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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

MICHAEL J. BOND and LISA GREEN

BOND,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTRY COACH, INC., HOLLAND

MOTOR HOMES, and DOES 1 through

10, inclusive,

Defendants. 

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Case No. 07cv0744-BTM (BLM)

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY AND

OTHER PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 16) 

(Local Rule 16.1)

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 26)

Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a

telephonic Case Management Conference was held on June 28, 2007 at 1:30

p.m. 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 August 31,

2007.

2. Each party shall serve on all opposing parties a list of

experts, whom that party expects to call at trial, on or before

September 28, 2007. Each party may supplement its designation in

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response to the other party’s designation no later than October 12,

2007. Expert designations shall include the name, address, and

telephone number of each expert and a reasonable summary of the

testimony the expert is expected to provide. The list shall also

include the normal rates the expert charges for deposition and trial

testimony.

The parties must identify any person who may be used at trial to

present evidence pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Federal Rules

of Evidence. This requirement is not limited to retained experts.

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any

other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided

for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction

of experts or other designated matters in evidence.

3. All expert disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)

shall be served on all parties on or before November 16, 2007. Any

contradictory or rebuttal information shall be disclosed on or before

November 30, 2007. In addition, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1) imposes a duty

on the parties to supplement the expert disclosures made pursuant to

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by the time that pretrial disclosures are

due under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) (discussed below). 

The parties are advised to consult with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)

regarding expert disclosures. Such disclosures shall include an expert

report, all supporting materials, a complete statement of all opinions

to be expressed and the basis and reasons therefor, the data or other

information considered by the expert in forming the opinions, any

exhibits to be used as a summary of or support for the opinions, the

qualifications of the witness including a list of all publications

authored by the witness within the preceding ten years, the compensation

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to be paid for the study and testimony, and a list of other cases in

which the witness has testified as an expert at trial or by deposition

within the preceding four years.

This disclosure requirement applies to all persons retained or

specially employed to provide expert testimony, or whose duties as an

employee of the party regularly involve the giving of expert testimony.

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any

other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided

for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction

of experts or other designated matters in evidence.

4. All discovery, other than expert discovery, shall be completed

by all parties on or before January 14, 2008. All expert discovery,

shall be completed by all parties on or before February 4, 2008.

"Completed" means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, 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.

Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with

regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Civil Local Rules

16.5(k) and 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within thirty

(30) days after counsel have met and conferred and reached an impasse

with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event shall

discovery motions be filed more than sixty (60) days after the date upon

which the event giving rise to the discovery dispute occurred. For oral

discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the

completion of the transcript of the affected portion of the deposition.

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For written discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute

is either the service of the response, or, if no response was served,

the initial date the response was due. In addition, all discovery

motions must be filed within thirty (30) days after the close of

discovery.

5. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before March

3, 2008. Motions will not be heard or calendared unless counsel for the

moving party has obtained a motion hearing date from the law clerk of

the judge who will hear the motion. Be advised that the parties must

file their moving papers within three (3) days of receiving their motion

hearing date from the Court. Failure to timely request a motion date

may result in the motion not being heard. Motions will not be heard

unless you have obtained a date from the judge's law clerk.

Questions regarding this case should be directed to the judge's law

clerk. The Court draws the parties' attention to Local Rule 7.1(e)(4)

which requires that the parties allot additional time for service of

motion papers by mail. Papers not complying with this rule shall not

be accepted for filing.

Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending

motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave

of the judge who will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall exceed

ten (10) pages without leave of the judge who will hear the motion.

6. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on

September 26, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge

Barbara L. Major located at 940 Front Street, Suite 5140, San Diego, CA

92101. All discussions at the Mandatory Settlement Conference will be

informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential. Counsel for any

non-English speaking party is responsible for arranging for the

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 "Full settlement authority" means that the individuals at the settlement

conference must be authorized to explore settlement options fully and to agree at that

time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Joseph

Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989). The person needs to have "unfettered

discretion and authority" to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v.

Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring

a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference contemplates that

the person's view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Id.

at 486. A limited or a sum certain of authority is not adequate. See Nick v. Morgan's

Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 595-97 (8th Cir. 2001).

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appearance of an interpreter at the conference.

a. Personal Appearance of Parties Required: All parties,

adjusters for insured defendants, and other representatives of a party

having full and complete authority to enter into a binding settlement,

as well as the principal attorneys responsible for the litigation, must

be present in person and legally and factually prepared to discuss

settlement of the case. Counsel appearing without their clients

(whether or not counsel has been given settlement authority) will be

cause for immediate imposition of sanctions and may also result in the

immediate termination of the conference.

Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, persons required to

attend the conference pursuant to this Order shall not be excused from

personal attendance. Requests for excuse from attendance for extraordinary circumstances shall be made in writing at least seventy-two (72)

hours prior to the conference. Failure to appear in person at the

Mandatory Settlement Conference will be grounds for sanctions.

b. Full Settlement Authority Required: In addition to

counsel who will try the case, a party or party representative with full

settlement authority1 must be present for the conference. In the case

of a corporate entity, an authorized representative of the corporation

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who is not retained outside counsel must be present and must have

discretionary authority to commit the company to pay an amount up to the

amount of the Plaintiff's prayer (excluding punitive damages prayers).

