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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID WEINER, individually and on 

behalf of other members of the public 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 

a Florida corporation, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-02597-MCE-CKD 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the Court makes the following 

Scheduling Order. 

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS 

 All named Defendants have been served and no further service is permitted 

without leave of court, good cause having been shown. 

II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS 

 No joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of 

court, good cause having been shown. 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE 

 Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. sections 1331, 1332, 1961, 1962 and 

1964. Jurisdiction and venue are proper. 

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IV. PHASE I DISCOVERY 

 The Court grants Defendants’ request to bifurcate the discovery process. All 

discovery in Phase I shall be limited to facts that are relevant to whether this action 

should be certified as a class action and shall be completed by August 25, 2016. In this 

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

depositions have been taken and any disputes relative 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. 

V. CERTIFICATION MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE 

 The hearing on the certification motion shall be December 1, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. 

All papers should be filed in conformity with the Local Rules. However, the parties shall 

comply with the following filing deadlines: 

Plaintiff’s Motion Filed not later than October 6, 2016

Defendants’ Response Filed not later than November 3, 2016

Plaintiff’s Reply Filed not later than November 17, 2016

 The Court places a page limit for points and authorities (exclusive of exhibits and 

other supporting documentation) of twenty (20) pages on all initial moving papers, twenty 

(20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. All requests for page limit 

increases must be made in writing to the Court setting forth any and all reasons for any 

increase in page limit at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the motion. 

 For the Court’s convenience, citations to the Supreme Court Lexis database 

should include parallel citations to the Westlaw database. 

VI. POST-CERTIFICATION CASE ACTIVITY 

 All other necessary dates and deadlines, including dates for the Final Pretrial 

Conference and Trial, along with all deadlines associated therewith, will be set by a 

Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order to be issued following the ruling on the class 

certification motion. 

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VII. OBJECTIONS TO PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

 This Scheduling Order will become final without further order of the Court unless 

objections are filed within seven (7) court days of service of this Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 3, 2016 

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