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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, INC.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STANDARD CONSTRUCTION 

COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC, et 

al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cv-04568-RS 

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING 

ORDER 

Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case 

Management Conference on February 12, 2015. After considering the Joint Case Management 

Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and 

good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 

MEDIATION: The parties are hereby REFERRED to the court’s ADR department for the 

purpose of engaging in mediation to take place, ideally, within the next 90 days. 

2. DISCOVERY. 

On or before November 12, 2015 all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the 

parties. Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b) 

twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number 

of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number 

of requests for admission per party. 

3. DISCOVERY DISPUTES. 

Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and 

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conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than 8 pages explaining the dispute. 

Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under 

the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related Filings >Motions--General > Discovery Letter 

Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that 

Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or 

set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further 

discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s procedures. 

4. EXPERT WITNESSES. 

The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses shall proceed as follows: 

a. On or before August 20, 2015 parties will designate experts in accordance with 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2). 

b. On or before September 17, 2015 parties will designate their supplemental and 

rebuttal experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2). 

c. On or before November 12, 2015, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed. 

5. PRETRIAL MOTIONS. 

All dispositive pretrial motions must be filed and served pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. 

Each party is limited to one motion for summary judgment absent leave of Court. All pretrial 

motions shall be heard no later than December 3, 2015. 

6. FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

A Further Case Management Conference will be held on August 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, 

California. 

7. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. 

The final pretrial conference will be held on January 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 

3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

Each party or lead counsel who will try the case shall attend personally. 

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8. TRIAL DATE. 

A jury trial shall commence on February 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th 

Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 12, 2015 

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RICHARD SEEBORG 

United States District Judge 

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