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Nature of Suit Code: 490
Nature of Suit: Cable/ Satellite TV
Cause of Action: 47:605 Communications Act of 1994

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DISH NETWORK L.L.C., ET AL.,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BARTON GERSTEL, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 15-cv-04713-YGR 

SCHEDULING AND PRETRIAL ORDER

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

The Court has reviewed and considered the joint case management statement, finds that no 

need exists for an in-person conference, and hereby SETS the following trial and pretrial dates: 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. 

PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO ADR FOR COURT 

MEDIATION TO BE COMPLETED BY: February 10, 2017 

LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS: Only by leave of the Court 

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: January 27, 2017 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED): 

Opening: December 2, 2016 

Rebuttal: December 23, 2016 

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: January 27, 2017 

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS1 TO BE HEARD BY: March 21, 2017 (filed by 2/14/17) 

COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2) Friday, April 7, 2017 at 9:01 a.m. 

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 See Standing Order regarding Pre-filing Conference Requirements for motions for 

summary judgment. 

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JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT: April 14, 2017 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Friday, April 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH: Monday, May 15, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. for two 

days 

(Bench Trial) 

Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases at Section 2, trial counsel shall 

meet and confer at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the Pretrial Conference. The 

compliance hearing on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have 

reviewed the Court’s Pretrial Setting Instructions and are in compliance therewith. The 

compliance hearing shall be held in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, 

California, in Courtroom 1. By March 31, 2017, the parties shall file a one-page JOINT 

STATEMENT confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining their failure to 

comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be 

taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint 

statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions. 

The parties must comply with both the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases and Standing 

Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures. All 

Standing Orders are available on the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders. 

The Court VACATES the Case Management Conference currently set for Monday, 

November 14, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 9, 2016 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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