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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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08-CV-345 WQH (WMc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAHMOUD ALAGHA,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAUL PIERRE, DISTRICT DIRECTOR

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND

IMMIGRATION SERVICES, et al.

Defendants. 

 

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Case No. 08-CV-345 WQH (WMc)

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR

TELEPHONIC EARLY NEUTRAL

EVALUATION CONFERENCE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a TELEPHONIC Early Neutral

Evaluation of your case will be held on May 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.

Defendants’ counsel is ordered to contact Plaintiff’s counsel on

the day and at the time indicated above and then initiate a JOINT

call to the Court at (619) 557-6624. Absent extraordinary

circumstances, requests for continuances will not be considered

unless submitted in writing no less than fourteen (14) days prior

to the scheduled conference.

Pursuant to Local Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the

United States District Court for the Southern District of

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California, all counsel shall be prepared to discuss the claims and

defenses, and shall be legally and factually prepared to discuss

and resolve the case during the Early Neutral Evaluation

conference. 

Requests to be excused for extraordinary circumstances must be

in writing and received by the Court at least fourteen (14) days

prior to the conference. Failure of required counsel to appear

will be cause for the imposition of sanctions. Sanctions will

include, but are not limited to, the attorney's fees and costs of

the other parties in the case. In addition, the conference will

not proceed and will be reset to another date. All conference

discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged, and

confidential.

Counsel for any non-English speaking parties is responsible

for arranging for the appearance of an interpreter at the

conference.

In cases where a party is incarcerated at the time of the

scheduled conference, arrangements will be made for the

incarcerated party to appear telephonically.

The parties are required to lodge a short Early Neutral

Evaluation Conference Statement about the case on a confidential

basis no later than May 22, 2008.

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to

this case. All discovery shall be stayed until after the Rule

26(f) conference, unless otherwise permitted by Rule 26(f) or court

order. 

In the event the case does not settle during the Early Neutral

Evaluation Conference, the parties shall be prepared to discuss the

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following matters at the conclusion of the conference:

1. Any anticipated objections under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 26(a)(1)(E) to the initial disclosure provisions of

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(A-D);

2. The scheduling of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(f) conference;

3. The date of initial disclosure and the date for lodging

the discovery plan following the Rule 26(f) conference; and

4. The scheduling of a Case Management Conference pursuant

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).

Plaintiff's counsel shall give written notice of the Early

Neutral Evaluation Conference to parties responding to the

complaint after April 28, 2008.

Questions regarding this case may be directed to the

Magistrate Judge's law clerk at (619) 557-6624.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 28, 2008

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

COPY TO:

HONORABLE WILLIAM Q. HAYES, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO TRIAL

BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 28 U.S.C. §

636(c), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF

THIS DISTRICT MAY, UPON THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES, ON FORM 1A

AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, CONDUCT ANY OR ALL PROCEEDINGS,

INCLUDING A JURY OR NON-JURY TRIAL, AND ORDER THE ENTRY OF A

FINAL JUDGMENT. COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR OBTAINING THE CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES, SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO

CONSENT.

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOUR DECISION TO CONSENT OR

NOT TO CONSENT IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY AND SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED

SOLELY TO THE CLERK OF COURT. ONLY IF ALL PARTIES CONSENT WILL

THE JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO WHOM THE CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED

BE INFORMED OF YOUR DECISION.

JUDGMENTS OF THE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGES ARE

APPEALABLE TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS

STATUTE AND THE FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE.

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