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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DBM INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff,

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WES DRIVER, et al.,

Defendants. 

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Civil No.06cv1766-WQH(NLS)

ORDER SETTING RULE 26

COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF

TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

On January 17, 2007, the Court convened an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in the aboveentitled action. The ENE was not held due to the failure by Plaintiff’s counsel and Plaintiff’s client

representative to appear at the ENE. As such, the case did not settle, and the Court issued an Order

Setting Show Cause Hearing to consider whether sanctions should be imposed against Plaintiff and/or

Plaintiff’s counsel [Doc. No. 18]. On February 1, 2007, the Show Cause hearing was held, and

sanctions in the amount of $488.50 were imposed against Plaintiff’s lead counsel, Darren J. Quinn. The

Court finds that it would not be productive to reschedule the ENE at this time, and accordingly, in

compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, and based thereon, issues the following orders:

1. Counsel are ordered to appear telephonically on March 23, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. before

Magistrate Judge Stormes for a Case Management Conference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 16(b). Plaintiff’s counsel shall initiate the telephonic conference. Counsel shall advise the

Court during the conference whether the parties would like to participate in an early Voluntary

Settlement Conference in this case.

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2. The Rule 26(f) conference shall be completed on or before February 27, 2007.

3. A Joint Discovery Plan shall be lodged with Magistrate Judge Stormes on or before

March 2, 2007. (The date and time for the CMC should be included in the caption of the Joint

Discovery Plan.)

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

March 6, 2007. 

Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter this case hereafter. 

Each responsible attorney of record and all parties representing themselves shall participate in the

conference. Represented parties need not participate. 

Failure of any counsel or party to comply with this order will result in sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 1, 2007

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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