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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BOCKIUS LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

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Case No. 06-2254 (RMW) 

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HOWARD HOLDERNESS (SBN 169814) 

THOMAS R. GREEN (SBN 203480) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.442.1000 

Facsimile: 415.442.1001 

E-mail: hholderness@morganlewis.com 

E-mail: tgreen@morganlewis.com 

JOHN F. SCHULTZ (Pro Hac Vice) 

BARRY L. McCOY (Pro Hac Vice) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

1701 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: 215.963.5000 

Facsimile: 215.963.5001 

E-mail: john.schultz@morganlewis.com 

E-mail: bmccoy@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 

JENELLE WELLING (SBN 209480) 

CHARLES D. MARSHALL (SBN 23644) 

GREEN WELLING LLP 

595 Market Street, Suite 2750 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.477.6700 

Facsimile: 415.477.6710 

E-mail: cand.uscourts@classcounsel.com 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

Michael Brothers, an individual; and Gregory 

McDaniel, an individual on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Hewlett-Packard Company, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 06-2254 (RMW) 

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RESETTING MEDIATION AND CASE 

DEADLINES 

 Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

Pursuant to the Stipulation Extending Mediation and Proposed Case Deadlines Filed With 

the Court, the Court finds as follows: 

*E-FILED - 5/2/07*

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1. The Court deems it appropriate to bifurcate discovery. Accordingly, the Case 

Schedule set forth below is for class discovery and certification only: 

CASE SCHEDULE

Deadline to File Motion for Class Certification October 5, 2007 

Plaintiffs’ Class Certification Expert Disclosures and Reports, If 

Any 

October 5, 2007 

Deadline to File Opposition to Class Certification (If Plaintiffs 

Disclose An Expert) 

November 16, 2007 

Deadline to File Opposition to Class Certification (If Plaintiffs Do 

Not Disclose An Expert) 

November 2, 2007 

Defendant’s Class Certification Expert Disclosures and Reports 

(If Plaintiffs Disclose An Expert) 

November 16, 2007 

Defendant’s Class Certification Expert Disclosures and Reports 

(If Plaintiffs Do Not Disclose An Expert) 

November 2, 2007 

Deadline to File Reply Brief in Support of Class Certification (If 

Defendants Disclose An Expert) 

November 30, 2007

Deadline to File Reply Brief in Support of Class Certification (If 

Defendant Do Not Disclose An Expert) 

November 23, 2007 

Class Certification Hearing December 14, 2007 

Close of Class Discovery November 16, 2007

Further Case Management Conference December 14, 2007

 2. The parties were unable to agree to the appropriate date on which class discovery 

should close and the matter was not discussed at the case management conference. Per the 

arguments made by the parties in the Joint Case Management Statement, Plaintiffs believe that 

class discovery should close on the date the Reply Brief in Support of Class Certification is due, 

while Defendants believe that class discovery should close on the date the Motion for Class 

Certification is filed. The Court hereby sets the date listed above in the Case Schedule as the date 

on which class discovery should close. 

 3. None of the dates set in this Schedule Order may be changed without an order of 

the Court made after a motion is duly filed and made pursuant to the local rules of this Court. 

DISCOVERY

 4. The Court deems it appropriate to bifurcate class and merits discovery. All 

discovery served in the action until the close of class discovery shall be narrowly-tailored to 

issues relevant to class certification. 

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 5. In connection with the class discovery contemplated by this Scheduling Order, the 

only limits are: (a) ten interrogatories per side; and (b) two depositions per side. There is no limit 

on the number of the document requests. Either party may apply to the Court for permission to 

issue additional interrogatories or take additional depositions. 

 6. Any disputes with respect to discovery are referred to the assigned Magistrate 

Judge. In addition, any disputes pertaining to service or joinder of parties or claims are referred 

to the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

 7. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 26-2, all class discovery must be completed on or before the 

deadline set forth in the Case Schedule above. 

FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

 8. In the event a class is certified, a further case management conference will be held 

on a date chosen by the Court. At that conference, the Court will schedule deadlines for merits 

discovery, as well as a pre-trial conference and trial dates. The parties are directed to meet and 

confer and file a Joint Case Management Statement ten days prior to the date of the further case 

management conference to: (a) update the Court on the status of the action; and (b) recommend a 

schedule to the Court for the remainder of the lawsuit. 

MEDIATION

 9. The parties have until January 11, 2008 to complete the mediation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 2, 2007 _____________________________ 

 Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

 

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