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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liabilty
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

 Plaintiff,

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 

 Defendant.1

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2:10-cv-01092-GEB-KJN

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ORDER

The status (pretrial scheduling) conference scheduled for

August 23, 2010, is vacated since the parties’ Joint Status Report filed

on August 9, 2010 (“JSR”), indicates the following Order should issue.

DISMISSAL OF DOE DEFENDANTS

Since Plaintiff has not justified Doe defendants remaining in

this action, Does 1-30 are dismissed. See Order Setting Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference filed May 4, 2010, at 2 n.2 (indicating

that if justification for "Doe" defendant allegations not provided Doe

defendants would be dismissed).

SERVICE, JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES, AMENDMENT

No further service, joinder of parties or amendments to

pleadings is permitted, except with leave of Court for good cause shown.

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This time deadline does not apply to motions for continuances, 2

temporary restraining orders, emergency applications, or motions under

Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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DISCOVERY

All discovery shall be completed by August 9, 2011. In this

context, “completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted

so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate orders, if necessary,

and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been complied with

or, alternatively, the time allowed for such compliance shall have

expired.

Each party shall comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(a)(2)(c)(i)’s initial expert witness disclosure requirements on or

before March 16, 2011, and any contradictory and/or rebuttal expert

disclosure authorized under Rule 26(a)(2)(c)(ii) on or before April 13,

2011.

MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

The last hearing date for motions shall be October 11, 2011,

at 9:00 a.m.2

Motions shall be filed in accordance with Local Rule 230(b).

Opposition papers shall be filed in accordance with Local Rule 230(c).

Failure to comply with this local rule may be deemed consent to the

motion and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily. Brydges v.

Lewis, 18 F.3d 651, 652-53 (9th Cir. 1994). Further, failure to timely

oppose a summary judgment motion may result in the granting of that

motion if the movant shifts the burden to the nonmovant to demonstrate

a genuine issue of material fact remains for trial. Cf. Marshall v.

Gates, 44 F.3d 722 (9th Cir. 1995). 

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The failure of one or more of the parties to participate in 3

the preparation of any joint document required to be filed in this case

does not excuse the other parties from their obligation to timely file

the document in accordance with this Order. In the event a party fails

to participate as ordered, the party or parties timely submitting the

document shall include a declaration explaining why they were unable to

obtain the cooperation of the other party. 

The joint pretrial statement shall also state how much time 4

each party desires for voir dire, opening statements, and closing

arguments.

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The parties are cautioned that an untimely motion

characterized as a motion in limine may be summarily denied. A motion

in limine addresses the admissibility of evidence.

 FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The final pretrial conference is set for December 5, 2011, at

3:30 p.m. The parties are cautioned that the lead attorney who WILL TRY

THE CASE for each party shall attend the final pretrial conference. In

addition, all persons representing themselves and appearing in propria

persona must attend the pretrial conference.

The parties are warned that non-trial worthy issues could be

eliminated sua sponte “[i]f the pretrial conference discloses that no

material facts are in dispute and that the undisputed facts entitle one

of the parties to judgment as a matter of law.” Portsmouth Square v.

S’holders Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 1985). 

The parties shall file a JOINT pretrial statement no later

than seven (7) calendar days prior to the final pretrial conference.3

The joint pretrial statement shall specify the issues for trial,

including a description of each theory of liability and affirmative

defense, and shall estimate the length of the trial. The Court uses the 4

parties’ joint pretrial statement to prepare its final pretrial order

and could issue the final pretrial order without holding the scheduled

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final pretrial conference. See Mizwicki v. Helwig, 196 F.3d 828, 833

(7th Cir. 1999) (“There is no requirement that the court hold a pretrial

conference.”). 

If possible, at the time of filing the joint pretrial

statement counsel shall also email it in a format compatible with

WordPerfect to: geborders@caed.uscourts.gov.

TRIAL SETTING

Trial shall commence at 9:00 a.m. on March 6, 2012.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 11, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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