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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRIPLE AAA ASSOCIATION FOR

CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES, suing on behalf of member

Bradford,

Civil No. 06-cv-2528-LAB-POR

Plaintiff, NOTICE AND ORDER REGARDING

EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION

v.

2498 MARKET ST SAN DIEGO CA 92102-

2931; LINDA L GREENBERG, Trustee;

RONALD E AND LINDA L GREENBERG

TRUST; ADABERTOS MEXICAN FOOD;

JOB DAVILA; DOES 1 THROUGH 10,

Inclusive,

Defendants.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an Early Neutral Evaluation of your case shall be held on

March 12, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chambers of the Honorable Louisa S. Porter, United States

Magistrate Judge, 940 Front Street, First Floor, San Diego, California 92101.

Pursuant to Local Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the

Southern District of California, all counsel, all parties, and any other person(s) whose authority is

required to negotiate and enter into settlement shall appear in person at the conference, shall be

prepared to discuss the claims and defenses, and shall be legally and factually prepared to discuss

and resolve the case at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference. The parties must be prepared to

present demands and offers of settlement. Corporate counsel and/or retained outside corporate

counsel shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the authority to negotiate

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and enter into a settlement. Counsel for any non-English speaking parties is responsible for

arranging for the appearance of an interpreter at the conference. Failure of required counsel and

parties to appear in person will be cause for the imposition of sanctions. All conference discussions

will be informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential.

Based upon the Court’s familiarity with these matters and in the interest of promoting the

just, efficient, and economical disposition of this action, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. All formal discovery shall be stayed in this case until the completion of the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference scheduled herein.

2. Twenty-one days prior to the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, Plaintiffs’

counsel shall lodge an Early Neutral Evaluation Statement in the chambers of the Honorable Louisa

S. Porter and serve a copy of the statement on counsel for all parties. The Statement shall not

exceed two pages and shall include:

a. An itemized list of specific issues on the subject premises which are the basis

of the claimed violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act;

b. A statement of the amount and category of damages claimed by Plaintiffs in

this action;

c. The amount claimed for attorney’s fees and costs; and,

d. Plaintiffs’ demand for settlement of the case in its entirety.

3. After service of Plaintiffs’ Statement and not later than 14 days prior to the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference, lead counsel responsible for the case and any unrepresented

parties, along with property managers of commercial locations, shall meet and confer in person at

the subject premises regarding settlement of: 1) the alleged premise violations, and 2) damages,

costs, and attorney fee claims. All counsel appearing in the case shall be responsible to make the

arrangements for the on-site conference. The meet and confer obligation cannot be satisfied by

telephone or the exchange of letters. No later than seven days prior to Early Neutral Evaluation

Conference, counsel shall lodge a joint statement in the chambers of the Honorable Louisa S. Porter

certifying that the required in-person conference between counsel has taken place, advising the

Court of the status of settlement negotiations, setting forth all issues in dispute, including property

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issues, Plaintiffs’ alleged damages, and the claim for attorney’s fees and costs, along with a

description of any settlement demands and/or offers exchanged.

4. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall be prepared to present documentation to the Court, at the

Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, to support the amount of attorney’s fees and costs claimed for

in camera review.

5. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that appear in this

case after the date of this order.

6. In the event the case does not settle at the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference, the

parties shall also be prepared to discuss the following matters at the conclusion of the conference:

a. Any anticipated objections under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(E)

to the initial disclosure provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(a)(1)(A-D);

b. The scheduling of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference;

c. The date of initial disclosure and the date for lodging the discovery plan

following the Rule 26(f) conference; and,

d. The scheduling of a Case Management Conference pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 16(b).

The Court will issue an order following the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference addressing

these issues and setting dates as appropriate.

7. The Court directs counsel to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d) which states,

“[e]xcept in categories of proceedings exempted from initial disclosure under Rule 26(a)(1)(E), or

when authorized under these rules or by order; or agreement of the parties, a party may not seek

discovery from any source before the parties have conferred as required by Rule 26(f).” (emphasis

added).

Early Neutral Evaluation Conferences shall be rescheduled only upon a showing of good

cause and adequate notice to the Court. If counsel wish to reschedule this conference, they shall

contact the Court at least seven days prior to the conference. Absent exceptional circumstances, the

Court will not reschedule this conference with less than seven days notice. Only in extreme

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circumstances will the Court reschedule this conference with less than 24 hours notice. 

