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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONNA R. NELSON, an individual

and on behalf of the general

public,

Plaintiff,

v.

BIC USA, INC., a Delaware

corporation; DOES 1-100,

inclusive,

Defendants. 

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Civil No. 07cv2367 LAB(RBB)

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY AND

OTHER PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

(Rule 16, Fed.R.Civ.P.)

(Local Rule 16.1)

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

case management conference was held on February 1, 2008. 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. All discovery shall be completed by all parties on or

before November 3, 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

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completed by the cut-off date, taking into account the times for

services, notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure. All motions for discovery shall be filed no later

than thirty (30) days following 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. For

written discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute

is the service of the response. All interrogatories and document

production requests must be served by September 1, 2008.

2. The parties shall designate their respective case-inchief experts in writing by September 1, 2008. Rebuttal experts

shall be designated on or before September 29, 2008. The written

designations shall include the name, address and telephone number

of the 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 to present

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

Evidence. This requirement is not limited to retained experts. 

The designation(s) shall comply with rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure and be accompanied by a written report

prepared and signed by each witness, including in-house or other

witnesses providing expert testimony. Please be advised that

failure to comply with expert discovery 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.

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3. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings

or to file additional pleadings shall be filed and heard on or

before August 4, 2008.

4. Any motion to certify the class in this case must be

filed by June 2, 2008. All other pretrial motions must be filed on

or before December 1, 2008. Please be advised that counsel for the

moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk

of the judge who will hear the motion. Be further advised that the

period of time between the date you request a motion date and the

hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please

plan accordingly. For example, you should contact the judge's law

clerk in advance of the motion cutoff to calendar the motion. 

Failure to timely request a motion date may result in the motion

not being heard.

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.

5. Further settlement conferences shall be held at

appropriate intervals during the course of the litigation in the

chambers of Judge Ruben B. Brooks. A further settlement conference

shall be held on June 26, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. A mandatory

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settlement conference date will be set at one of the scheduled

settlement conferences.

All parties, claims adjusters for insured Defendants and nonlawyer representatives with complete authority to enter into a

binding settlement, as well as the principal attorneys responsible

for the litigation, must be present and legally and factually

prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the mandatory

settlement conference and at all settlement conferences. Retained

outside corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a

corporation as the sole party representative who has the authority

to negotiate and enter into a settlement. Failure to attend or

obtain proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

If Plaintiff is incarcerated in a penal institution or other

facility, the Plaintiff's presence is not required at conferences

before Judge Brooks, and the Plaintiff may participate by

telephone. In that case, defense counsel is to coordinate the

Plaintiff's appearance by telephone.

Confidential written settlement statements for the mandatory

settlement conference shall be lodged directly in the chambers of

Judge Brooks no later than (five court days before the mandatory

settlement conference. The statements need not be filed with the

Clerk of the Court or served on opposing counsel. The statements

will not become part of the court file and will be returned at the

end of the conference upon request. Written statements may be

lodged with Judge Brooks either by mail or in person. ALL

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD PLAN TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL SETTLEMENT

DISCUSSIONS AND COME PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE AND SETTLE THE CASE ON

TERMS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED.

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Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead, the statement should include a neutral factual statement

of the case, identify controlling legal issues, and concisely set

out issues of liability and damages, including any settlement

demands and offers to date and address special and general damages

where applicable.

If appropriate, the Court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

6. Counsel shall make their Pretrial Disclosures required by

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) on or before March 9, 2009. 

7. Counsel may object to Pretrial Disclosures on or before

March 16, 2009. 

8. Despite the requirements of Civil Local Rule 16.1(f),

neither party is required to file Memoranda of Contentions of Fact

and Law at any time. The parties shall instead focus their efforts

on drafting and submitting a proposed pretrial order by the time

and date specified by Local Rule 16.1(f)(7)(b).

9. Counsel shall confer and take the action required by

Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before March 23, 2009. The parties

shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial order. A

personal meeting between an incarcerated Plaintiff, acting in pro

per, and defense counsel is not required.

At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter

into stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the

triable issues. Counsel shall exchange copies and/or display all

exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment, lists of

witnesses and their addresses including experts who will be called

to testify and written contentions of applicable facts and law. 

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The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule

16.1(f)(2)(c). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the

proposed final pretrial conference order.

10. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including

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

disclosures, shall be prepared, served and lodged with the trial

judge on or before March 30, 2009, and shall be in the form

prescribed in and in compliance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 

Counsel shall also bring a court copy of the pretrial order to the

pretrial conference.

11. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the

Honorable Larry A. Burns, United States District Judge, on April 6,

2009, at 11:45 a.m.

12. A post-trial settlement conference before a magistrate

judge may be held within thirty days of verdict in the case.

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

except for good cause shown.

14. 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 such leave of court. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have

a table of contents and a table of authorities cited.

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

on all parties that enter this case hereafter.

Dated: February 1, 2008 

RUBEN B. BROOKS

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: All Parties of Record

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CASE RESOLUTION GUIDELINES

Attendance

All parties and claims adjusters for insured Defendants and

representatives with complete authority to enter into a binding

settlement, as well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for

the litigation, must be present and legally and factually prepared

to discuss and resolve the case. Failure to attend or obtain

proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

Case Resolution Conference Briefs

Written statements, when specifically requested, shall be

lodged in the chambers of Judge Brooks no later than five court

days before the scheduled conference. The statements will not

become part of the court file. Written statements may be submitted

on a confidential basis and lodged with Judge Brooks either by mail

or in person.

Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead the statement should include a neutral factual statement of

the case and concisely set out issues of liability and damages,

including any settlement demands and offers to date, and address

special and general damages where applicable.

If appropriate, the court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact

my research attorney, at (619) 557-3404.

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