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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Fair Credit Reporting Act

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06cv1505 IEG (WMc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOE ROMEO,individually, and CLIFFORD

KIDD, individually, on behalf of themselves

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC, a

Delaware Corporation, dba HOME DEPOST

U.S.A., INC. and EXPO DESIGN CENTER;

and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 06 CV 1505 IEG (WMc)

ORDER FOLLOWING EARLY

NEUTRAL EVALUATION

CONFERENCE, SETTING RULE 26

COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

On December 19, 2006, the Court convened an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in the

above entitled action. Appearing for Plaintiff were James Patterson, Esq. and Gene Stonebarger,

Esq. Appearing for Defendant were Shon Morgan, Esq. and Karen Polyakov, Esq..

Settlement could not be reached in the case at this time.

The Court discussed compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and based thereon, issues the

following orders:

1. The Rule 26(f) conference shall be completed before January 19, 2007;

2. A discovery plan shall be lodged with Magistrate Judge McCurine, Jr. on or before

January 29, 2007. Regarding each witness, the discovery plan will include the

name, most current address, most current phone number, and a brief description of

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the subject matter of his/her testimony. The discovery plan will also include the

anticipated dates for the completion of both non-expert discovery and expert

discovery; and,

3. The date of initial disclosure pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1)(A-D) shall occur before

February 2, 2007;

4. Counsel and parties with full settlement authority are ordered to appear on February

9, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the chambers of United States Magistrate Judge William

McCurine, Jr., 940 Front Street, Courtroom C, San Diego, California, 92101, for a

Case Management Conference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).

Full authority to settle means that the individual present at the settlement

conference has the unfettered discretion and authority to: 1) fully explore

settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement options; 2) agree

at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties; 3) change the

settlement position of a party; and 4) negotiate monetary awards without being

restricted to a specific sum certain.

Failure of any counsel or party to comply with this Order will result in the imposition of

sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2006

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

COPY TO:

HONORABLE IRMA E. GONZALEZ,U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

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