The Court reminds counsel and parties that conferences held beyond 45 days of the filing of an

answer are contrary to Rule 16.1(c) of the Civil Local Rules, and are seriously disfavored by the

Court.

Counsel are directed to the court’s website, www.casd.uscourts.gov, for review of the

chambers’ rules of the assigned District Judge.

Questions regarding this case may be directed to Judge Porter’s law clerk, David K. Ries, at

(619) 557-5383.

DATED: January 22, 2007

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Larry Alan Burns

All parties

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO TRIAL

BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S.

Magistrate Judge of this district may, upon the consent of all parties on form1a (available in the

clerk's office), conduct any or all proceedings, including a jury or non-jury trial, and order the entry

of a final judgment. Counsel for the plaintiff shall be responsible for obtaining the consent of all

parties, should they desire to consent.

You should be aware that your decision to consent or not to consent is entirely voluntary and

should be communicated solely to the Clerk of Court. Only if all parties consent will the Judge or

Magistrate Judge to whom the case has been assigned be informed of your decision.

Judgments of the U.S. Magistrate Judges are appealable only to the U.S. Court of Appeals in

accordance with this statute and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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DISCOVERY CONFERENCES

In an effort to save time and expense for all litigants, this Court holds discovery dispute

conferences in lieu of formal noticed motions.

Should a discovery dispute arise during the course of the litigation in this case, the following

procedure is to be followed:

If a dispute arises during deposition, you are to call the Court for an immediate ruling. If the

Court is unable to handle the matter at that moment, you are to proceed with the deposition and the

Court will get back to you as soon as possible.

For all other discovery disputes, you are to meet and confer regarding all disputed issues

before contacting the Court. If all attorneys are local, you are required to meet and confer in person. 

If one or all attorneys are out of town, you are to meet and confer by phone. Under no

circumstances will the meet and confer requirement be satisfied by written correspondence.

After you have met and conferred, you may contact the Court for a discovery conference

date. The court will not consider any discovery matter unless, and until, a declaration of compliance

with the meet and confer requirement is received.

In addition to a date for a discovery conference, you will also receive a date by which you

are to submit a joint discovery conference statement to the Court.

The joint statement is to include the following:

1. The exact wording of the document or things requested to be produced or the exact

wording of the interrogatory or request for admission asked.

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2. The exact response to the request by the responding party.

3. A statement by the propounding party as to why the documents should be produced

or why the interrogatory or request for admission should be answered.

4. A precise statement by the responding party as to the basis for all objections and/or

claims of privilege, including the legal basis for all privileges.

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NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS:

Due to prior abuse of Chambers’ Policy allowing counsel to present discovery disputes

to chambers without FULL briefing, counsel shall prepare and submit points and authorities

on all discovery disputes. The points and authorities shall not exceed 10 pages per side and

shall be submitted along with the joint discovery conference statement. Points and Authorities

exceeding 10 pages without prior approval of the court will NOT be considered by the court.

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SAMPLE

REQUEST NUMBER 1:

Any and all documents referencing, describing or approving the Metropolitan Correctional

Center as a treatment facility for inmate mental health treatment by the Nassau County local mental

health director or other government official or agency.

RESPONSE TO REQUEST NUMBER 1:

Objection. This request is overly broad, irrelevant, burdensome, vague and ambiguous and

not limited in scope as to time.

PLAINTIFF’S REASON WHY DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED:

This request is directly relevant to the denial of Equal Protection for male inmates. Two

women’s jails have specifically qualified Psychiatric Units with certain license to give high quality

care to specific inmates with mental deficiencies. Each women’s psychiatric Unit has specialized

professional psychiatric treatment staff (i.e., 24 hour psychiatric nurses full time, psychiatric care,

psychological care, etc.). Men do not have comparable services. This request will document the

discrepancy.

DEFENDANT’S BASIS FOR OBJECTIONS:

This request is not relevant to the issues in the case. Plaintiff does not have a cause of action

relating to the disparate psychiatric treatment of male and female inmates. Rather, the issue in this

case is limited to the specific care that Plaintiff received.

Should the Court find that the request is relevant, defendant request that it be limited to a

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specific time frame.

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