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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK 

INDIANS, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

CESAR CABALLERO, 

Defendant.

No. 2:08-cv-3133 KJM AC 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

 On December 14, 2015, this case was remanded to this court from the Ninth Circuit Court 

of Appeals. Following remand, the previously assigned district judge recused and the case was 

reassigned to this judge who, on August 18, 2016, held a scheduling conference. Ian Barker 

appeared for plaintiff; Charles Alfonzo appeared for defendant.

 Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Status Report filed on August 11, 2016, and discussed 

a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, 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.

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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 

 Jurisdiction is predicated upon 15 U.S.C. §§ 1121, 1125(a) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1367.

Jurisdiction and venue are not disputed. 

IV. MEDIATION 

 The parties are interested in a court-convened settlement/mediation before a judge or 

mediator familiar with the law applicable to tribal matters. This court has conferred with the 

Ninth Circuit’s Mediation Office, which has the required expertise and is available to assist with 

mediation of the case. This case therefore is REFERRED to the Ninth Circuit for mediation. The 

Ninth Circuit Mediator will contact counsel shortly to set up an initial phone call. 

V. INITIAL DISCLOSURES 

 The parties shall update initial disclosures within thirty (30) days of completion of 

mediation, if the case does not settle. 

VI. SUPPLEMENTING RECORD AND ADDITIONAL MOTIONS FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

On remand, the Ninth Circuit left it to the district court’s discretion whether to allow the 

parties “to supplement the record and file additional motions for summary judgment, as to both 

trademark and cybersquatting claims.” Ninth Cir. Mem. Order at 6, ECF 303. The parties shall 

file any briefing regarding whether the court should allow supplementation of the record and the 

filing of additional motions for summary judgment within sixty (60) days of completion of 

mediation, if the case does not settle. 

VII. 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

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

counsel does not constitute good cause. 

 The assigned magistrate judge is authorized to modify only discovery dates to the extent 

any such modification does not impact the balance of the schedule of the case.

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

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

are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 8, 2016. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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