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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARTHA CASTRO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendant. 

No. 1:15-CV-00331 KJM GSA 

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) 

ORDER 

 An initial scheduling conference was held in this case on August 13, 2015. Robert 

Williams and Marla Garcia appeared for plaintiff; Wade Hansard appeared for defendant. 

 Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on June 25, 2015, and 

discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following 

orders: 

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. 

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II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS 

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

leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth 

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE 

 Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Jurisdiction and venue are not 

disputed. 

IV. INITIAL DISCOVERY 

 Initial disclosures as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) have been 

completed. 

V. DECLARATORY RELIEF 

 The parties confirmed that the only issue proceeding in litigation at this time is that 

of declaratory relief as to the timeliness of plaintiff’s demand for arbitration. The parties will file 

cross-motions for summary judgment and such motions shall be heard no later than March 25, 

2016. 

 The court will set a new status conference date, if needed, after ruling on the 

parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. 

VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 The parties have agreed to mediation of the case by Judge Howard R. Broadman, 

Ret., set for October 15, 2015. 

VII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

 This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless 

objections are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 21, 2015. 

 

 

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