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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN A. PORTILLO, CDC #H-80425, Civil No. 06-CV-2760-BTM (CAB)

Plaintiff, CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY

AND OTHER PRETRIAL

PROCEEDINGS

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)

(Local Rule 16.1)

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 26)

v.

DAVE S. KHATRI, and S. WALIA, M.D.,

Defendants.

Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Case Management

Conference was held on August 10, 2007. 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 shall be filed on or before September 10, 2007.

2. On or before November 9, 2007, all parties shall exchange with all other parties a

list of all expert witnesses expected to be called at trial. The list shall include the name, address,

and phone number of the expert and a brief statement identifying the subject areas as to which the

expert is expected to testify. The list shall also include the normal rates the expert charges for

deposition and trial testimony. On or before November 23, 2007, any party may supplement its

designation in response to any other party’s designation so long as that party has not previously

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retained an expert to testify on that subject.

3. Each expert witness designated by a party shall prepare a written report to be

provided to all other parties no later than February 4, 2008, containing the information required

by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A) and (B).

Except as provided in the paragraph below, any party that fails to make these

disclosures shall 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).

4. Any party, through any expert designated, shall in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P.

26(a)(2)(C) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e), supplement any of its expert reports regarding evidence

intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same subject matter identified in an expert

report submitted by another party. Any such supplemental reports are due on or before February

19, 2008.

5. All discovery, including expert discovery, shall be completed on or before March

10, 2008. “Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 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 services, notice, and response as

set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. All discovery motions must be filed within 30

days of the service of an objection, answer or response which becomes the subject of dispute or the

passage of a discovery due date without response or production, and only after counsel have met

and conferred and have reached impasse with regard to the particular issue.

6. All motions, other than motions to amend or join parties, or motions in limine,

shall be FILED on or before April 14, 2008.

Please be advised that counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date

from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Be further advised that the period of

time between the date you request a motion date and the hearing date may vary from one judge to

another. Please plan accordingly. For example, you may need to contact the judge’s law clerk in

advance of the motion cut-off to assess the availability of the Court’s calendar. Failure of counsel

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 “Full authority to settle” means that the individuals at the settlement conference must be

authorized to fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable

to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648 (7th Cir. 1989). The person

needs to have “unfettered discretion and authority” to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v.

Brinker Intl., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-486 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring a person with

unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference includes that the person’s view of the case may be

altered during the face to face conference. Id. at 486. A limited or a sum certain of authority is not

adequate. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590 (8th Cir. 2001).

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

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

not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without permission of the judge or magistrate judge

who will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of the

judge or magistrate judge who will hear the motion.

8. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on May 19, 2008, at

10:00 a.m. the chambers of Magistrate Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo. Counsel shall submit

confidential settlement statements directly to chambers no later than May 12, 2008. Each

party’s settlement statement shall set forth the party’s statement of the case, identify controlling

legal issues, concisely set out issues of liability and damages, and shall set forth the party’s

settlement position, including the last offer or demand made by that party, and a separate statement

of the offer or demand the party is prepared to make at the settlement conference. Settlement

conference briefs shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court, nor shall they be served on

opposing counsel.

9. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.3, all party representatives and claims adjusters for

insured defendants with full and unlimited authority1 to negotiate and enter into a binding

settlement, as well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for the litigation, must be present and

legally and factually prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the mandatory settlement

conference. Retained outside corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the

party who has the authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement. Failure to attend the

conference or obtain proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

10. In order to identify the claims to be tried and eliminate delay and surprise at trial,

the Court enters the following pretrial order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16. This order replaces the

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requirements under Local Rule 16.1(f)(2). No Memoranda of Law or Contentions of Fact are to be

filed except in a bench trial.

11. All parties or their counsel shall fully comply with the Pretrial Disclosure

requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) on or before July 29, 2008. Failure to comply with

these disclosures requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under

Fed. R. Civ. P. 37.

12. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.1 (f)(4), on or before August 5, 2008 the parties

shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial order containing the following:

a. A statement to be read to the jury, not in excess of one page, of the nature of the

case and the claims and defenses.

b. A list of the causes of action to be tried, referenced to the Complaint and

Counterclaim. For each cause of action, the order shall succinctly list the elements

of the claim, damages and any defenses. A cause of action in the Complaint or

Counterclaim which is not listed shall be dismissed with prejudice.

c. A list of:

I. each witness that counsel actually expects to call at trial with a brief

statement, not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of the witnesses’

testimony.

ii. each expert witness that counsel actually expects to call at trial with a brief

statement, not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of the expert

witnesses’ testimony.

iii. additional witnesses including experts that counsel do not expect to call at

this time but reserve the right to call at trial along with a brief statement,

not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of the witnesses’ testimony.

d. A list of:

I. all exhibits that counsel actually expect to offer at trial with a one-sentence

description of the exhibit.

ii. all other exhibits that counsel do not expect to offer at this time but reserve

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the right to offer if necessary at trial with a one-sentence description of the

exhibit.

e. A statement of all facts to which the parties stipulate. This statement shall be on a

separate page and will be read to and provided to the jury. The parties are directed

to meet with the assigned magistrate judge to work out as many stipulations of fact

as possible.

f. A list of all deposition transcripts by page and line, or video tape depositions by

section, that will be offered at trial. The proponent of the deposition shall prepare

a copy of all portions to be read or played to the jury.

g. The parties shall prepare proposed jury instructions (if trial by jury) on the

substantive claims, damages and defenses. One set of proposed instructions shall

be given to the court. If the parties disagree on an instruction, the alternative

instructions shall be submitted.

h. The parties shall prepare a proposed jury verdict form.

The Court encourages the parties to consult with the assigned Magistrate Judge to work

out any problems in preparation of the proposed pretrial order. The court will entertain any

questions concerning the conduct of the trial at the pretrial conference.

13. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including objections they have to any

other parties’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and lodged

with the Clerk of the Court on or before August 12, 2008, and shall be in the form prescribed in

and in compliance with Local Rule 16.1 (f)(6). Counsel shall also bring a court copy of the pretrial

order to the pretrial conference.

14. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the Honorable Barry Ted

Moskowitz, United States District Court Judge, on August 19, 2008, at 4:00 p.m.

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

shown.

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16. Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter this case

hereafter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 10, 2007

CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO

United States Magistrate Judge

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