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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:185 Employee Pension Plan

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 

LABORERS HEALTH AND WELFARE 

TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LYNN LEFEVRE, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 16-cv-01094-DMR 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL 

ORDER FOR COURT TRIAL

1. TRIAL DATE 

 a. Court trial shall begin on March 1, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at the U.S. District Court, 

1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California. For courtroom number and floor information, please 

check the Court’s on-line calendar at www.cand.uscourts.gov one week prior to trial, or call Ivy 

Garcia (Judge Ryu’s Courtroom Deputy) at (510) 637-3639. 

 b. The length of the trial will be not more than 3 days. The Court may shorten the 

allotted time as it deems appropriate, and may also allocate a fixed number of hours for each side. 

Court hours for trial normally are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., subject to the Court’s availability. 

2. DISCOVERY AND EXPERT DISCLOSURES 

 a. All non-expert discovery shall be completed by October 21, 2016. 

 b. Experts shall be disclosed and reports provided by October 21, 2016. 

 c. Rebuttal experts shall be disclosed and reports provided by November 4, 2016. 

 d. All discovery from experts shall be completed by November 18, 2016. 

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3. MOTIONS 

 The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be December 8, 2016. 

4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 The parties are ordered to participate in mediation through the Northern District ADR 

program, which shall be completed within 90 days.

5. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

 a. A pretrial conference shall be held on February 15, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Lead 

counsel who will try the case (or the party if pro se) must attend.

 b. By January 16, 2017, lead counsel shall meet and confer regarding: 

 (1) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement; 

 (2) Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged 

pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and 

 (3) Settlement of the action. 

 c. By January 26, 2017, counsel and/or parties shall: 

 (1) Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial disclosures 

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as well as the 

following supplemental information: 

 (a) The Action. 

 (i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance 

of claims and defenses which remain to be decided. 

 (ii) Relief Prayed. 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. 

 (b) The Factual Basis of the Action. 

 (i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all 

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relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as 

which facts parties will stipulate for incorporation into 

the trial record without the necessity of supporting 

testimony or exhibits. 

 (ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all 

disputed factual issues which remain to be decided. 

 (iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part 

of the action may be presented upon an agreed 

statement of facts. 

 (iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or 

proposed for pretrial or trial purposes. 

 (c) Disputed Legal Issues.

 Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each 

disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing 

supporting statues and decisions, any and procedural or 

evidentiary issues. 

 (d) Trial Preparation. 

 (i) Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses disclosed 

pursuant to Federal Civil Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(3)(A), a brief statement describing the substance 

of the testimony to be given. 

 (ii) Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number of hours 

needed for the presentation of each party's case, 

indicating possible reductions in time through proposed 

stipulations, agreed statements of facts, or expedited 

means of presenting testimony and exhibits. 

 (iii) Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts from 

discovery that the parties intend to present at trial, 

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other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, from 

depositions specifying the witness page and line 

references, from interrogatory answers, or from 

responses to requests for admission. 

 (e) Trial Alternatives and Options. 

 (i) Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the status 

of settlement negotiations and indicating whether 

further negotiations are likely to be productive. 

 (ii) Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested or 

proposed amendments to pleadings or dismissals of 

parties, claims or defenses. 

 (iii) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether 

bifurcation or a separate trial of specific issues is 

feasible and desired. 

 (f) Miscellaneous. 

Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or material 

to its just, speedy and inexpensive determination. 

 (2) Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion 

regarding the qualifications or testimony of any expert witness) and 

joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings 

of fact shall set forth in simple, declarative sentences, separately 

numbered, all factual contentions relied upon by the party in support 

of its claims for relief and shall be free of pejorative language and 

argument. Counsel shall submit separately their disputed findings of 

fact and conclusions of law. Counsel shall email a copy of their 

proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in a standard word 

processing format (and not .pdf format) to dmrpo@cand.uscourts.gov. 

 (3) Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and experience for 

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each expert witness; 

 (4) Serve and file a list of each party's exhibits by number (plaintiff) or letter 

(defendant), including a brief statement describing the substance and 

purpose of each exhibit and the name of the sponsoring witness; 

 (5) Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked (plaintiff shall use numbers; 

defendant shall use letters) and tabbed; and 

 (6) Deliver two sets of all prepared exhibits to chambers (exhibits are not to be 

filed). 

 No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief that 

is not disclosed in its pretrial statement without leave of the Court and for good cause. 

 d. By February 3, 2017, after meeting and conferring in a good faith attempt to 

resolve and objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and file: (1) any objections to exhibits or 

to use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any objections to witnesses, including the 

qualifications of an expert; (3) any opposition to a motion in limine. 

 e. All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial conference. 

6. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed 

only by the initials "DMR." One copy must be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers' 

copies shall be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 30, 2016 

______________________________________ 

 DONNA M. RYU 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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