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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Dana McLorn, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

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Beaudry RV Company, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. CV-08-1602-PHX-LOA

ORDER

The parties have voluntarily consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction in

accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R.Civ.P. 73, (docket #10 and #13) Further, Judge

Bolton issued an Order setting a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference to in this matter, docket #9,

to be held December 8, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. 

Due to a conflict in the undersigned’s calendar, 

IT IS ORDERED resetting the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference date to

Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., in the chambers of the undersigned, Suite 322,

Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85003-

2151. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows:

A. Initial Disclosures.

The parties shall provide initial disclosures in the form and on the

schedule required by Rule 26(a)(1), FED.R.CIV.P. The parties shall file with the Clerk of

Court a Notice of Initial Disclosure; copies of the actual disclosures need not be filed. 

B. Rule 26(f) Meeting and Case Management Report.

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 If jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, the report shall include a statement of the

citizenship of every party and a description of the amount in dispute. See 28 U.S.C. §1332.

The parties are reminded that (1) a corporation is a citizen of the state where it is

incorporated and the state of its principle place of business and (2) partnerships and limited

liability companies are citizens of every state in which one of their members or partners

resides. See 28 U.S.C. §1332(c); Indus. Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d 1090, 1092 (9th

Cir. 1990); Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, L.L.C., 350 F.3d 691, 692

(7th Cir. 2003). The parties are further reminded that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

do not provide for the use of fictitious parties and that the naming of a “John Doe” or “ABC

Corporation” party “casts no magical spell on a complaint otherwise lacking in diversity

jurisdiction.” Fifty Assocs. v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 446 F.2d 1187, 1191 (9th Cir.

1970) (citations omitted). 

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The parties are directed to meet and confer at least 10 days before the

scheduling conference as required by Rule 26(f), FED.R.CIV.P. At this meeting the parties

shall develop a joint Case Management Report which contains the following information in

separately numbered paragraphs:

1. The parties who attended the Rule 26(f) meeting and assisted in

developing the Case Management Report;

2. A list of the parties in the case, including any parent corporations or

entities (for recusal purposes);

3. A short statement of the nature of the case (3 pages or less), including

a description of each claim and defense;

4. The jurisdictional basis for the case, describing the basis for the

jurisdiction (see the accompanying footnote) and citing specific jurisdictional statutes;1

5. Any parties which have not been served and an explanation of why they

have not been served; and any parties which have been served but have not answered or

otherwise appeared;

6. A statement of whether any party expects to add additional parties to the

case or otherwise to amend pleadings (the Court will set a deadline of not later than 60 days

after the Rule 16 scheduling conference to join parties or amend pleadings);

7. A listing of contemplated motions and a statement of the issues to be

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decided by these motions (including motions under Fed. Rules of Evidence 702, 703, 704,

and 705);

8. Whether the case is suitable for reference to a different United States

magistrate judge for a settlement conference;

9. The status of related cases pending before other courts or other judges

of this Court;

10. A statement of when the parties exchanged Rule 26(a), FED.R.CIV.P.,

initial disclosures;

11. A discussion of any issues relating to disclosure or discovery of

electronically stored information, including the form or forms in which it should be produced

(see Rules 16(b)(5), 26(f)(3));

12. A discussion of any issues relating to claims of privilege or work

product (see Rules 16(b)(6), 26(f)(4));

13. A discussion of necessary discovery, including:

a. The extent, nature, and location of discovery anticipated by the

parties;

b. . Suggested changes, if any, to the discovery limitations imposed

by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

LRCiv. 16.2;

c. The number of hours permitted for each deposition, unless

extended by agreement of the parties.

14. Proposed specific dates for each of the following (deadlines should fall

on a Friday unless impracticable):

a. A deadline for filing motions to amend pleadings and motions

 to join additional parties, if appropriate.

b. Dates for full and complete expert disclosures under Rule

26(a)(2)(A)-(C), FED.R.CIV.P.; 

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 The discovery deadline is the date by which all discovery must be completed. Discovery

requests must be served and depositions noticed sufficiently in advance of this date to ensure

reasonable completion by this deadline, including time to resolve discovery disputes. Absent

extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not entertain discovery disputes after this

deadline. 

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c. A deadline for the completion of fact discovery;2

d. A deadline for filing dispositive motions;

15. Whether a jury trial has been requested and whether the request for a

jury trial is contested (if the request is contested, briefly set forth the reasons);

16. The estimated length of trial and any suggestions for shortening the

 trial;

17. The prospects for settlement, including any request of the Court for

assistance in settlement efforts; and

18. Any other matters that will aid the Court and parties in resolving this

case in a just, speedy, and inexpensive manner as required by Rule 1, FED.R.CIV.P..

The parties shall jointly file the Case Management Report with the Clerk

not less than seven days before the Rule 16 conference. It is the responsibility of Plaintiff(s)

to initiate the Rule 26(f) meeting and, absent an agreement to the contrary, preparation of the

joint Case Management Report. Defendant(s) shall promptly and cooperatively participate

in the Rule 26(f) meeting and assist in preparation of the Case Management Report.

C. Case Management Conference and Order.

The Court directs counsel to Rule 16, FED.R.CIV.P., for the objectives

of the Case Management Conference. Counsel who will be responsible for trial of the

lawsuit for each party shall appear and participate in the Case Management Conference and

shall have authority to enter into stipulations regarding all matters that may be discussed.

A continuance of the Rule 16 conference will be granted only for good cause and will not be

granted beyond the time limit set forth in Rule 16(b), FED.R.CIV.P. 

During or after the Case Management Conference the Court will enter

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a scheduling order. The Court fully intends to enforce the deadlines in the scheduling order.

The parties should plan their litigation activities accordingly.

D. Other Matters.

Counsel for all parties are expected to comply fully with the Federal and

Local Rules of Practice and to minimize the expense of discovery. Counsel should ensure

that all pleadings comply with LRCiv. 7.1 and 7.2.

DATED this 27th day of October, 2008.

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