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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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Case Nos. C 03-03394 JF, C 03-04829 JF, and C 03-05871 JF

SCHEDULING ORDER

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** E-filed on 6/15/05 **

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

EDWARD L. SCARFF, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

COMERICA BANK–CALIFORNIA, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Numbers C 03-03394 JF

 C 03-04829 JF

C 03-05871 JF

SCHEDULING ORDER

[Docket Nos. 200, 201, 202, and 205 

(C 03-03394 JF)]

At the close of a case management conference on May 27, 2005, the Court instructed the

parties to submit a joint proposed scheduling order governing the remaining proceedings in the

above-entitled cases. Because the parties have been unable to reach agreement on most

scheduling issues and having considered the parties’ respective submissions, both solicited and

unsolicited, the Court will enter a scheduling order as set forth below.

First, the Court adopts the following dates, as to which the parties have agreed:

June 22, 2005 Last date to file pleadings responsive to the Consolidated Amended

Complaint

August 26, 2005 Last date to file motions for summary judgment

September 30, 2005 Last date for hearing motions for summary judgment

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 Defendants actually proposed November 5, 2005, which falls on a Saturday. The Court

has changed the date to November 8, 2005, which falls on a Tuesday, the regular day for civil

law and motion hearings for both magistrate judges assigned to these cases.

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October 14, 2005 Last date to begin to meet and confer on pretrial conference

statement

October 21, 2005 Last date to file pretrial conference statement

November 4, 2005 Pretrial conference

December 2, 2005 Trial

The Court also adopts the proposed guidelines regarding motions in limine, jury instructions,

voir dire, findings of fact and conclusions of law, exhibits, depositions, and witnesses, as to

which the parties have agreed. 

Defendants’ proposed fact discovery deadlines are approximately one month later than

Plaintiffs’ proposed dates. In light of the complexity of the case, the Court adopts Defendants’

proposed fact discovery deadlines, as follows:

July 8, 2005 Last date for Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) scheduling conference to plan

remaining discovery

July 8, 2005 Last date to exchange initial disclosures

July 18, 2005 Last date to submit report pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)

describing remaining discovery to be undertaken

September 16, 2005 Fact discovery cut-off

September 30, 2005 Last date to file fact-related discovery motions

November 8, 20051 Last date for hearing fact-related discovery motions

The Court denies Defendants’ request to conduct expert discovery in separate phases

corresponding to the “payroll scheme” and “credit line scheme” claims. However, the Court will

schedule expert disclosures sequentially so that Defendants receive Plaintiffs’ expert

reports—and thus can gain a better understanding of Plaintiffs’ theories and calculations of 

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damages—before having to produce their own expert reports. The following deadlines will apply

to all expert discovery:

July 15, 2005 Last date for Plaintiffs to disclose identity of their experts pursuant

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A)

July 15, 2005 Last date for Plaintiffs to disclose their expert reports pursuant to

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)

August 15, 2005 Last date for Defendants to disclose identity of their experts

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A)

August 15, 2005 Last date for Defendants to disclose their expert reports pursuant to

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)

September 14, 2005 Last date for Plaintiffs to disclose identity of their rebuttal experts

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A)

September 14, 2005 Last date for Plaintiffs to disclose their rebuttal expert reports

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)

October 3, 2005 Expert discovery cut-off

October 11, 2005 Last date to file expert-related discovery motions

November 15, 2005 Last date for hearing on expert-related discovery motions

The Court will defer ruling on Defendants’ request for phased trials pending its ruling on

the parties’ motions for summary judgment. It is premature—and ultimately may not be

necessary—to make such a determination at this time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 15, 2005

/s/ (electronic signature authorized)

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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This Order has been served upon the following persons:

Rebecca M. Archer EfilingRMA@cpdb.com 

Jonathan R. Bass EfilingJRB@cpdb.com, mjc@cpdb.com 

William Bates, III bill.bates@bingham.com 

Carolyn Chang carolyn.chang@bingham.com 

A. Marisa Chun EfilingAMC@cpdb.com 

Joseph W. Cotchett plee@cpsmlaw.com

Joseph N. Demko JND@JMBM.com, eap@jmbm.com 

John W. Easterbrook jwe@hopkinscarley.com, dgraff@hopkinscarley.com 

Gilbert Eisenberg g.eisenberg@sbcglobal.net

William Henry Gavin gavin@gclitigation.com

Philip L. Gregory pgregory@cpsmlaw.com, esterling@cpsmlaw.com 

Alan F. Hunter hunter@gclitigation.com

Susan K. Jamison EfilingSKJ@cpdb.com 

William S. Klein bklein@hopkinscarley.com, ttellez@hopkinscarley.com 

Martin H. Kresse mkresse1@earthlink.net

C. Laine Lucas lainelucas@bindermalter.com

Julian W. Mack pmack@buchalter.com

Nanci E. Nishimura scarff@cpsmlaw.com

Frank M. Pitre fpitre@cpsmlaw.com, mnewman@cpsmlaw.com 

Elizabeth Pritzker epritzker@cpsmlaw.com 

Peter G. Bertrand 

Buchalter Nemer Fields & Younger

333 Market Street, 29th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-2130

Heinz Binder 

Binder & Malter LLP

2775 Park Avenue

Santa Clara, CA 95050

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Jennifer Coleman 

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3824

Tod C. Gurney 

Hopkins & Carley

70 S. First Street

San Jose, CA 95113

Robert G. Harris 

Binder & Malter, LLP

2775 Park Avenue

Santa Clara, CA 95050

USBC Manager–San Jose

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

280 South First Street, Room 3035

San Jose, CA 95113

Arthur S. Weissbrodt

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

280 South First Street, Room 3035

San Jose, CA 95113

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