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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BLADEROOM GROUP LIMITED, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FACEBOOK, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-01370-EJD 

PRETRIAL ORDER 

The parties to the above-entitled action appeared for a Trial Setting Conference on May 11, 

2017. Based on Joint Trial Setting Conference Statement and the discussions held at the 

Conference, the parties are ordered to comply with the following schedule.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer concerning the 

appointment of a discovery master, and shall file a brief notice updating the court on the outcome 

of those discussions on or before May 18, 2017. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before May 18, 2017, the parties shall meet and 

confer concerning an extension of the expert discovery deadlines and shall file a stipulation and 

proposed order if an agreement is reached. If an agreement cannot be reached, the parties shall 

present the dispute by administrative motion under Civil Local Rule 7-11 by the same date. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline to complete fact discovery is extended to 

July 28, 2017, solely for the purpose of completing the depositions of witnesses Lobley, Vaney 

and Batchelor. The deadline for completion of all other fact discovery remains as set. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer further concerning 

Plaintiffs’ request for additional depositions, and shall make a diligent effort to reach an 

agreement on that issue. If an agreement cannot be reached, Plaintiffs shall file their request as an

administrative motion under Civil Local Rule 7-11. Any such motion must, inter alia, detail who 

Plaintiffs propose to depose, explain why the depositions are necessary, and estimate when the

depositions can be completed. 

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Case No.: 5:15-cv-01370-EJD

PRETRIAL ORDER (JURY)

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following deadlines shall apply to this case:

EVENT DATE

Further Case Management Conference 10:00 a.m. on August 24, 2017

Updated Joint Case Management Conference Statement August 17, 2017

Final Pretrial Conference111:00 a.m. on March 22, 2018

Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement, Motions in Limine

and Exchange of Exhibits

March 8, 2018

Voir Dire Questions, Proposed Jury Instructions, and 

Proposed Jury Verdict Forms (for Jury Issues)

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (for 

Bench Issues)

March 12, 2018

Jury Selection 9:00 a.m. on April 3, 2018

Jury Trial April 3-4, 2018; April 6, 2018; 

April 10-11, 2018; April 13, 2018; 

April 17-18, 2018; April 20, 2018; 

April 24-25, 2018; April 27, 2018; 

May 1-2, 2018; May 4, 2018

Jury Deliberations May 7-11, 2018

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the Standing Order for 

Civil Cases, a copy of which is available from the Clerk of the Court, with regard to all pretrial 

submissions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2017

______________________________________

EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

 

1 As noted at the Conference, the trial dates and deadlines are tentative and may need adjustment 

based on counsels’ schedules. 

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