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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DUNCAN LINDSEY, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

ELSEVIER INC., ET AL., 

Defendants.

 Case No.: 16-cv-00959-GPC (DHB) 

ORDER FOLLOWING EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION 

CONFERENCE, SETTING RULE 26 

COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF 

TELEPHONIC CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

On August 1, 2016, the Court held an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in the 

above entitled action. Pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. The Rule 26(f) conference shall be completed by August 24, 2016. 

2. All parties shall fully comply with the Initial Disclosure requirements of Rule 

26(a)(1) by September 7, 2016. 

3. A proposed Joint Discovery Plan shall be submitted directly to Magistrate 

Judge David H. Bartick’s chambers on or before September 7, 2016 (the 

parties should consult Rule 26(f) for the substance of the Joint Discovery 

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Plan).1 With regard to electronically stored information (ESI), the parties 

shall address: 

a. The nature of each parties’ computer system, including the computer 

software and hardware system configuration, the operating and 

application software, and the backup, retention, storage and archival 

procedures regarding ESI that is relevant to the case. 

b. The preservation of ESI relevant to the case. 

c. Search terms, search protocols and methods or procedures for privilege 

review and protection against inadvertent disclosure of privileged ESI. 

d. Methods to minimize delay and expense of ESI through de-duplication, 

sampling or other means. 

4. Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Case 

Management Conference shall be held on September 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.

before Magistrate Judge Bartick. The Case Management Conference shall be 

telephonic, with attorneys only. Counsel for Plaintiff shall coordinate and 

initiate the call. The telephone number for Judge Bartick’s chambers is (619) 

557-5383. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 1, 2016 

 _________________________ 

 DAVID H. BARTICK 

 United States Magistrate Judge

                                              

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 The proposed Joint Discovery Plan should be emailed to efile_Bartick@casd.uscourts.gov. 

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