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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT N. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff, Civ. 2:05-0770 WBS-GGH

v.

JIN WONG; WONDA WONG; GORDON

WONG; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

After reviewing the parties' Joint Status Report, the court

hereby vacates the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference

scheduled for February 17, 2006, and makes the following

findings and orders without needing to consult with the parties

any further:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All named defendants have been served and no further

service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having

been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). 

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II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to

pleadings is permitted except with leave of court, good cause

having been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). See Johnson v.

Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1331

(federal question) for violations of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. Venue is

undisputed and hereby found to be proper.

IV. VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

The parties stipulate that this matter be referred to 

Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. If the case is not

settled in Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program, a Settlement

Conference will be set at the time of the Pretrial Conference.

V. DISCOVERY

Initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26

(a)(1) will be served by no later than February 28, 2006.

Plaintiff shall disclose experts and produce reports

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than

April 28, 2006. 

Defendant shall disclose experts and produce reports

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than May

12, 2006. 

With regard to expert testimony intended solely for

rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed and reports produced

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before June 2,

2006.

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All discovery is left open, save and except that

expert discovery shall be so conducted as to be completed by

July 31, 2006, and non-expert discovery shall be so conducted as

to be completed by August 31, 2006. The word "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 order if

necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has

been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on

the magistrate judge's calendar in accordance with the local

rules of this court and so that such motions may be heard (and

any resulting orders obeyed) not later than July 31, 2006 for

expert discovery and August 31, 2006 for non-expert discovery. 

VI. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances,

temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications,

shall be filed on or before October 31, 2006. All motions shall

be noticed for the next available hearing date. Counsel are

cautioned to refer to the local rules regarding the requirements

for noticing and opposing such motions on the court's regularly

scheduled law and motion calendar. 

VII. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for February 12,

2007 at 10:00 a.m. The conference shall be attended by at least

one of the attorneys who will conduct the trial for each of the

parties and by any unrepresented parties. 

Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for

trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters

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remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for

oral testimony. Counsel shall file separate pretrial

statements, and are referred to Local Rules 16-281 and 16-282

relating to the contents of and time for filing those

statements. In addition to those subjects listed in Local Rule

16-281(b), the parties are to provide the court with: (1) a

plain, concise statement which identifies every non-discovery

motion which has been tendered to the court, and its resolution;

(2) a list of the remaining claims as against each defendant;

and (3) the estimated number of trial days.

In providing the plain, concise statements of

undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by

Local Rule 16-281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the

claims that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively

pled defenses thereto. If the case is to be tried to a jury,

the parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case,

which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.

VIII. TRIAL SETTING

The trial is set for April 10, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in

Courtroom No. 5.

IX. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the

Pretrial Conference.

All parties should be prepared to advise the court

whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting as

settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.

Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full

settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to

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be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. At least

seven calendar days before the Settlement Conference counsel for

each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference

Statement for review by the settlement judge. If the settlement

judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference

Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be

disclosed to the trial judge.

X. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the dates of the

final Pretrial Conference or trial, may be heard and decided by

the assigned Magistrate Judge. All requests to change the dates

of the Pretrial Conference and/or trial shall be heard and

decided only by the undersigned judge.

DATED: February 2, 2006

 

 

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