reductions in time through 

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proposed stipulations, agreed statements of facts, or 

expedited means of presenting testimony and 

exhibits. 

(iii) Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts 

from discovery that the parties intend to present at 

trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, 

from depositions specifying the witness with page 

and line references, from interrogatory answers, or 

from responses to requests for admission. 

 (e) Trial Alternatives and Options.

(i) Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the 

status of settlement negotiations and indicating 

whether further negotiations are likely to be 

productive. 

(ii) Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested 

or proposed amendments to pleadings or dismissals 

of parties, claims or defenses. 

(iii) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of 

whether bifurcation or a separate trial of specific 

issues is feasible and desired. 

 (f) Miscellaneous.

Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or 

material to its just, speedy and inexpensive determination. 

(2) Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion 

regarding the qualifications or testimony of any expert witness), and 

excerpts from discovery that will be offered at trial (include a copy 

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of the deposition testimony or admission), and joint proposed 

findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall 

set forth in simple, declarative sentences, separately numbered, all 

factual contentions relied upon by the party in support of its claims 

for relief and shall be free of pejorative language and argument. 

Counsel shall submit separately their disputed findings of fact and 

conclusions of law. Counsel shall deliver to chambers a copy of 

their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on a computer 

diskette compatible with WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 8.0 for 

Windows. 

(3) Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and 

experience of each expert witness; 

(4) Serve and file a list of each party's exhibits by numbers 1-500 

(plaintiff) or numbers 750-1250 (defendant), including a brief 

statement describing the substance and purpose of each exhibit and 

the name of the sponsoring witness; 

(5) Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked (plaintiff shall use 

numbers 1-500; defendant shall use numbers 750-1250) and tabbed. 

Exhibits shall be three-hole punched and shall be submitted in 

binders. Each exhibit shall be marked on the front page or on the 

back of the last page with the information contained in Exhibit A to 

this Order; and 

(6) Deliver two sets of all premarked exhibits to chambers (exhibits are 

not to be filed). The two sets of premarked exhibits shall be for 

Court use only. The parties shall bring a third set of their trial 

exhibits to trial to witnesses. 

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No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief that 

is not disclosed in its pretrial statement, exchanged with opposing counsel, and delivered to the 

Court, by the above deadline, without leave of the Court and for good cause. 

 d. At least (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, after meeting and 

conferring in a good faith attempt to resolve any objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and 

file: (1) any objections to exhibits or to the use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any 

objections to non-expert witnesses; (3) any opposition to a motion in limine. No replies shall be 

filed. 

 e. All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial 

conference. 

6. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed 

by the initials "EDL." One copy shall be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers copies 

shall be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. In 

addition, all motions in limine, forms of verdict and trial briefs shall be accompanied by a diskette 

containing a copy of the document formatted in WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8, 9, or 10 (Windows) or 8.0 

(Windows). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 5, 2015 

______________________________________ 

 ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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EXHIBIT A 

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