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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS RAMIREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. JAMES NICHOLSON in his official

capacity as SECRETARY OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS,

Defendant.

 

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Civil No. 06cv0546-JM (NLS)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX

PARTE APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF A NEW SCHEDULING

ORDER;

[Doc. No. 10]

FIRST AMENDED SCHEDULING

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff Carlos Ramirez’s Ex Parte Application for Issuance of a New

Scheduling Order Extending Discovery Period and Other Pre-Trial Deadlines [Doc. No. 10]. Plaintiff

seeks an order extending the discovery cutoff date and other pre-trial deadlines as appropriate for

approximately three months due to the number of out-of-state witness depositions that will need to be

scheduled and completed in this case. Defense counsel does not oppose Plaintiff’s request. Good cause

appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. All discovery, including experts, shall be completed by all parties on or before

July 20, 2007. “Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, 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 service, notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall

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promptly and in good faith meet and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with

Local Rule 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within 30 days after counsel have met and

conferred and reached an impasse with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event shall

discovery motions be filed more than 30 days after the close of discovery.

2. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before August 20, 2007. Please be advised

that counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who

will hear the motion. Be further advised that the period of time between the date you request a motion

date and the hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. Failure

to make a timely request for a motion date may result in the motion not being heard.

3. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on October 24, 2007 at 9:30

a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes. Counsel or any party representing himself or

herself shall submit confidential settlement briefs directly to chambers no later than October 19, 2007. 

4. The requirement that counsel file Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law is 

WAIVED.

5. Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 26(a)(3) on or before November 7, 2007. Failure to comply with these disclosure

requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 37.

6. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before

November 14, 2007. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into stipulations and

agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall exchange copies and/or

display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment. The exhibits shall be prepared in

accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(4)(c). Counsel shall note any objections they have to any other

parties' Pretrial Disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3). Counsel shall cooperate in

the preparation of the proposed pretrial conference order.

7. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any other parties’

Federal Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and lodged with the Clerk of the

Court on or before November 21, 2007, and shall be in the form prescribed in and in compliance with

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Local Rule 16.1(f)(6).

8. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of Judge Miller on 

November 30, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.. The trial is scheduled to commence January 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

9. All other terms and conditions of the Court’s October 23, 2006 Scheduling Order [Doc.

No. 9] remain in full force and effect. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 27, 2006

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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