Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_16-cv-01276/USCOURTS-cand-4_16-cv-01276-4/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

a

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEC US 1 LLC, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

FRONTIER RENEWABLES, LLC,

 Defendant. 

FRONTIER RENEWABLES, LLC,

 Counterclaim Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ACTIVE SOLAR GMBH, et al.,

 Counterclaim Defendants. 

Case No.: 16-cv-01276 YGR

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

The Court hereby sets the following trial and pretrial dates: 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Monday, January 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. 

REFERRED TO ADR TO BE COMPLETED BY: October 31, 2016 

STIPULATION OF WAIVER OF ARBITRATION AND 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL TO BE FILED BY: June 21, 2016 

COMPLIANCE HEARING RE: SELECTION OF PRIVATE 

MEDIATOR: Friday, July 15, 2016 at 9:01 a.m. 

LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS: Plaintiffs: June 21, 20161

Counterclaim Plaintiff(s): July 8, 20162

 1

 Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a first amended complaint (Dkt. No. 67) is GRANTED. In light of the Court’s ruling and the schedule as set forth herein, the parties’ stipulation to 

continue the hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a first amended complaint (Dkt. No. 69) 

is DENIED AS MOOT. 

2

 Counterclaim plaintiff(s) shall file either an amended countercomplaint or a notice of 

non-amendment on this date. The hearing on counterclaim defendants’ motions to dismiss 

currently pending (Dkt. Nos. 45, 53-55) is hereby CONTINUED to August 30, 2016. 

Case 4:16-cv-01276-YGR Document 74 Filed 06/21/16 Page 1 of 3
2 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

a

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS TO BE FILED BY: July 8, 2016 (Opposition 7/22; Reply 7/29) 

COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO 

DISMISS TO BE FILED BY: July 22, 2016 (Opposition 8/5; Reply 8/12)3

HEARING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS: August 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. 

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: January 31, 2017 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED): 

Opening: March 31, 2017 

Rebuttal: April 14, 2017 

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS4 To BE HEARD BY: April 4, 2017 (filed by February 28, 2017) 

COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2) Friday, May 26, 2017 at 9:01 a.m. 

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT: May 12, 2017 

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

TRIAL DATE: Monday, June 26, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. 

(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, May 26, 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. Five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, 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. 

 3

 Should counterclaim plaintiff(s) file a notice of non-amendment (see note 2, supra) then 

counterclaim defendants’ motions to dismiss currently pending (Dkt. Nos. 45, 53-55) shall remain 

operative. 

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

summary judgment. 

Case 4:16-cv-01276-YGR Document 74 Filed 06/21/16 Page 2 of 3
3 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

a

 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. 

 This Order terminates Docket Numbers 67, 69. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 21, 2016 

______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS 

United States District Court Judge 

Case 4:16-cv-01276-YGR Document 74 Filed 06/21/16 Page 3 of 3