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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KINAYA HEWLETT, on behalf of 

herself and all others 

similarly situated,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CONSOLIDATED WORLD TRAVEL, 

INC. d/b/a HOLIDAY CRUISE 

LINE,

 Defendant.

Civ. No. 2:16-713 WBS AC

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

A hearing was held on defendant’s motion to dismiss on 

August 22, 2016. (Docket Nos. 17, 30.) Annick Persinger

appeared as counsel for plaintiff, and Roy Taub appeared as 

counsel for defendant. Following the hearing and having denied 

defendant’s motion to dismiss, the court hereby enters this 

Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

The named defendant has been served, and no further 

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service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having 

been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).

II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

Plaintiff may file an amended complaint to add

additional defendants by no later than October 21, 2016. 

Thereafter, no further joinder of parties or amendments to 

pleadings will be permitted except with leave of court, good 

cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

16(b). See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 

(9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon federal question 

jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, because plaintiff brings this 

action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 

§ 227 et seq. Venue is undisputed and is hereby found to be 

proper.

IV. DISCOVERY

The parties shall serve the initial disclosures 

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) by no later 

than September 21, 2016.

The parties shall disclose experts and produce reports 

in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) by no 

later than July 31, 2017. With regard to expert testimony 

intended solely for rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed 

and reports produced in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(a)(2) no later than September 12, 2017.

All discovery, including depositions for preservation 

of testimony, is left open, save and except that it shall be so 

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conducted as to be completed by October 16, 2017. The word 

“completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted so 

that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relevant to 

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if 

necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has 

been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on 

the Magistrate Judge’s calendar in accordance with the Local 

Rules of this court and so that such motions may be heard (and 

any resulting orders obeyed) not later than October 16, 2017.

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

Plaintiff’s motion for class certification shall be 

filed on or before March 28, 2017. Defendant shall file an 

opposition to plaintiff’s motion on or before May 2, 2017, and 

plaintiff shall file a reply on or before May 23, 2017. 

Plaintiff’s motion shall be noticed for a hearing date of May 30, 

2017.

All other motions, except motions for continuances, 

temporary restraining orders, or other emergency applications, 

shall be filed on or before November 7, 2017. Those motions 

shall be noticed for the next available hearing date. Counsel

are cautioned to refer to the Local Rules regarding the 

requirements for noticing and opposing such motions on the 

court’s regularly scheduled law and motion calendar.

VI. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for January 2, 

2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5. The conference shall be 

attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the 

trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties. 

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Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for 

trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters 

remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for 

oral testimony. Counsel shall file separate pretrial statements, 

and are referred to Local Rules 281 and 282 relating to the 

contents of and time for filing those statements. In addition to 

those subjects listed in Local Rule 281(b), the parties are to 

provide the court with: (1) a plain, concise statement which 

identifies every non-discovery motion which has been made to the 

court, and its resolution; (2) a list of the remaining claims as 

against each defendant; and (3) the estimated number of trial 

days.

In providing the plain, concise statements of 

undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by 

Local Rule 281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the claims 

that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively pled 

defenses thereto. If the case is to be tried to a jury, the 

parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case, 

which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.

VII. TRIAL SETTING

The jury trial is set for February 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. 

in Courtroom No. 5. The parties estimate that the jury trial 

will last one week.

VIII. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the 

Pretrial Conference. 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.

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Counsel 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 calendar days before the Settlement Conference, counsel for 

each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference 

Statement for review by the settlement judge. If the settlement 

judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference 

Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be disclosed 

to the trial judge.

IX. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this 

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the date of the 

trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

All requests to change the trial date shall be heard and decided 

only by the undersigned judge.

Dated: August 23, 2016

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