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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONNIE DIBEL; BELINDA HAGEN; and

VANESSA BROWN, individually and on

behalf of others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

JENNY CRAIG, INC., JENNY CRAIG

INTERNATIONAL, INC.; JENNY CRAIG

MANAGEMENT, INC.; JENNY CRAIG

OPERATIONS, INC.; JENNY CRAIG

PRODUCTS, INC.; JENNY CRAIG

WEIGHT LOSS CENTRES, INC.; and

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants. 

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Civil No.06cv2533 BEN(AJB)

SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 16.1 of the Local Rules, a Case Management Conference was held on February

20, 2007. 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. A further telephonic Status Conference shall be held May 18, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel

for plaintiff shall initiate the conference call.

2. The filing cut-off for class certification is March 1, 2008..

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3. On or before May 30, 2008, each party shall comply with the disclosure provisions in

Rule 26(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This disclosure requirement applies to all

persons retained or specifically employed to provide expert testimony or whose duties as an

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

4. Any party shall supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal evidence

under Rule 26(a)(2)(c)on or before June 15, 2008.

5. 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.

6. All fact discovery shall be completed by all parties on or before July 15, 2008. All expert

discovery shall be completed by all parties on or before August 30, 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 Local Rule 26.1.a. All discovery motions shall be

filed within 30 days of the service of an objection, answer or response which becomes the subject of

dispute or the passage of a discovery due date without response or production, and only after counsel

have met and conferred and have reached impasse with regard to the particular issue.

7. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before September 30, 2008. (In intellectual

property cases, this would include claims construction hearings.) 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. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1.f.1, when filing a Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication, defendants shall file and serve on plaintiff, a separate statement setting forth plainly and concisely

all material facts which they contend are undisputed. Each of the material facts stated shall be followed

by a reference to the supporting evidence. Further, plaintiff shall file and serve on defendants, a

separate statement that responds to each of the material facts contended by defendants to be undisputed,

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indicating whether the opposing party agrees or disagrees that those facts are undisputed. The statement

also shall set forth plainly and concisely any other material facts that the opposing party contends are

disputed. Each material fact contended by the opposing party to be disputed shall be followed by a

reference to the supporting evidence.

8. Counsel's requirement to file Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law pursuant to

Civil Local Rule 16.1.f.2 is hereby waived. 

9. Counsel shall comply with the Pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 26(a)(3) on or before January 5, 2009.

10. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1.f.4 on or before

January 12, 2009.

11. Objections to Pre-trial disclosures shall be filed no later than January 19, 2009.

12. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order required by Local Rule 16.1.f.6 shall be

prepared, served, and lodged on or before January 19, 2009. The Pretrial Order shall include a

summary description of the case that can be read to the jury.

13. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of Judge Benitez on January

26, 2009 at 10:30 a.m

14. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held within 30 days

of verdict in the case.

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

16. Dates and times for hearings on motions should be approved by the Court's clerk before

notice of hearing is served.

17. 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 a district judge. No reply memorandum shall

exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district judge. Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages 

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in length shall have a table of contents and a table of authorities cited.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 21, 2007

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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