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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RONALD V. CASAS, 

 Plaintiff,

v. 

EXPERIAN INFORMATION 

SOLUTIONS, INC. et al., 

 Defendants.

 Case No.: 17-CV-1786-JM(WVG) 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

REGULATING DISCOVERY 

AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL 

PROCEEDINGS 

Pursuant to Rule 16.1(d) of the Local Rules, a Case Management Conference was 

held on January 5, 2018. 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 February 5, 2018. 

2. On or before May 29, 2018, all parties shall exchange with all other parties a 

list of all expert witnesses expected to be called at trial to present evidence under Federal 

Rule of Evidence 702, 703, or 705. 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 

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for deposition and trial testimony. On or before June 12, 2018, any party may supplement 

its designation in response to any other party’s designation so long as the party 

supplementing its expert designation has not previously 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 July 3, 2018, containing the information required 

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

4. On or before July 17, 2018, any party, through any expert designated, shall in 

accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(D)(ii), 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. 

Except as provided in paragraph 5, 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).

5. If a party has made a disclosure under Rule 26(a), and “learns that in some 

material respect the disclosure or response is incomplete or incorrect, and if the additional 

or corrective information has not otherwise been made known to the other parties during 

the discovery process or in writing,” the party must supplement or correct its disclosure or 

response in a “timely manner,” pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1). 

6. All discovery pertaining to facts shall be completed on or before May 8, 2018. 

All discovery pertaining to expert witnesses shall be completed on or before August 7, 

2018. 

7. “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, and any 

motions and the resolution of any discovery disputes. All disputes concerning discovery 

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shall be brought to the attention of the Magistrate Judge no later than thirty (30) days 

following the date upon which the event giving rise to the discovery dispute occurred. 

Counsel shall meet and confer pursuant to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and Local 

Rule 26.1(a). 

8. All other pretrial motions must be filed by September 7, 2018. Counsel for 

the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who 

will hear the motion. The period of time between the date you request a motion date and 

the hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. 

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

Motions in limine are to be filed as directed in the Local Rules, or as otherwise set by the 

district judge. 

9. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on June 22, 2018, at 

9:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo. Counsel shall submit 

settlement statements directly to chambers no later than June 14, 2018. 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, but may 

be served on opposing counsel at the party’s discretion. Settlement conference briefs 

shall comply with the undersigned’s Chambers Rules. The parties shall meet and confer 

in good faith prior to the Mandatory Settlement Conference, and verify that they have done 

so in their respective Mandatory Settlement Conference statements, outlining the substance 

of their discussions and negotiations. 

10. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 and Local Civil Rule 16.3, all 

named Plaintiffs, named Defendants, claims adjusters for insured defendants, and if a 

named Plaintiff or Defendant is a corporation, partnership, or other entity, a representative 

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of that entity, 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 must be prepared to discuss in good faith, the facts of the case, the law that governs 

the legal issues in the case, and to resolve the case at the Settlement Conference. Sanctions 

may issue against a party and/or attorney who does not proceed as noted above. 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. For good cause, and on ex parte 

application at least one week before the scheduled settlement conference, Magistrate Judge 

Gallo may excuse a party or representative from personal attendance provided such party 

or parties will be available by telephone during the conference. Failure to attend the 

conference or participate in good faith or obtain proper excuse will be considered grounds 

for sanctions. Counsel seeking to reschedule a Settlement Conference must first confer 

with opposing counsel. The Court will consider formal, written ex parte requests to 

continue a Settlement Conference when extraordinary circumstances exist that make a 

continuance appropriate. In and of itself, having to travel a long distance to appear at the 

Settlement Conference is not an extraordinary circumstance. 

11. If a bench trial, counsel shall file their Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and 

Law and take any other action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(2) by November 30, 2018. 

However, in jury trial cases before Judge Miller, neither party is required to file 

Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law. 

 

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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 Int’l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 

485-86 (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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12. Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 26(a)(3) by November 30, 2018. Failure to comply with these disclosure 

requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 

37. 

13. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) by 

December 7, 2018. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into 

stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall 

exchange copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment. 

The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(4)(c). Counsel shall 

note any objections they have to any other parties’ Pretrial Disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 26(a)(3). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed pretrial conference 

order. 

14. Counsel for plaintiff will be responsible for preparing the pretrial order and 

arranging the meetings of counsel pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f). By December 14, 

2018, plaintiff’s counsel must provide opposing counsel with the proposed pretrial order 

for review and approval. Opposing counsel must communicate promptly with plaintiff’s 

attorney concerning any objections to form or content of the pretrial order, and both parties 

shall attempt promptly to resolve their differences, if any, concerning the order. 

15. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any 

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

lodged with the assigned district judge by December 21, 2018, and shall be in the form 

prescribed in and comply with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 

16. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable 

Jeffrey T. Miller on January 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. A trial will be held before the 

Honorable Jeffrey T. Miller, United States District Court Judge, on February 11, 2019 at 

10:00 am. 

17. The parties must review the chambers’ rules for the assigned district judge 

and magistrate judge. 

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18. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held 

within 30 days of verdict in the case. 

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

shown. 

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

shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of a district court judge. 

No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents 

and a table of authorities cited. 

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

case hereafter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 5, 2018 

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