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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY DEMARTINI, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MICHAEL DEMARTINI, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-2722 JAM CKD PS

ORDER

Plaintiffs’ motion to compel a revised initial disclosure came on regularly for hearing on 

December 7, 2016.

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 Kirk Rimmer appeared for plaintiffs. Defendants Michael and Renate 

DeMartini appeared in propria persona. Upon review of the documents in support and 

opposition, upon hearing the arguments of counsel and defendants, and good cause appearing 

therefor, THE COURT ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

1. The motion to compel (ECF No. 120) is granted. No later than December 14, 2016, 

defendants shall provide a second amended initial disclosure that complies with Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(A). Specifically, defendants shall comply with the provisions of 

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 At the hearing, plaintiffs’ counsel moved for a protective order regarding the attendance by 

defendants’ witness, Matthew DeMartini, at depositions taken in this action. The court orally 

granted the motion. Matthew De Martini shall be excluded from attendance at any depositions 

taken in this matter, other than his own deposition. 

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subsections (i) and (ii).2 Defendants are cautioned that failure to comply with the order may 

result in evidentiary sanctions.

2. No later than December 14, 2016, plaintiffs shall provide an itemization of the 

attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the motion. Objection to the attorneys’ fees shall be 

filed no later than December 21, 2016. The matter of attorneys’ fees shall thereafter stand 

submitted.

3. The scheduling order is modified as follows:

a. Discovery shall be completed by February 22, 2017.

b. Expert disclosures shall be made no later than March 3, 2017.

c. Rebuttal expert disclosures shall be made no later than March 17, 2017.

d. Expert discovery shall be completed by April 19, 2017.

e. All pretrial motions, except motions to compel discovery, shall be completed by

June 7, 2017.

f. Pretrial conference is continued from April 7, 2017 to August 25, 2017 at 10:00 

a.m. before the Honorable John A. Mendez.

g. Jury trial is continued from June 5, 2017 to October 23, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 

before the Honorable John A. Mendez.

Dated: December 8, 2016

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 (a)(1)(A) provides in relevant part that “a party must, 

without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties:

(i) the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of 

each individual likely to have discoverable information--along with 

the subjects of that information--that the disclosing party may use 

to support its claims or defenses, unless the use would be solely for 

impeachment;

(ii) a copy--or a description by category and location--of all 

documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things 

that the disclosing party has in its possession, custody, or control 

and may use to support its claims or defenses, unless the use would 

be solely for impeachment . . .”

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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