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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAZELL MALLORY

Plaintiff, No. C-14-02297EDL

v. CASE MANAGEMENT

AND PRETRIAL ORDER 

FOR COURT TRIAL

FRIENDLY CAB COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Following the Case Management Conference held on January 13, 2015, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED THAT:

A further case management conference is set for April 28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. before Magistrate

Judge Laporte in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San

Francisco, California.

An updated joint case management conference statement shall be filed no later than April 21, 2015.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the following case

management and pretrial order is entered:

1. TRIAL DATE

a. Court trial shall begin on December 14, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom E, 15th

Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Should a daily

transcript and/or realtime reporting be desired, the parties shall make arrangements with Debra

Campbell, Court Reporter Supervisor, at (415) 522-2079 or Debra_Campbell@cand.uscourts.gov, at

least 14 days prior to the trial date. 

b. The length of the trial will be not more than 2 days.

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2. DISCOVERY

a. All non-expert discovery shall be completed no later than July 15, 2015. There

will be no further non-expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good cause

shown. Motions to compel non-expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained in Civil

Local Rule 37-3. 

b. Initial expert disclosures shall be made no later than September 8, 2015. Rebuttal

expert disclosures shall be made no later than September 22, 2015. All treating physicians who will

provide opinion testimony beyond that which can be provided by a lay person must be disclosed as

expert witnesses, but they need not prepare expert reports unless ordered to do so by the Court.

c. All expert discovery shall be completed no later than October 6, 2015. There will

be no further expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good cause shown.

Motions to compel expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained in Civil Local Rule

37-3. 

d. Rule 26(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires all parties to

supplement or correct their initial disclosures, expert disclosures, pretrial disclosures, and responses to

discovery requests under the circumstances itemized in that Rule, and when ordered by the Court. The

Court expects that the parties will supplement and/or correct their disclosures promptly when required

under that Rule, without the need for a request from opposing counsel. In addition to the general

requirements of Rule 26(e)(1), the parties will supplement and/or correct all previously made

disclosures and discovery responses 28 days before the fact discovery cutoff date. 

e. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b), telephone conferences are available to resolve

disputes during a discovery event, such as a deposition, where the resolution during the event likely

would result in substantial savings of expense or time.

f. Privilege logs. If a party withholds information that is responsive to a discovery

request, and is otherwise discoverable under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by claiming that it

is privileged, or protected from discovery under the attorney work product doctrine or any other

protective doctrine (including, but not limited to, privacy rights), that party shall prepare a "privilege

log" (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5)) setting forth the privilege relied upon and specifying separately for each

document or for each category of similarly situated documents:

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1. The name and job title or capacity of the author;

2. The name and job title or capacity of each recipient;

3. The date the document was prepared and, if different, the date(s)

on which it was sent to or shared with persons other than its

author(s);

4. The title and description of the document;

5. The subject matter addressed in the document;

6. The purpose(s) for which it was prepared or communicated; and

7. The specific basis for the claim that it is privileged.

The privilege log will be produced as quickly as possible, but no later than 14 days after the

discovery responses are due (in a rolling production, 14 days after each set of documents is produced),

unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise in a particular case.

g. In responding to requests for documents and materials under Rule 34 of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all parties shall affirmatively state in a written response served on all

other parties the full extent to which they will produce materials and shall, promptly after the

production, confirm in writing that they have produced all such materials so described that are locatable

after a diligent search of all locations at which such materials might plausibly exist.

3. MOTIONS

The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to join other parties shall be

January 30, 2015.

 The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to amend the pleadings shall

be January 30, 2015.

The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be September 8, 2015. Dispositive motions

shall be served and filed no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Briefing

shall be in compliance with Civil Local Rule 7-3.

4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

The parties shall engage in a settlement conference conducted by a magistrate judge in March

2015 or as soon thereafter as possible.

