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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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Case No. 14-CV-02989-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

WILLIAM PHILIPS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-CV-02989-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Adam Levitt; Roland Tellis

Defendant’s Attorney: Amir Nassihi

A case management conference was held on July 9, 2015. A further case management 

conference is set for October 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint case 

management statement by October 21, 2015.

Defendant indicated its intent to move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint or portions thereof 

on theories of primary jurisdiction and mootness. Defendant shall do so in one motion to dismiss 

with no page limit extensions.

The parties are limited to three Daubert motions per side at the class certification stage and 

two Daubert motions per side at the summary judgment stage. At both stages, the motions shall 

not exceed five (5) pages in length, the oppositions shall not exceed five (5) pages in length, and

the replies shall not exceed three (3) pages in length.

Each side may file one dispositive motion in the entire case.

The parties are limited to seven (7) motions in limine per side. Motions shall not exceed 

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three (3) pages in length, and oppositions shall not exceed three (3) pages in length. There will be 

no replies.

The Court set the following case schedule:

Scheduled Event Dates

Last Day to Amend the Pleadings/Add Parties September 4, 2015

Deadline to File Answer August 7, 2015

Further CMC October 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

Fact Discovery Cutoff February 1, 2016

Last Day to File Class Certification Motion March 1, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Opening Expert Reports March 1, 2016 

Opposition to Class Certification Motion April 26, 2016

Defendant’s Opening Expert Reports April 26, 2016 

Class Certification Reply June 21, 2016

Plaintiffs’ Rebuttal Expert Reports June 21, 2016 

Expert Discovery Cutoff July 12, 2016 

Class Certification Hearing July 21, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions/Daubert Motions September 8, 2016 

Oppositions to Dispositive Motions/Daubert Motions October 6, 2016 

Replies to Dispositive Motions/Daubert Motions October 27, 2016 

Hearing on Dispositive Motions December 1, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. 

Deadline to Exchange Expert/Witness Lists January 19, 2017 

Deadline to File Motions in Limine January 19, 2017 

Oppositions to Motions in Limine January 23, 2017 

Final Pretrial Conference February 2, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. 

Jury Trial February 27, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. 

Length of Trial 9 days 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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