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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Pollutants &amp; Permit Violations

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28 * All references to a “Rule,” herein, are to a Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure unless otherwise indicated.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING )

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, ) 2:05-cv-01307-GEB-GGH

)

Plaintiff, )

) STATUS (PRETRIAL

v. ) SCHEDULING) ORDER*

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MonierLifetile LLC, )

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Defendant. )

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The following Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order issues,

with the understanding that it could be amended if a party proposes an

amendment no later than October 21, 2005, which is adopted in whole or

in part.

SERVICE OF PROCESS

The named defendant has been served and no further service

is permitted, except with leave of Court, good cause having been

shown.

AMENDMENTS

(a) Plaintiff has 120 days from the date on which this

Order is filed to file a motion under Rule 15 seeking leave to amend

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1 In this context, "completed" means that all discovery shall

have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken, any

disputes relative to discovery have been resolved by appropriate order

if necessary, and all discovery orders have been complied with. The

parties are advised that the Magistrate Judges in the Eastern District

are responsible for resolving discovery disputes. See Local Rule 72-

302(c)(1). Accordingly, counsel shall direct all discovery-related

matters to the Magistrate Judge assigned to this case.

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its Complaint by joining as defendants individual owners, operators,

and/or managers of the facility and/or by adding further NPDES permit

violations. The motion must be noticed for hearing on the undersigned

judge’s first available regular law and motion hearing date. No

further amendments to pleadings are permitted except with leave of

Court, good cause having been shown.

(b) If Plaintiff is granted leave to join a party as

prescribed above, Plaintiff shall serve the newly-joined party with a

copy of this Order concurrent with the service of process. Any newlyjoined party may, within forty days after being served, file a "Notice

of Proposed Modification of Status Order" in which any proposed

modification is specified. If feasible, the proposal should be

discussed with the other parties before it is proposed and the other

parties’ positions should be stated. A newly-joined party’s Proposed

Modification, filed within this forty day period, does not have to

meet the good cause standard. A hearing on the Proposed Modification

will be scheduled, if necessary.

DISCOVERY COMPLETION DATES1

 (a) All liability phase discovery, except that pertaining

to expert witnesses, shall be completed by July 14, 2006. Each party

shall comply with Rule 26(a)(2)’s initial expert witness disclosure

and report requirements on or before August 14, 2006, and with the

rebuttal expert disclosures authorized under the Rule on or before

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2 This time deadline does not apply to motions for continuances,

temporary restraining orders, emergency applications, or motions under

Rule 16(e).

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September 15, 2006. All liability phase discovery pertaining to

expert witnesses shall be completed by December 15, 2006. 

 (b) If a remedy phase is required, all discovery, except

that pertaining to expert witnesses, shall be completed by February

15, 2008. Each party shall comply with Rule 26(a)(2)’s initial expert

witness disclosure and report requirements on or before April 1, 2008,

and with the rebuttal expert disclosures authorized under the Rule on

or before May 1, 2008. All discovery pertaining to expert witnesses

shall be completed by July 1, 2008. 

MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

The last hearing date for motions in the liability phase is

March 19, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. If a remedy phase is required, the last

hearing date for motions is August 11, 2008.2

Motions shall be filed in accordance with Local Rule 78-

230(b). Opposition papers shall be filed in accordance with Local

Rule 78-230(c). Failure to comply with this local rule may be deemed

consent to the motion and the Court may dispose of the motion

summarily. Brydges v. Lewis, 18 F.3d 651, 652-53 (9th Cir. 1994). 

Further, failure to timely oppose a summary judgment motion may result

in the granting of that motion if the movant shifts the burden to the

nonmovant to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact remains for

trial. Cf. Marshall v. Gates, 44 F.3d 722 (9th Cir. 1995). 

Absent highly unusual circumstances, reconsideration of a

motion is appropriate only where:

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(1) The Court is presented with newly discovered evidence

that could not reasonably have been discovered prior to the filing of

the party's motion or opposition papers;

(2) The Court committed clear error or the initial decision

was manifestly unjust; or

(3) There is an intervening change in controlling law.

A motion for reconsideration based on newly discovered evidence shall

set forth, in detail, the reason why said evidence could not

reasonably have been discovered prior to the filing of the party's

motion or opposition papers. Motions for reconsideration shall comply

with Local Rule 78-230(k) in all other respects.

The parties are cautioned that an untimely motion

characterized as a motion in limine may be summarily denied. A motion

in limine addresses the admissibility of evidence.

 FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The liability phase final pretrial conference is set for

June 18, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. The remedy phase final pretrial

conference is set for October 14, 2008, at 1:30 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. Shareholders Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 1985). 

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3 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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The parties shall file a JOINT pretrial statement with the

Court not later than seven (7) days prior to the final pretrial

conference.3 The joint pretrial statement shall specify the issues

for 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 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. District 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 . . .

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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.

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. If counsel wish

the Magistrate Judge to act as settlement judge, written stipulations

to this effect which waive the judge's disqualification from later

acting as the discovery judge must be filed prior to the scheduling of

the settlement conference. See L. R. 16-270(b). If the parties wish

to participate in Court-assisted settlement prior to the final

pretrial conference, they should contact the Deputy Clerk.

TRIAL SETTING

Trial in the liability phase is set for September 25, 2007,

commencing at 9:00 a.m. If a remedy phase is required, trial will

commence January 13, 2009, at 9:00 a.m.

MISCELLANEOUS

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b), the

Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by

leave of Court upon a showing of good cause. Counsel are cautioned 

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that a mere stipulation by itself to change dates does not constitute

good cause. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 5, 2005

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge 

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