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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity Action

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVAN DENENBERG,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITIBANK, N.A.; and DOES 1-10, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 19cv2063-MMA (NLS)

SCHEDULING ORDER 

REGULATING DISCOVERY 

AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL 

PROCEEDINGS

Pursuant to Rule 16.1(d) of the Local Rules, a Case Management Conference was 

held on January 21, 2020. After consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties 

and being advised of the status of the case, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED:

1. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional 

pleadings must be filed by March 20, 2020.

2. All fact discovery must be completed by all parties by July 31, 2020. 

“Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period 

of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, 

taking into account the times for service, notice and response as set forth in the Federal 

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Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel must promptly and in good faith meet and confer 

with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Local Rule 26.1(a). The 

Court expects counsel to make every effort to resolve all disputes without court 

intervention through the meet and confer process. If the parties reach an impasse on any 

discovery issue, counsel must file an appropriate motion within the time limit and 

procedures outlined in the undersigned magistrate judge’s chambers rules. A failure to 

comply in this regard will result in a waiver of a party’s discovery issue. Absent an 

order of the court, no stipulation continuing or altering this requirement will be 

recognized by the court.

3. The parties must designate their respective experts in writing by August 28, 

2020. The parties must identify any person who may be used at trial to present evidence 

pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Fed. R. Evid. This requirement is not limited to 

retained experts. The date for exchange of rebuttal experts must be by September 30, 

2020. The written designations must include the name, address and telephone number of 

the expert and a reasonable summary of the testimony the expert is expected to provide. 

The list must also include the normal rates the expert charges for deposition and trial 

testimony.

4. By August 28, 2020, each party must comply with the disclosure provisions 

in Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This disclosure 

requirement applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide expert 

testimony, or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve the giving of 

expert testimony. Except as provided in the paragraph below, any party that fails to 

make these disclosures will not, absent substantial justification, be permitted to use 

evidence or testimony not disclosed at any hearing or at the time of trial. In 

addition, the Court may impose sanctions as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c).

5. Any party must supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal 

evidence under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(D) by September 30, 2020.

6. All expert discovery must be completed by all parties by October 30, 2020. 

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The parties must comply with the same procedures set forth in the paragraph governing 

fact discovery.

7. Failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the court 

may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on 

the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence.

8. All dispositive pretrial motions, including motions for summary judgment 

and motions addressing Daubert issues, must be filed by November 30, 2020.

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for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from Judge Anello’s law clerk. 

The period of time between the date you request a motion date and the hearing date may 

vary from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. Failure to make a 

timely request for a motion date may result in the motion not being heard.

9. If appropriate, following the filing of an order ruling on a motion for 

summary judgment or other dispositive pretrial motion, or in the event no such motion is 

filed, after the expiration of the deadline set forth in paragraph 8, supra, Judge Anello will 

issue a pretrial scheduling order setting a pretrial conference, trial date, and all related 

pretrial deadlines. The parties must review and be familiar with Judge Anello’s Civil 

Chambers Rules, which provide additional information regarding pretrial scheduling.

10. A Mandatory Settlement Conference will be conducted on February 16, 

2021 at 2:30 p.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes. Counsel or any 

party representing himself or herself must submit confidential settlement briefs directly to 

the magistrate judge’s chambers by February 8, 2021. All parties are ordered to read 

and fully comply with the Chambers Rules of the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

11. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held 

within 30 days of verdict in the case.

12. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good 

 

1 This deadline is not applicable to pretrial motions in limine. For further information regarding motions 

in limine, please refer to Judge Anello’s Civil Chambers Rules.

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cause shown.

13. Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion 

must not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of a district court judge. 

No reply memorandum will exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length must have a table of contents 

and a table of authorities cited.

14. Plaintiff’s counsel must serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter 

this case hereafter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2020

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