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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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SCHEDULING ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

No. C-04-01026 RMW

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 2/18/08

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ROBERT SCHMIDT and THOMAS WALSH,

Plaintiffs,

v.

LEVI STRAUSS & CO., LAURA LIANG, and

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. C-04-01026 RMW

SCHEDULING ORDER GRANTING

MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

[Re Docket No. 205]

On February 6, 2008, the court scheduled various case management dates, including setting

trial for May 27, 2008. Defendants Levi Strauss & Co. ("Levi") and Laura Liang ("Liang") had

proposed a later trial date in November.

Plaintiffs Robert Schmidt ("Schmidt") and Thomas Walsh ("Walsh") have now moved ex

parte to continue various case management dates because of the "necessity that plaintiffs' lead trial

counsel withdraw." See Docket Nos. 203, 207, C-04-01026-RMW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 14 & 15, 2008). 

Schmidt and Walsh's motions argue that the withdrawal of their trial counsel has prejudiced their

ability to present their case and suggest that the court adopt the case management schedule proposed

by Levi and Liang at the case management conference on February 6, 2008.

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Levi and Liang meanwhile filed the instant motion for administrative relief regarding the

filing of expert disclosures in light of the motion to continue various case management dates. They

propose that they lodge their expert reports with the court on February 20, 2008, as required by the

court's recent case management order, but not serve the expert reports on Schmidt and Walsh until

the court decides the motion to continue the trial date. Levi and Liang also indicate that they intend

to oppose the motion to continue the case management schedule, though they have not yet done so.

The court agrees that lodging the expert reports with the court is the most appropriate way to

handle the current situation. Accordingly, Levi and Liang's motion for administrative relief is

granted. The court is hopeful that the pending substitution of counsel signals a fresh start and will

enable this case to proceed to trial in an orderly manner.

DATED: 2/18/08

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiffs:

Joseph Heathcliff Ainley JAinley@popelka.com

Franklin Edward Bondonno fbondonno@popelka.com

Jeffry William Lochner jlochner@popelka.com

Philip Edward Kay phil@nosexualharassment.com 

Counsel for Defendants:

Adi Herzberg aherzberg@gibsondunn.com

Rebecca Justice Lazarus rjustice@gibsondunn.com

Sheila Marie Pierce sheila.pierce@bingham.com 

Erin E. Schneider eschneider@gibsondunn.com 

Austin Van Schwing aschwing@gibsondunn.com 

Jeffrey Alan Leon jleon@leonandleon.com

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 2/18/08 TSF

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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