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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liabilty
Cause of Action: 28:1132 E.R.I.S.A.

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KELLY CASTILLO, NICHOLE BROWN,

and BARBARA GLISSON, Individually

and on behalf of all others

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v. NO. CIV. S-07-02142 WBS GGH

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

Defendant.

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

After reviewing the parties' Joint Status Report, the

court hereby vacates the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference

scheduled for January 28, 2008, and makes the following findings

and orders without needing to consult with the parties any

further.

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

Defendant has been served and will file a responsive

pleading by January 4, 2008. No further service is permitted

without leave of court, good cause having been shown under Fed.

R. Civ. P. 16(b). 

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II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

Plaintiffs may seek to join additional Saturn

customers as plaintiffs and class representatives. Plaintiffs

anticipate that defendant General Motors will file a motion to

dismiss. If that motion is granted, plaintiffs may seek leave to

amend their complaint. However, no further joinder of parties or

amendments to pleadings is permitted except with leave of court,

good cause having been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). See

Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir.

1992). 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332

(diversity). Several of the plaintiff class members are citizens

of states different from defendant General Motors. The amount in

contention is over $75,000.00. Venue is undisputed and is hereby

found to be proper.

IV. VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

The parties stipulate that this matter be referred to

Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. If the case is not settled

in Voluntary Dispute Resolution, a Settlement Conference will be

set at the time of the Pretrial Conference.

V. DISCOVERY

The parties have stipulated that prior to submission

of final class certification briefs, discovery shall be limited

to class certification issues. Final class certification briefs

shall be filed no later than July 18, 2008. 

 Initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26

(a)(1) shall be disclosed by no later than February 29, 2008.

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Plaintiff shall disclose experts and produce reports

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than

September 26, 2008.

Defendant shall disclose experts and produce reports

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than

October 24, 2008. 

With regard to expert testimony intended solely for

rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed and reports produced

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before November

21, 2008. 

All discovery, including depositions for preservation

of testimony, is left open, save and except that it shall be so

conducted as to be completed by February 27, 2009. The word

"completed" means that all discovery shall have been conducted so

that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relevant to

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if

necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has

been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on

the magistrate judge's calendar in accordance with the local

rules of this court and so that such motions may be heard (and

any resulting orders obeyed) not later than February 27, 2009.

VI. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances,

temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications,

shall be filed on or before March 27, 2009. All motions shall be

noticed for the next available hearing date. Counsel are

cautioned to refer to the local rules regarding the requirements

for noticing and opposing such motions on the court's regularly

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scheduled law and motion calendar.

VII. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for June 29, 2009

at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5. The conference shall be

attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the

trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties. 

Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for

trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters

remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for

oral testimony. Counsel shall file separate pretrial statements,

and are referred to Local Rules 16-281 and 16-282 relating to the

contents of and time for filing those statements. In addition to

those subjects listed in Local Rule 16-281(b), the parties are to

provide the court with: (1) a plain, concise statement which

identifies every non-discovery motion which has been made to the

court, and its resolution; (2) a list of the remaining claims as

against each defendant; and (3) the estimated number of trial

days.

In providing the plain, concise statements of

undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by

Local Rule 16-281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the

claims that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively pled

defenses thereto. If the case is to be tried to a jury, the

parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case,

which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.

VIII. TRIAL SETTING

The jury trial is set for August 25, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

in Courtroom No. 5.

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IX. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the

Pretrial Conference.

All parties should be prepared to advise the court

whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting as

settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.

Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full

settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to

be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. At least

seven calendar days before the Settlement Conference counsel for

each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference

Statement for review by the settlement judge. If the settlement

judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference

Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be disclosed

to the trial judge.

X. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the dates of the

final Pretrial Conference or trial, may be heard and decided by

the assigned Magistrate Judge. All requests to change the dates

of the Pretrial Conference and/or trial shall be heard and

decided only by the undersigned judge.

DATED: December 19, 2007

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