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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MESA UNDERWRITERS SPECIALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BLACKBOARD INSURANCE 

SPECIALTY COMPANY, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 18-cv-04410-YGR 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND 

PRETRIAL ORDER 

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

The Court hereby sets the following trial and pretrial dates: 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULE 

REFERRED TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE THOMAS S.

HIXSON FOR MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE TO BE COMPLETED BY: 

March 16, 2020 

LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND 

PLEADINGS: 

Only with court approval or good cause by 

motions under FRCP Rule 16(b)(4) 

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: February 14, 2020 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT REPORTS: 

ALL EXPERTS, RETAINED AND NON-RETAINED 

MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN REPORTS COMPLIANT 

WITH FRCP 26(A)(2)(B): 

Opening: January 31, 2020 

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: February 14, 2020 

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT: March 13, 2020 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. 

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH: Monday, April 13, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. for 1-

2 day 

(Bench Trial) 

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Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases at Section 2, trial counsel shall meet 

and confer in advance of the Pretrial Conference. 

 The parties must comply with both the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases and Standing 

Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures. All 

Standing Orders are available on the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 18, 2019 

______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS 

United States District Judge 

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