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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference

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1 The parties failed to file a joint status report, as

required by the March 14, 2007 order issued in this action, and 

Defendant failed to file a status report altogether. The parties

are advised that failure to comply with a filing requirement or

to meet a filing deadline may lead to sanctions. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re )

) 2:06-cv-2657-GEB-KJM

CHUNG XAY LUU, )

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Debtor. ) ORDER

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PREM DHAWAN, Trustee in )

Bankruptcy, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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THAM THI MAI, )

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Defendant. )

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The status conference scheduled in this case for May 7,

2007, is vacated since the Order issued in the Bankruptcy Court on

November 22, 2006, and the status report filed by Plaintiff on April

23, 2007, reveal that scheduling deadlines have passed and that the

following Order should issue.1

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2 The failure of one or more of the parties to

participate in the preparation of any joint document required to

be filed in this case does not excuse the other parties from

their obligation to timely file the document in accordance with

this Order. In the event a party fails to participate as

ordered, the party or parties timely submitting the document

shall include a declaration explaining why they were unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party. 

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 FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The final pretrial conference is set for July 9, 2007, at

2:30 p.m. The parties are cautioned that the lead attorney who WILL

TRY THE CASE for each party shall attend the final pretrial

conference. In addition, all persons representing themselves and

appearing in propria persona must attend the pretrial conference.

The parties are warned that non-trialworthy issues could be

eliminated sua sponte “[i]f the pretrial conference discloses that no

material facts are in dispute and that the undisputed facts entitle

one of the parties to judgment as a matter of law.” Portsmouth Square

v. S’holders Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 1985). 

The parties shall file a JOINT pretrial statement no later

than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial conference.2 The

joint pretrial statement shall specify the issues for trial and shall

estimate the length of the trial. The Court uses the parties’ joint

pretrial statement to prepare its final pretrial order and could issue

the final pretrial order without holding the scheduled final pretrial

conference. See Mizwicki v. Helwig, 196 F.3d 828, 833 (7th Cir. 1999)

(“There is no requirement that the court hold a pretrial

conference.”). The final pretrial order supersedes the pleadings and

controls the facts and issues which may be presented at trial. Issues

asserted in pleadings which are not preserved for trial in the final

pretrial order cannot be raised at trial. Hotel Emp., et al. Health

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Tr. v. Elks Lodge 1450, 827 F.2d 1324, 1329 (9th Cir. 1987) (“Issues

not preserved in the pretrial order are eliminated from the action.”);

Valley Ranch Dev. Co. v. F.D.I.C., 960 F.2d 550, 554 (5th Cir. 1992)

(indicating that an issue omitted from the pretrial order is waived,

even if it appeared in the pleading); cf. Raney v. Dist. of Columbia,

892 F. Supp. 283 (D.D.C. 1995) (refusing to modify the pretrial order

to allow assertion of a previously-pled statute of limitations

defense); Olympia Co. v. Celotex Corp., 597 F. Supp. 285, 289 (E.D.

La. 1984) (indicating that “[a]ny factual contention, legal

contention, any claim for relief or defense in whole or in part, or

affirmative matter not set forth in [the pretrial statement] shall be

deemed . . . withdrawn, notwithstanding the contentions of any

pleadings or other papers previously filed [in the action]”). 

If possible, at the time of filing the joint pretrial

statement counsel shall also email it in a format compatible with

WordPerfect to: geborders@caed.uscourts.gov.

TRIAL SETTING

Trial is set for October 10, 2007, commencing at 9:00 a.m.

 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

No settlement conference is currently scheduled. The

parties shall address in their joint pretrial statement whether they

wish to have a judge-assisted settlement conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 30, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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