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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NICHOLAS SMITH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN,

Defendant.

Case No. 5:13-cv-03942-EJD 

PRETRIAL ORDER (JURY)

The above-entitled action is scheduled for a Trial Setting Conference on July 16, 2015. 

Based on the parties’ Joint Trial Setting Conference Statement, the court has determined an 

appearance is unnecessary at this time. Accordingly, the Trial Setting Conference is VACATED 

and the parties are ordered to comply with the following schedule.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to ADR Local Rule 7-2, this action is 

REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins for a Settlement Conference to occur no later 

than March 31, 2016. The parties shall contact Judge Cousins’ Courtroom Deputy to arrange a 

date and time for the Settlement Conference. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, given the extension of the scheduling deadlines ordered 

below, any requests for bifurcation or for separate trial should be addressed at the Final Pretrial 

Conference or by motion by limine.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any request for reconsideration of prior orders must be

made by first filing a motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration according to Civil Local 

Rule 7-9. The court cannot consider such requests made through a scheduling conference 

statement. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following schedule shall apply to this case:

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EVENT DATE

Fact Discovery Cutoff September 18, 2015

Designation of Opening Experts with Reports January 29, 2016

Designation of Rebuttal Experts with Reports February 26, 2016

Expert Discovery Cutoff March 25, 2016

Deadline to File Dispositive Motions October 16, 2015

Hearing on Dispositive Motions 9:00 a.m. on December 3, 2015

Final Pretrial Conference 11:00 a.m. on June 23, 2016

Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement, Motions in Limine

and Exchange of Exhibits

June 9, 2016

Voir Dire Questions, Proposed Jury Instructions, and 

Proposed Jury Verdict Forms 

June 13, 2016

Jury Selection 9:00 a.m. on July 12, 2016

Jury Trial1July 12-13, 2016; July 15, 2016; 

July 19-20, 2016; July 22, 2016;

July 26, 2016

Jury Deliberations July 27-29, 2016

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the Standing Order for 

Civil Cases, a copy of which is available from the Clerk of the Court,2 with regard to all pretrial 

submissions.

The court advises the parties that this is the final case schedule. All parties are expected 

to comply as directed above. This schedule will not be amended further absent the presentation of 

 

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 Jury trials will are held in full day sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, unless the 

Court specifies otherwise. On the date set for jury selection, counsel should be prepared to 

commence trial proceedings immediately after a jury is identified. The final trial schedule will be 

confirmed at the Final Pretrial Conference.

2 A copy of Judge Davila’s standing order is also available on the court’s website at 

www.cand.uscourts.gov by clicking first on the “Judges” button, then on Judge Davila’s name, 

then on the link for “Judge Davila’s Standing Orders,” and finally on the link for “Standing Order 

for Civil Cases.”

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good cause necessitating such an amendment. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 10, 2015

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EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

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