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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SERGIO ALEJANDRO GAMEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

F. GONZALEZ, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 08cv1113 MJL (PCL)

FOURTH AMENDED CASE

MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE ORDER

REGULATING DISCOVERY

AND OTHER PRETRIAL

PROCEEDINGS 

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 26)

After consulting with the attorney of record for the parties and being advised of the status

of the case, and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. All discovery, including expert discovery, shall be completed on or before

April 24, 2011.

Only discovery propounded prior to the date of this Order shall be completed on or before

the date noted above. The previous discovery deadline of November 12, 2010 shall remain in

effect for all discovery not propounded prior to that date. (See Doc. No. 59.) “Completed”

means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure must be

initiated a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by

the cut-off date, taking into account the times for services, notice, and response as set forth in the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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 2. All motions, other than motions to amend or join parties, or motions in limine,

SHALL BE FILED on or before May 23, 2011. 

Motions will not be heard or calendared unless counsel for the moving party has obtained

a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Be advised that

the parties must file their moving papers within three (3) days of receiving the motion hearing

date from the Court. Be further advised that the period of time between the date you request a

motion date and the hearing date may be up to six weeks. Please plan accordingly. For

example, you may need to contact the judge’s law clerk at least six weeks in advance of the

motion cut-off to calendar the motion. Failure of counsel to timely request a motion date may

result in the motion not being heard. Motions will not be heard on the above date unless you

have obtained that date in advance from the judge’s law clerk.

3. Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall

not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without permission of the judge or magistrate judge

who will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of

the judge or magistrate judge who will hear the motion.

4. In order to identify the claims to be tried and eliminate delay and surprise at trial,

the Court enters the following pretrial order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16. This order replaces the

requirements under the Local Rules. No Memoranda of Law or Contentions of Fact are to be

filed except in a bench trial.

5. All parties or their counsel shall fully comply with the Pretrial Disclosure

 requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3) on or before July 15, 2011. Failure to comply with these

disclosure requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under

Fed.R.Civ.P. 37. Additionally, parties who have already complied with Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3)

may defer to disclosures already provided for compliance with this requirement.

6. Pursuant to E. D. Civil Rule 16-281, on or before July 22, 2011 the 

parties shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial order containing the following: 

a. A statement to be read to the jury, not in excess of one page, of the nature

of the case and the claims and defenses.

b. A list of the causes of action to be tried, referenced to the Complaint and

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Counterclaim. For each cause of action, the order shall succinctly list the

elements of the claim, damages and any defenses. A cause of action in the

Complaint or Counterclaim which is not listed shall be dismissed with

prejudice.

c(1). A list of each witness that counsel actually expects to call at trial with a

brief statement, not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of the

witnesses' testimony.

c(2). A list of each expert witness that counsel actually expects to call at trial

with a brief statement, not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of

the expert witnesses' testimony.

c(3). A list of additional witnesses including experts that counsel do not expect

to call at this time but reserve the right to call at trial along with a brief

statement, not exceeding four sentences, of the substance of the witnesses'

testimony.

d(1). A list of all exhibits that counsel actually expect to offer at trial with a 

one-sentence description of the exhibit.

d(2). A list of all other exhibits that counsel do not expect to offer at this time

but reserve the right to offer if necessary at trial with a one-sentence

description of the exhibit.

e. A statement of all facts to which the parties stipulate. This statement shall

be on a separate page and will be read to and provided to the jury. The

parties are directed to meet with the assigned magistrate judge to work out

as many stipulations of fact as possible.

f. A list of all deposition transcripts by page and line, or video tape

depositions by section, that will be offered at trial. The proponent of the

deposition shall prepare a copy of all portions to be read or played to the

jury.

g. The parties shall prepare proposed jury instructions (if trial by jury) on the

substantive claims, damages and defenses. One set of proposed

instructions shall be given to the court. If the parties disagree on an

instruction, the alternative instructions shall be submitted.

h. The parties shall prepare a proposed jury verdict form.

The Court encourages the parties to consult with the assigned magistrate judge to work

out any problems in preparation of the proposed pretrial order. The Court will entertain any

questions concerning the conduct of the trial at the pretrial conference. 

7. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including objections they have to

 any other parties’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and

lodged with the Clerk of the Court on or before July 29, 2011, and shall be in the form

prescribed in and in compliance with E. D. Civil Rule 16-281. Counsel shall also bring a court

copy of the pretrial order to the pretrial conference.

8. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the Honorable M. James Lorenz,

United States District Court Judge, on August 8, 2011, at 11:00 a.m.

9. The dates and times set forth herein will not be further modified except for good

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cause shown.

10. Defense counsel shall serve a copy of this Order on all parties that enter this case 

hereafter.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: March 24, 2011 

Peter C. Lewis

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

cc: The Honorable M. James Lorenz

All Parties and Counsel of Record

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