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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KATHERINE KING,

Plaintiff,

v.

EXPERIAN INFORMATION 

SOLUTIONS, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

NO. 2:19-cv-01983 WBS AC

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the 

court hereby vacates the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference 

scheduled for February 3, 2020, and makes the following findings 

and orders without needing to consult with the parties any 

further.

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All defendants have been served, and no further service 

is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown 

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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).

II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to 

pleadings will be permitted except with leave of court, good 

cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

16(b). See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 

(9th Cir. 1992). 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon federal question, 28 

U.S.C. § 1331, because plaintiff’s claims arise under the Fair 

Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq. The court has 

supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff’s state law claims under 

28 U.S.C. § 1367. Venue is undisputed and hereby found to be 

proper.

IV. DISCOVERY

The parties agree to serve the initial disclosures 

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) on or before 

January 31, 2020.

All discovery, including depositions for preservation 

of testimony, is left open, save and except that it shall be so 

conducted as to be completed by September 25, 2020. The word 

“completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted so 

that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relevant to 

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if 

necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has 

been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on 

the magistrate judge’s calendar in accordance with the local 

rules of this court and so that such motions may be heard (and 

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any resulting orders obeyed) not later than September 25, 2020.

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications, shall be 

filed on or before October 30, 2020. All motions shall be 

noticed for the next available hearing date. Counsel are 

cautioned to refer to the local rules regarding the requirements 

for noticing and opposing such motions on the court’s regularly 

scheduled law and motion calendar.

VI. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for January 4, 

2021, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5. The conference shall be 

attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the 

trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties.

Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for 

trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters 

remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for 

oral testimony. Counsel shall file separate pretrial statements, 

and are referred to Local Rules 281 and 282 relating to the

contents of and time for filing those statements. In addition to 

those subjects listed in Local Rule 281(b), the parties are to 

provide the court with: (1) a plain, concise statement which 

identifies every non-discovery motion which has been made to the 

court, and its resolution; (2) a list of the remaining claims as 

against each defendant; and (3) the estimated number of trial 

days.

In providing the plain, concise statements of 

undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by 

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Local Rule 281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the claims 

that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively pled 

defenses thereto. If the case is to be tried to a jury, the 

parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case, 

which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.

VII. TRIAL SETTING

The jury trial is set for March 9, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. 

The parties estimate that the trial will last two days. 

VIII. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the 

Pretrial Conference. All parties should be prepared to advise 

the court whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting 

as settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.

Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full 

settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to 

be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. At least 

seven calendar days before the Settlement Conference counsel for 

each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference 

Statement for review by the settlement judge. If the settlement 

judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference 

Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be disclosed 

to the trial judge.

IX. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this 

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the date of the 

trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

All requests to change the trial date shall be heard and decided 

only by the undersigned judge.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 30, 2020

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