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5. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A pretrial conference shall be held on November 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in

Courtroom E, 15th Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by lead counsel who will try the

case. The timing of disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and other pretrial

disclosures shall be governed by this order.

b. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, lead counsel

shall meet and confer regarding:

(1) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement;

(2) Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged

pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and

(3) Settlement of the action.

c. At least twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel and/or parties

shall:

 (1) Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial disclosures

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as well as the following 

supplemental information:

(a) The Action.

(i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance of

claims and defenses which remain to be decided.

(ii) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed,

particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as

witnesses, documents or other evidentiary material to be

presented concerning the amount of those damages.

(b) The Factual Basis of the Action.

(i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant

facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will

stipulate for incorporation into the trial record without the

necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits.

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(ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all

disputed factual issues which remain to be decided.

(iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of

the action may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts.

(iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed

for pretrial or trial purposes.

(c) Disputed Legal Issues.

Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each disputed

point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes and

decisions, and any procedural or evidentiary issues.

(d) Trial Preparation.

(i) Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses disclosed

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3)(A), a brief

statement describing the substance of the testimony to be given.

(ii) Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number of hours

needed for the presentation of each party's case, indicating

possible reductions in time through proposed stipulations, agreed

statements of facts, or expedited means of presenting testimony

and exhibits.

(iii) Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts from discovery

that the parties intend to present at trial, other than solely for

impeachment or rebuttal, from depositions specifying the witness

page and line references, from interrogatory answers, or from

responses to requests for admission.

(e) Trial Alternatives and Options.

(i) Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the status of

settlement negotiations and indicating whether further

negotiations are likely to be productive.

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(ii) Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested or proposed

amendments to pleadings or dismissals of parties, claims or

defenses.

(iii) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether

bifurcation or a separate trial of specific issues is feasible and

desired.

(f) Miscellaneous.

Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or material to its just,

speedy and inexpensive determination.

 (2) Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion regarding the

qualifications or testimony of any expert witness), excerpts from discovery that

will be offered at trial (including a copy of the deposition testimony or

admission), and joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The

findings of fact shall set forth in simple, declarative sentences, separately

numbered, all factual contentions relied upon by the party in support of its claims

for relief and shall be free of pejorative language and argument. Counsel shall

submit separately their disputed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Counsel

shall deliver to chambers a copy of their proposed findings of fact and

conclusions of law on a computer diskette compatible with WordPerfect 6.1, 7,

8, 9 or 10 or 8.0 for Windows.

 (3) Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and experience for each

expert witness;

 (4) Serve and file a list of each party's exhibits by numbers 1-500 (plaintiff) or

numbers 750-1250 (defendant), including a brief statement describing the

substance and purpose of each exhibit and the name of the sponsoring witness;

 (5) Exchange exhibits which shall be prepared (plaintiff shall use numbers 1-500;

defendant shall use numbers 750-1250) and tabbed. Exhibits shall be three-hole

punched and shall be submitted in binders. Each exhibit shall be marked on the

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front page or on the back of the last page with the information contained in

Exhibit A to this Order; and

 (6) The two sets of premarked exhibits shall be for Court use only. The parties shall

bring a third set of their trial exhibits to trial to present to witnesses.

No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief that is not

disclosed in its pretrial statement, exchanged with opposing counsel, and delivered to the Court, by the

above deadline, without leave of the Court and for good cause.

d. At least ten (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, after meeting and conferring

in a good faith attempt to resolve any objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and file: (1) any

objections to exhibits or to use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any objections to nonexpert witnesses; (3) any opposition to a motion in limine. No replies shall be filed.

e. All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial conference. 

6. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed

only by the initials "EDL." One copy must be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers' copies

shall be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. In addition, all

motions in limine, trial briefs, and findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be accompanied by a

diskette containing a copy of the document formatted in WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8, 9 or 10 (Windows) or

8.0 (Windows).

Dated: January 15, 2015 ________________________________

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Chief Magistrate Judge 

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