The purpose of this requirement is to have representatives present who

can settle the case during the course of the conference without

consulting a superior. Counsel for a government entity may be excused

from this requirement so long as the government attorney who attends the

Mandatory Settlement Conference (1) has primary responsibility for

handling the case, and (2) may negotiate settlement offers which the

attorney is willing to recommend to the government official having

ultimate settlement authority.

c. Confidential Settlement Statements Required: No later

than September 19, 2007, the parties shall submit directly to Magistrate

Judge Major's chambers confidential settlement statements no more than

five (5) pages in length. These confidential statements shall not be

filed or served on opposing counsel. Each party's confidential

statement must include the following:

(i) A brief description of the case, the claims and/or

counterclaims asserted, and the applicable defenses or position

regarding the asserted claims;

(ii) A specific and current demand or offer for

settlement addressing all relief or remedies sought. If a specific

demand or offer for settlement cannot be made at the time the brief is

submitted, then the reasons therefore must be stated along with a

statement as to when the party will be in a position to state a demand

or make an offer; and

(iii) A brief description of any previous settlement

negotiations, mediation sessions, or mediation efforts.

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General statements that a party will "negotiate in good faith" is

not a specific demand or offer contemplated by this Order. It is

assumed that all parties will negotiate in good faith.

d. Requests to Continue a Mandatory Settlement Conference:

Any request to continue the Mandatory Settlement Conference or request

for relief from any of the provisions or requirements of this Order must

be sought by a written ex parte application. The application must (1)

be supported by a declaration of counsel setting forth the reasons and

justifications for the relief requested, (2) confirm compliance with

Civil Local Rule 26.1, and (3) report the position of opposing counsel

or any unrepresented parties subject to the Order. Absent extraordinary

circumstances, requests for continuances will not be considered unless

submitted in writing no less than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled

conference.

If the case is settled in its entirety before the scheduled date

of the conference, counsel and any unrepresented parties must still

appear in person, unless a written joint motion confirming the complete

settlement of the case is submitted no less than twenty-four (24) hours

before the scheduled conference.

7. The parties must comply with the pretrial disclosure

requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) no later than June 11, 2008.

The parties should consult Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) for the substance

of the required disclosures.

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any

other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided

for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction

of designated matters in evidence.

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8. No Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law are to be filed

except in a bench trial. In that case, counsel shall serve on each

other and file with the Clerk of the Court their Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law in compliance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(2) on or

before June 11, 2008.

9. Counsel shall meet and confer regarding the contents of the

pretrial order on or before June 18, 2008. 

10. Counsel shall comply with the attached Order Setting Form of

Pretrial Order in preparing the pretrial order.

11. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including

written objections, if any, to any party's Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3)

pretrial disclosures, shall be prepared, served, and submitted to the

Clerk's Office on or before June 25, 2008. Such objections shall comply

with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3). Please be advised

that the failure to file written objections to a party's pretrial

disclosures may result in the waiver of such objections, with the

exception of those made pursuant to Rules 402 (relevance) and 403

(prejudice, confusion or waste of time) of the Federal Rules of

Evidence.

12. The final pretrial conference is scheduled on the calendar of

the Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz on July 2, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. The

trial date will be assigned by Judge Moskowitz at the pretrial 

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conference.

13. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified

except for good cause shown.

14. Plaintiff's(s') counsel shall serve a copy of this order on

all parties that enter this case hereafter.

DATED: June 29, 2007

BARBARA L. MAJOR

United States Magistrate Judge 

COPY TO: 

HONORABLE BARRY TED MOSKOWITZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL COUNSEL

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL J. BOND and LISA GREEN

BOND,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTRY COACH, INC., HOLLAND

MOTOR HOMES, and DOES 1 through

10, inclusive,

Defendants. 

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Civil No. 07cv0744-BTM (BLM)

ORDER SETTING FORM 

OF PRETRIAL ORDER

In order to identify the claims to be tried and eliminate delay and

surprise at trial, the Court enters the following pretrial order

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16. This order replaces the requirements

under Local Rule 16.1(f)(2). No Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and

Law are to be filed except in a bench trial.

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The parties shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial

order containing the following:

1. A statement to be read to the jury, not in excess of one page,

of the nature of the case and the claims and defenses.

2. A list of the causes of action to be tried, referenced to the

Complaint and Counterclaim. For each cause of action, the order shall

succinctly list the elements of the claim, damages and any defenses.

A cause of action in the Complaint or Counterclaim which is not listed

shall be dismissed with prejudice.

3(a). A list of each witness that counsel actually expects to

call at trial with a brief statement, not exceeding four sentences, of

the substance of the witnesses' testimony.

3(b). A list of expert witness(es) that counsel actually

expects to call at trial with a brief statement, not exceeding four

sentences, of the substance of the expert witnesses' testimony.

3(c). A list of additional witnesses including experts that

counsel do not expect to call at this time but reserve the right to call

at trial along with a brief statement, not exceeding four sentences, of

the substance of the witnesses' testimony.

4(a). A list of all exhibits that counsel actually expect to

offer at trial with a one-sentence description of the exhibit.

4(b). A list of all other exhibits that counsel do not expect

to offer at this time but reserve the right to offer if necessary at

trial with a one-sentence description of the exhibit.

5. A statement of all facts to which the parties stipulate. This

statement shall be on a separate page and will be read to and provided

to the jury. The parties are directed to meet with the assigned

magistrate judge to work out as many stipulations of fact as possible.

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6. A list of all deposition transcripts by page and line, or

video tape depositions by section, that will be offered at trial. The

proponent of the deposition shall prepare a copy of all portions to be

read or played to the jury.

7. The parties shall prepare proposed jury instructions (if trial

by jury) on the substantive claims, damages and defenses. One set of

proposed instructions shall be given to the court. If the parties

disagree on an instruction, the alternative instructions shall be

submitted.

8. The parties shall prepare a proposed jury verdict form.

The Court encourages the parties to consult with the assigned

magistrate judge to work out any problems in preparation of the proposed

pretrial order. The Court will entertain any questions concerning the

conduct of the trial at the pretrial conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 29, 2007

BARBARA L. MAJOR

United States Magistrate Judge

COPY TO: 

HONORABLE BARRY TED MOSKOWITZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL COUNSEL

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