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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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STIPULATED AND PROPOSED 

ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER C-004-00047 JW -1-

STEPHEN G. SELIGER (Bar. No. 123859)

155 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 500

Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: (312) 616-4244

Facsimile: (312) 565-7289

One of the Attorneys for Plaintiffs

GEOFFREY F. GEGA, ESQ. (Bar No. 91980)

COOK BROWN, LLP

1851 E. First St., Suite 1440

Santa Ana, CA 92705

Telephone: (714) 542-1883

Facsimile: (714) 542-1009

Attorneys for Defendant

D’ARRIGO BROS. CO., OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GRACIELA ZAMORA, OLGA LEYVA

VELARDE, TERESA LARA, and MARIA

RODRIGUEZ DE TORRES, on behalf of

themselves and all other persons similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

D’ARRIGO BROTHERS COMPANY OF

CALIFORNIA, 

Defendant.

 

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CASE NO. C-004-00047 JW

CLASS ACTION

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER TO

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER DATED 

MAY 3, 2006

Complaint Filed: January 7, 2004

In accordance with Local Rule 6-2, the parties, through their undersigned counsel hereby

stipulate to modify the Scheduling Order dated May 3, 2006 as follows:

A. Close of Discovery

1. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 26-2, all discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses,

must be completed by May 16, 2007.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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DENIED

Judge James Ware

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B. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses 

2. Any party wishing to present expert witness testimony with respect to a claim or

defense shall lodge with the Court and serve on all other parties, the name, address, qualifications,

resume and written report which complies with Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(B) on or before April 2, 2007.

3. This disclosure must be made with respect to a person who is either (1) specially

retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 702 or (2) a

regular employee or agent or treating physician who may be called to provide expert opinion

testimony.

4. The parties are also required to lodge any supplemental reports to which any expert

will testify at trial in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(B).

5. Any party objecting to the qualifications or proposed testimony of an expert must file,

serve and notice a motion to exclude the expert or any portion of the expert’s testimony in writing in

accordance with Civil Local Rule 7-2, for hearing no later than June 22, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

C. Rebuttal Expert Witnesses

6. If the testimony of the expert is intended solely to contradict or rebut opinion

testimony on the same subject matter identified by another party, the party proffering a rebuttal expert

shall make the disclosures required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(B), no later than April 20, 2007.

D. Limitation on Testimony by Expert Witnesses

7. Unless the parties enter into a written stipulation otherwise, upon timely objection, an

expert witness shall be precluded from testifying about any actions or opinions not disclosed prior to

the expert’s deposition. This is to ensure that all factual material upon which expert opinion may be

based and all tests and reports are completed prior to the expert deposition. Unless application is

made prior to the close of expert discovery, each party will be limited to calling only one expert

witness in each discipline involved in the case. 

E. Deadline for Hearing Pretrial Motions

8. The final date the Court will hear dispositive motions is July 24, 2007, Monday at 9:00

a.m. In accordance with Civil L.R. 7-2, any motion which a party wishes to be heard on or before the

deadline, must be filed, served and noticed in writing no less than 35 days before the deadline.

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F. Preliminary Pretrial Conferences

9. The attorneys who will try the case are ordered to appear on August 21, 2007 at

10:00a.m. for a preliminary pretrial conference . The purpose of the preliminary pretrial conference

is to confirm the trial date and to establish a firm trial date. 

10. At the preliminary pretrial conference, based upon the nature of the case and the

estimations of counsel, the Court will ask counsel to agree to a schedule for the trial of the case. Once

a stipulated schedule has been reached, the Court will use that schedule for purposes of summoning

and selecting jurors and scheduling other matters. 

G. Deadline for Final Pretrial Conference Submissions

11. A final pretrial conference will be conducted on October 9, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. The trial

attorneys must attend the conference. The purpose of the final pretrial conference is to discuss issues

raised in the final pretrial conference statement, and to discuss the trial of the case.

