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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Equal Employment O p p ort unit y

Commission, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

GLC Restaurants, Inc. d/b/a McDonald's

Restaurant, an Arizona corporation, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV05-618 PCT-DGC

ORDER

On September 1, 2005, the Honorable Paul G. Rosenblatt recused himself and

transferred the case to this Court. See Doc. #27. Currently pending on the docket is a

Motion to Intervene as Plaint iffs filed by Jessica J. Tubandt, Amanda Henry, Tiara M.

Brazle, and Tamara A. Grubbs ("Plaintiff Interveners"). See Doc. #26. The Motion asserts

that the Plaintiff Interveners have a right to intervene in this action under 42 U.S.C. §

2000e-5(f)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(1). The Mot ion also asserts that

t hey have a direct interest in the outcome of this case and therefore a permissive right t o

intervene under Rule 24(a)(2). Although the Motion has been p ending for more than two

months, Defendant has filed no opposition. The Court will grant the Motion to Intervene.

See LRCiv 7.2(i).

Judge Rosenblatt entered a Scheduling Order on August 1, 2005. See Doc. #24. In

light of the int ervent ion of these additional parties and consistent with this Court's case

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management practices, t his Order will revise some of the dates established by Judge

Rosenblatt and will supercede his Scheduling Order. The parties should review this Order

carefully as it also sets forth procedures and rules different from those contained in the

previous Scheduling Order.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The Motion to Intervene (Doc. #26) is granted.

2. Deadline for Initial Disclosures. Initial disclosures by the original parties

were required on July 15, 2005. The Plaintiff Interveners shall file init ial disclosures on or

before November 4, 2005. 

3. Deadline for Joining Parties and Amending Pleadings. Judge Rosenblatt

established a deadline for joining addit ional p arties and amended pleadings of

August 12, 2005. This deadline shall remain in effect.

4. Discovery Limitations. Depositions in this case shall be limited to seven

hours each as provided in Rule 30(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Each side

may propound up to 40 interrogatories, including subparts, 40 requests for production of

documents, including subparts, and 40 requests for admissions, including subparts. The

limitations set fort h in this paragraph may be increased by mutual agreement of the parties,

but such an increase will not result in an extension of the discovery deadlines set forth

below.

5. Deadline for Completion of Fact Discovery. The deadline for completing fact

discovery shall be March 31, 2006. T o ensure compliance with this deadline, the

following rules shall apply:

a. Depositions: All deposit ions shall be scheduled to commence at least

five working days prior to the discovery deadline. A deposition commenced five days

prior to the deadline may continue up until the deadline, as necessary.

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 The prohibit ion on “written discovery motions” includes any written materials

delivered or faxed to the Court, including hand-delivered correspondence with

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b. Written Discovery: All interrogatories, requests for p roduction of

documents, and requests for admissions shall be served at least 45 days before the

discovery deadline. 

c. Notwithstanding Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.3(c), t he parties may

mutually agree, without Court approval, to ext end the time provided for discovery

responses in Rules 33, 34, and 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Such agreedupon extensions, however, shall not alter or extend the discovery deadlines set forth in this

Order. 

6. Deadlines for Disclosure of Experts and Completion of Expert Discovery. 

a. The Plaintiff(s) shall provide full and complete expert disclosures as

required by Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure no later than

December 16, 2005.

 b. The Defendant (s) shall provide full and complete expert disclosures

as required by Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure no later than

January 27, 2006. 

c. Rebuttal expert disclosures, if any, shall be made no later than

February 24, 2006. Rebuttal experts shall be limited to responding to opinions stated by

initial experts. 

d. Expert depositions shall be completed no later than March 31, 2006.

As with fact witness depositions, expert dep osit ions shall be scheduled to commence at

least five working days before the deadline.

7. Discovery Disputes. 

a. The parties shall not file written discovery motions without leave of

Court.1 If a discovery dispute arises, the p arties promptly shall contact the Court to

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request a t elep hone conference concerning the dispute. The Court will seek to resolve the

dispute during the telephone conference, and may enter appropriate orders on the basis

of the telephone conference. The Court may order writ t en briefing if it does not resolve the

dispute during the telephone conference. 

b. Parties shall not contact the Court concerning a discovery dispute

without first seeking to resolve t he mat t er through personal consultation and sincere effort

as required by Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.2(j). Any briefing ordered by the Court shall

also comply with Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.2(j). 

c. Absent extraordinary circumstances, t he Court will not entertain fact

discovery disputes after the deadline for completion of fact discovery , and will not

entertain expert discovery disputes after the deadline for completion of expert discovery.

8. Deadline for Filing Dispositive Motions. 

a. Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than April 28, 2005. Such

motions must comply in all respects with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local

Rules. 

b. No party shall file more than one motion for summary judgment under

Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure unless permission is first obtained, by joint

telephone call, from the Court.

c. Failure to respond to a mot ion within the time periods provided in

Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.2 will be deemed a consent to the denial or granting of the

motion and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily p ursuant to Local Rule of Civil

Procedure 7.2(i). 

d. The parties shall not not ice oral argument on any motion. Instead, a

party desiring oral argument shall p lace the words "Oral Argument Requested" immediately

below the title of the motion pursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.2(f). The Court will

issue a Minute Entry Order scheduling oral argument as it deems appropriate.

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9. Deadline for Engaging in Good Faith Set t lement Talks. All parties and their

counsel shall meet in person and engage in good faith settlement talks no later than

March 31, 2006. Upon completion of such settlement talks, and in no event later than five

working days after the deadline set forth in the preceding sentence, the parties shall file

with the Court a joint Report on Settlement Talks executed by or on behalf of all counsel.

The Report shall inform the Court that good faith settlement talks have been held and shall

report on the outcome of such talks. The parties shall indicate whether assistance from the

Court is needed in seeking settlement of the case. The parties shall promptly notify the

Court at any time when settlement is reached during the course of this litigation. 

10. Deadline for Notice of Readiness for Pretrial Conference. The Plaintiff(s) shall

notify the Court that the parties are ready for scheduling of a Final Pret rial Conference

pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Plaintiff(s) shall file and

serve this notice within ten days of the disposit ive mot ion deadline if no dispositive

motions are pending on that dat e. If dispositive motions are pending, Plaintiff(s) shall file

and serve such notice within ten days after the resolution of dispositive motions. The

Court will then issue an Order Setting Final Pretrial Conference that (a) sets deadlines for

briefing motions in limine, (b) includes a form for the completion of the parties' joint

proposed Final Pretrial Order, and (c) otherwise instructs the parties concerning their

duties in preparing for the Final Pret rial Conference. A firm trial date will be set at the Final

Pretrial Conference. 

11. T he Deadlines Are Real. The parties are advised that the Court intends to

enforce the deadlines set forth in this Order, and should plan t heir litigation activities

accordingly.

DATED this 19th day of October, 2005.

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