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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TED GAINES and ROBERT WIITALA,

NO. CIV. S-07-0248 FCD/GGH

Plaintiffs,

v. STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ORDER

MICHAEL JOHANNS, et al.,

Defendants.

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After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the court makes the following orders:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave

of court, good cause having been shown.

II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of

court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P.16 (b); Johnson v. Mammoth

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Plaintiffs’ allege jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. sections 701-706. Defendants contest

subject matter jurisdiction. Venue is under 28 U.S.C. section 1391(e) and is uncontested.

IV. DISCOVERY

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(E)(i) exempts actions under the Administrative Procedure Act

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(APA) from initial disclosure requirements which includes the development of a proposed

discovery plan. The administrative record will be filed with court by the defendants no later than

September 7, 2007. Any motions to compel supplements to the record will be filed no later than

October 18, 2007. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

Defendants shall assert their jurisdictional defenses in a preliminary motion pursuant to

Local Rule 78-230 and the court sets the following briefing schedule: 

Defendants Motion: May 25, 2007

Plaintiffs Opposition: June 15, 2007

Defendants Reply: June 29, 2007

Hearing date: July 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom #2.

If the Court finds jurisdiction is proper the court sets the following briefing schedule for

cross motions: 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment on the Record: November 2, 2007

Defendants’ Consolidated Opposition and Cross motion: November 23, 2007

Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Reply and Opposition: December 7, 2007

Defendants’ Reply: December 21, 2007

Motion hearing: January 11, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom #2.

The court places a page limit of twenty (20) pages on all initial moving papers, twenty

(20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. All requests for page limit increases

must be made through the courtroom deputy clerk at least fourteen (14) days prior to the filing of

the motion.

For the court’s convenience, citations to Supreme Court cases should include parallel

citations to the Supreme Court Reporter.

VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

No settlement conference is currently scheduled. A settlement conference may be set at

the time of the Final Pretrial Conference or at an earlier time at the parties’ request. In the event

that an earlier settlement conference date is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in

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writing. If the case will be tried to a jury, all parties should be prepared to advise the court

whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting as settlement judge and waive disqualification

by virtue thereof.

Counsel, except for Counsel for the United States, are instructed to have a principal with

full settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle

the matter on any terms. At least seven (7) calendar days before the Settlement Conference,

counsel for each party shall submit to the chambers of the settlement judge a confidential

Settlement Conference Statement. Such statements are neither to be filed with the Clerk nor

served on opposing counsel. Each party, however, shall serve notice on all other parties that the

statement has been submitted. If the settlement judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement

Conference Statement shall not be disclosed to the trial judge.

VII. OTHER MATTERS

On February 5, 2007, Abigail R. Kimbell replaced Dale N. Bosworth as Chief of the

Forest Service. The court orders that Ms. Kimbell be substituted in as defendant for Mr.

Bosworth. 

VIII. MODIFICATION OF STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court

upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation alone does not

constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or

counsel does not constitute good cause.

IX. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless objections

are filed within ten (10) court days of service of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 18, 2007

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