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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLUID RX, INC., a Delaware

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

GARY W. ROY, an individual;

GARY W. ROY dba GWR SPECIALTY

AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS; ALDOSOFT

ENGINEERING, a company of

unknown origin,

Defendants. _______________________________

GARY W. ROY, an individual;

GARY W. ROY dba GWR SPECIALTY

AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS,

Counter-Claimants,

v.

FLUID RX, INC., a Delaware

corporation; RON SCHORNSTEIN,

an individual; RON MCELROY, an

individual,

Counter-Defendants. 

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Civil No. 06cv1777 LAB(RBB)

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY AND

OTHER PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

(Rule 16, Fed.R.Civ.P.)

(Local Rule 16.1)

Pursuant to rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a

case management conference was held on November 8, 2006. After

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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. All discovery shall be completed by all parties on or

before August 6, 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 services,

notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. All motions for discovery shall be filed no later than

thirty (30) days following the date upon which the event giving

rise to the discovery dispute occurred. For oral discovery, the

event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the completion of the

transcript of the affected portion of the deposition. For written

discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the

service of the response. All interrogatories and document

production requests must be served by June 4, 2007.

2. The parties shall designate their respective case-inchief experts in writing by June 4, 2007. Rebuttal experts shall

be designated on or before June 18, 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 to present evidence pursuant to

Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. This

requirement is not limited to retained experts. The designation(s)

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shall comply with rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure and be accompanied by a written report prepared and

signed by each witness, including in-house or other witnesses

providing expert testimony. Please be advised that failure to

comply with expert discovery 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.

3. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings

or to file additional pleadings shall be filed and heard on or

before May 7, 2007.

4. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before

September 10, 2007. 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 cutoff to calendar the motion. Failure to

timely request a motion date may result in the motion not being

heard.

Questions regarding this case should be directed to the

judge's law clerk. The Court draws the parties' attention to Local

Rule 7.1(e)(4) which requires that the parties allot additional

time for service of motion papers by mail. Papers not complying

with this rule shall not be accepted for filing.

Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any

pending motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length

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without leave of the judge who will hear the motion. No reply

memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of the judge

who will hear the motion.

5. Further settlement conferences shall be held at

appropriate intervals during the course of the litigation in the

chambers of Judge Ruben B. Brooks. A further telephonic settlement

conference shall be held on December 11, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. A

mandatory settlement conference date will be set at one of the

scheduled settlement conferences.

All parties, claims adjusters for insured Defendants and nonlawyer representatives with complete authority to enter into a

binding settlement, as well as the principal attorneys responsible

for the litigation, must be present and legally and factually

prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the mandatory

settlement conference and at all settlement conferences. Retained

outside corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a

corporation as the sole party representative who has the authority

to negotiate and enter into a settlement. Failure to attend or

obtain proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

If Plaintiff is incarcerated in a penal institution or other

facility, the Plaintiff's presence is not required at conferences

before Judge Brooks, and the Plaintiff may participate by

telephone. In that case, defense counsel is to coordinate the

Plaintiff's appearance by telephone.

Confidential written settlement statements for the mandatory

settlement conference shall be lodged directly in the chambers of

Judge Brooks no later than (five court days before the mandatory

settlement conference). The statements need not be filed with the

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Clerk of the Court or served on opposing counsel. The statements

will not become part of the court file and will be returned at the

end of the conference upon request. Written statements may be

lodged with Judge Brooks either by mail or in person. ALL

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD PLAN TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL SETTLEMENT

DISCUSSIONS AND COME PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE AND SETTLE THE CASE ON

TERMS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED.

Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead, the statement should include a neutral factual statement

of the case, identify controlling legal issues, and concisely set

out issues of liability and damages, including any settlement

demands and offers to date and address special and general damages

where applicable.

If appropriate, the Court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

6. Counsel shall make their Pretrial Disclosures required by

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) on or before December 10, 2007. 

7. Counsel may object to Pretrial Disclosures on or before

December 17, 2007. 

8. Despite the requirements of Civil Local Rule 16.1(f),

neither party is required to file Memoranda of Contentions of Fact

and Law at any time. The parties shall instead focus their efforts

on drafting and submitting a proposed pretrial order by the time

and date specified by Local Rule 16.1(f)(7)(b).

9. Counsel shall confer and take the action required by

Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before December 15, 2007. The parties

shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial order. A

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personal meeting between an incarcerated Plaintiff, acting in pro

per, and defense counsel is not required.

At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter

into stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the

triable issues. Counsel shall exchange copies and/or display all

exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment, lists of

witnesses and their addresses including experts who will be called

to testify and written contentions of applicable facts and law. 

The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule

16.1(f)(2)(c). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the

proposed final pretrial conference order.

10. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including

objections to any party's Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) pretrial

disclosures, shall be prepared, served and lodged with the trial

judge on or before December 28, 2007, and shall be in the form

prescribed in and in compliance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 

Counsel shall also bring a court copy of the pretrial order to the

pretrial conference.

11. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the

Honorable Larry A. Burns, United States District Judge, on January

7, 2008, at 11:15 a.m.

12. A post-trial settlement conference before a magistrate

judge may be held within thirty days of verdict in the case.

13. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified

except for good cause shown.

14. 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 the judge who will hear the motion. No reply

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memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without such leave of court. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have

a table of contents and a table of authorities cited.

15. Plaintiff's(s') counsel shall serve a copy of this order

on all parties that enter this case hereafter.

Dated: November 8, 2006

RUBEN B. BROOKS

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: All Parties of Record

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CASE RESOLUTION GUIDELINES

Attendance

All parties and claims adjusters for insured Defendants and

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. Failure to attend or obtain

proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

Case Resolution Conference Briefs

Written statements shall be lodged in the chambers of Judge

Brooks no later than five court days before the scheduled conference. The statements will not become part of the court file and

will be returned at the end of the conference. Written statements

may be submitted on a confidential basis and lodged with

Judge Brooks either by mail or in person.

Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead the statement should include a neutral factual statement of

the case and concisely set out issues of liability and damages,

including any settlement demands and offers to date, and address

special and general damages where applicable.

If appropriate, the court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact

my research attorney, at (619) 557-3404.

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