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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH JANULEWICZ,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 06 CV 1413 H (WMc)

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

vs.

BECHTEL CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Pursuant to Rule 16.1 of the Local Rules, a Case Management Conference was held on October

25, 2006. Marcus Jackson, Esq., appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. Plaintiff failed to appear. Appearing

for Defendant were Charles McCarthy and Thomas McInerny. After consulting with the attorneys of

record for the parties and being advised of the status of the case, and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional pleadings

shall be filed on or before November 22, 2006.

2. The parties shall disclose the identity of their respective experts in writing by March

19, 2007. The date for the disclosure of the identity of rebuttal experts shall be on or before April 2,

2007. The written designations shall include the name, address and telephone number of the expert

and a reasonable summary of the testimony the expert is expected to provide. The list shall also

include the normal rates the expert charges for deposition and trial testimony. The parties must

identify any person who may be used at trial to present evidence pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702,

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703 and 705, respectively. This requirement is not limited to retained experts.

3. On or before May 4, 2007, each party shall comply with the disclosure provisions in

Rule 26(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This disclosure requirement applies to

all persons retained or specifically employed to provide expert testimony or whose duties as an

employee of the part regularly involve the giving of expert testimony.

4. Any party shall supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal evidence

under Rule 26(a)(2)(c) on or before June 1, 2007.

5. Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery

order of the court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed.R.Civ.P.37 including a

prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence.

6. All discovery, including experts, shall be completed by all parties on or before June

29, 2007. "Completed" means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period of time in

advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, taking into account the

times for service, notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel

shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance

with Local Rule 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within 30 days after counsel have met

and conferred and reached an impasse with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event

shall discovery motions be filed more than 30 days after the close of discovery.

7. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on June 11, 2007 at 11:00

a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge William McCurine, Jr. Counsel shall submit settlement

briefs directly to chambers and serve copies on all counsel. Plaintiff's brief shall be submitted to

chambers and served on all counsel no later than June 4, 2007. Defendant's brief shall be submitted

to chambers and served on all counsel no later than June 8, 2007. The briefs shall set forth the

party's statement of the case and the party's settlement position, including the last offer or demand

made by that party and a separate statement of the offer or demand the party is prepared to make at

the Settlement Conference. Settlement Conference briefs shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length, and

shall not include exhibits or attachments. All parties and claims adjusters for insured defendants and

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representatives with complete authority to enter into a binding settlement, as well as the principal

attorney (s) responsible for the litigation, must be present and legally and factually prepared to discuss

and resolve the case at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. Any special arrangements desired

in cases where settlement authority rests with a governing body shall be proposed in advance.

8. All other pretrial motions must be filed so that they may be heard on or before July

23, 2007. (In intellectual property cases, this would include claims construction hearings.) Please be

advised that counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the

judge who will hear the motion. Be further advised that the period of time between the date you

request a motion date and the hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan

accordingly. For example, you should contact the judge's law clerk in advance of the motion cut-off

to calendar the motion. Failure to make a timely request a motion date may result in the motion not

being heard.

9. Counsel shall file their Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law and take any other

action required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (2) on or before July 30, 2007.

10. Counsel shall comply with the Pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) on or before July 30, 2007 .

11. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (4) on or before

August 6, 2007.

12. Objections to Pre-trial disclosures shall be filed no later than August 13, 2007.

13. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (6) shall

be prepared, served, and lodged on or before August 13, 2007.

14. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of Judge Marilyn L. Huff

on August 20, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. A trial date will be given at the Pretrial Conference.

15. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held within 30 days

of verdict in the case.

16. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause shown.

17. Dates and times for hearings on motions should be approved by the Court's clerk before

notice of hearing is served.

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18. Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall not

exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of a district court judge. No reply memorandum

shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. Briefs and memoranda exceeding

ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents and a table of authorities cited.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 25, 2006

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

CC: 

HON. MARILYN L. HUFF, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

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