12. On or before September 10, 2007, the parties shall conduct a pretrial meeting and

afterward file and lodge with Chambers the following:

a. Joint Pretrial Conference Statement: The parties shall file a joint pretrial

statement which shall contain the following information: (1) a brief description of the substance of

claims and defenses which remain to be decided; (2) a detailed statement of all the relief claimed,

particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other

evidentiary material to be presented concerning the amount of those damages; (3) a plain and concise

statement of all relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts the parties will

stipulate for incorporation into the trial record without the necessity of supporting testimony or

exhibits; (4) a plain and concise statement of all disputed factual issues which remain to be decided;

(5) a statement assessing whether all or part of the action may be presented upon an agreed statement

of facts; (6) a statement of stipulations requested or proposed for pretrial or trial purposes; (7) without

extended legal argument, a concise statement of each disputed point of law concerning liability or

relief, citing supporting statutes and decisions; (8) a list of all witnesses likely to be called at trial,

other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal; (9) an estimate of the number of court days needed for

the presentation of each party’s case; (10) citations to evidence the parties intend to present at trial

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through use of excerpts from depositions, from interrogatory answers, or from responses to requests

for admission; (11) a statement of requested or proposed amendments to pleadings or dismissals of

parties, claims or defenses; (12) a statement of whether bifurcation or a separate trial of specific issues

is feasible and desired; and (13) any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action, or material to its

just, speedy and inexpensive determination.

The parties shall submit a page-length detailed summary of the substance of the

proposed testimony of each witness, which shall also specify to which disputed fact the proposed

testimony relates and an estimate of the time required for direct and cross examination of each

prospective witness. Counsel are directed to meet and confer in advance of the date for submission

of pretrial material with respect to the pretrial conference statement. 

b. Motions in limine. Any motions in limine that could not be settled at the

pretrial meeting shall be filed with the joint pretrial statement. These matters will be deemed

submitted without oral argument unless the Court orders otherwise. All motions in limine shall be

separately numbered. Opposition to each motions in limine shall set forth a corresponding number.

Any opposition is to be filed in writing and served no later than September 17, 2007.

H. Trial Date

13. The jury trial shall commence with jury selection taking placeOctober 23, 2007 at 9:00

a.m., or as soon thereafter as the Court’s calendar will permit.

I. Electronic Storage of Exhibits

14. The Court has available a digital and video electronic evidence presentation system.

The parties are ordered to familiarize themselves with the system, and to meet and confer about

whether the case will involve voluminous documentary. If so, as the parties identify documentary

material which is likely to be used as trial exhibits, the parties are ordered to electronically store these

materials in a fashion which will facilitate displaying them electronically during the trial. The parties

are reminded that Civil L.R. 30-2(b) requires sequential numbering of exhibits during depositions and

that numbering must be maintained for those exhibits throughout the litigation. Each proposed

exhibit shall be pre-marked for identification. All exhibits shall be marked with numerals. The

parties shall meet and confer on a division which will avoid duplication (e.g., Plaintiff 1-99,000;

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Defendant 1: 100,000-299,999). 

J. Notice

15. In all “E-Filing” cases when filing papers in connection with any motion for

determination by the Judge, the parties shall, in addition to filing papers electronically, lodge with

chambers a printed copy of the papers by the close of the next court day following the day the papers

are filed electronically. See Standing Order Regarding Case Management in Civil Cases. These

printed copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office, in an

envelope clearly marked with the Judge’s name, case number and “E-Filing Chambers Copy.” Id.

Parties shall not file a paper copy of any document with the Clerk’s Office that has already been filed

electronically. Id.

Dated: November 29, 2006 COOK BROWN, LLP

By: /s/ Geoffrey F. Gega 

GEOFFREY F. GEGA

Attorneys for Defendant 

D’ARRIGO BROS. CO. OF CALIFORNIA

Dated: November 29, 2006 STEPHEN G. SELIGER, LTD

By: /s/ Stephen G. Seliger 

STEPHEN G. SELIGER

One of the Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE SHOWING, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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