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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN RIGO, on behalf of himself and all

others similarly situated doing business as

Altered Air,

Civil No. 11-cv-64-MMA (POR)

Plaintiff, SCHEDULING ORDER REGULATING

DISCOVERY AND OTHER PRETRIAL

v. PROCEEDINGS

KASON INDUSTRIES, INC., PETER A.

KATZ, COMPONENT HARDWARE

GROUP, INC., THOMAS CARR, and DOES

1-10,

Defendants.

On December 7, 2011, the Court held a Case Management Conference. Appearing before

the Court were: Alan Mansfield, Esq., Will Crowder, Esq., and Chris Jennings, Esq., counsel for

Plaintiff; Chris Casamassima, Esq., and Andrew Dustin, Esq., counsel for Defendant Component

Hardware Group; Joshua Mayes, Esq., Richard Valdez, Esq., and James McGibbon, Esq., counsel

for Defendants Kason Industries and Peter Katz; and Doug Tween, Esq., counsel for Defendant

Thomas Carr. After 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. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional

pleadings shall be filed on or before January 23, 2012.

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2. Plaintiff shall file a motion for class certification on or before May 7, 2012. The

parties shall obtain a briefing schedule for that motion from the Honorable Michael M. Anello’s

chambers.

3. Each class certification expert witness designated by Plaintiff shall prepare a written

report to be provided to all other parties no later than May 7, 2012, containing the information

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A) and (B).

4. Each class certification expert witness designated by Defendant shall prepare a

written report containing the information required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A)

and (B) and provide it to all other parties no later than the date Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiff’s

motion for class certification is due.

5. All discovery that relates to class certification shall be completed on or before July 9,

2012. “Completed” means that all discovery under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30-36 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 service, notice, and response as set forth in the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. All disputes concerning discovery shall be brought to the attention of this

Court no later than thirty days following the date upon which the event giving rise to the discovery

dispute occurred. Counsel shall meet and confer pursuant to the requirements of Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26 and Local Rule 26.1(a) before contacting the Court regarding discovery disputes.

If depositions cover both class certification and the merits, they shall go forward on both

issues. The parties shall conduct only one deposition of each witness.

6. A Case Management Conference shall be held on August 31, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. for

the purpose of scheduling all further dates. The conference shall be telephonic, with attorneys only. 

Plaintiff’s counsel shall arrange and initiate the call.

7. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause

shown. However, if the dates set in this order do not conform with Judge Anello’s briefing schedule

for Plaintiff’s motion for class certification, the parties shall contact the Court immediately.

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8. Counsel for Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order on any parties that enter this case

hereafter.

DATED: December 12, 2011

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Michael M. Anello

All parties

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