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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARLIN TRAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ENGELHART CTP (US), LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company; BTG 

PACTUAL COMMODITIES TRADING 

(US), LLC,

Defendants.

Case No.: 16CV1728-W(JMA)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF 

DATES IN SCHEDULING ORDER 

REGULATING DISCOVERY 

AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL 

PROCEEDINGS [DOC. NO. 45]

The Joint Motion for Continuance of Dates in the Scheduling Order Regulating 

Discovery and Other Pre-Trial Proceedings (“Joint Motion”), and the Declaration of 

Rochelle J. Bioteau in Support of the Joint Motion, was filed by the parties on November 

8, 2017 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), Local Civil Rule 16.1, and 

this Court’s Chamber Rules, requesting a continuance of all dates set out in this Court’s 

Scheduling Order dated June 6, 2017 (Doc. 32). After reviewing the Joint Motion and 

Declaration in support for the parties and being advised of the status of the case, and 

good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. All fact discovery shall be completed by all parties by June 1, 2018.. 

“Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

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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). The 

Court expects counsel to make every effort to resolve all disputes without court 

intervention through the meet and confer process. If the parties reach an impasse on any 

discovery issue, counsel shall file an appropriate motion within the time limit and 

procedures outlined in the undersigned magistrate judge’s chambers rules. A failure to 

comply in this regard will result in a waiver of a party’s discovery issue. Absent an 

order of the court, no stipulation continuing or altering this requirement will be 

recognized by the court. 

2. The parties shall designate their respective experts in writing by May 4, 2018. 

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A), the parties must identify any person who may be 

used at trial to present evidence pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Fed. R. Evid. 

This requirement is not limited to retained experts. The date for exchange of rebuttal 

experts shall be by May 18, 2018. 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. 

3. No later than July 6, 2018, each party shall comply with the disclosure 

provisions in Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This 

disclosure requirement applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide 

expert testimony, or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve the 

giving of expert testimony. Except as provided in the paragraph below, any party 

that fails to make these disclosures shall not, absent substantial justification, be 

permitted to use evidence or testimony not disclosed at any hearing or at the time of 

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trial. In addition, the Court may impose sanctions as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 

37(c). 

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

evidence under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(D) and 26(e) by August 3, 

2018. 

5. All expert discovery shall be completed by all parties by September 7, 2018. 

The parties shall comply with the same procedures set forth in the paragraph governing 

fact discovery. 

6. 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. 

7. All other pretrial motions must be filed by October 5, 2018. Counsel for the 

moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will 

hear the motion. 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. Failure 

to make a timely request for a motion date may result in the motion not being heard. 

Motions in limine are to be filed as directed in the Local Rules, or as otherwise set by the 

district judge. 

8. The Mandatory Settlement Conference pm April 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. is vacated 

and reset for December 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge 

Jan M. Adler. Counsel or any party representing himself or herself shall lodge 

confidential settlement briefs directly to chambers by December 7, 2018. All parties are 

ordered to read and to fully comply with the Chamber Rules of the assigned magistrate 

judge. 

9. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c), if an opposing party fails to file 

opposition papers in the time and manner required by Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(2), that 

failure may constitute a consent to the granting of a motion or other request for ruling by 

the court. Accordingly, all parties are ordered to abide by the terms of Local Rule 

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7.1(e)(2) or otherwise face the prospect of any pretrial motion being granted as an 

unopposed motion pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c). Should either party choose 

to file or oppose a motion for summary judgment or partial summary judgment, no 

Separate Statement of Disputed or Undisputed Facts is required. 

10. Despite the requirements of Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(2), neither party is 

required to file a Memorandum 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 Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(6)(b). The proposed pretrial order 

shall comply with Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(6) and the Standing Order in Civil Cases 

issued by the assigned district judge. 

11. Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 26(a)(3) by February 4, 2019. Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements 

could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37. 

12. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) by

February 11, 2019. 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. 

The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(4)(c). Counsel shall 

note any objections they have to any other parties’ Pretrial Disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 26(a)(3). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed pretrial conference 

order. 

13. Counsel for plaintiff will be responsible for preparing the pretrial order and 

arranging the meetings of counsel pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f). By February 19, 

2019, plaintiff’s counsel must provide opposing counsel with the proposed pretrial order 

for review and approval. Opposing counsel must communicate promptly with plaintiff’s 

attorney concerning any objections to form or content of the pretrial order, and both 

parties shall attempt promptly to resolve their differences, if any, concerning the order. 

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14. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any 

other parties’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and 

lodged with the assigned district judge by February 25, 2019, and shall be in the form 

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

15. In addition to submitting the proposed final pretrial conference order, the 

parties are further ordered to separately submit informal letter briefs, not exceeding two 

single spaced pages, served on opposing counsel and received in the chambers of Judge 

Thomas J. Whelan, United States District Judge (and not filed with the Clerk’s Office) by 

March 4, 2019. 

The letter brief should be a relatively informal and straightforward document. The 

letter brief should outline a short, concise and objective factual summary of the party’s 

case in chief, the number of hours/days each party intends to expend at trial, the 

approximate number of witnesses, whether certain witnesses will be coming in from out 

of town, the number of testifying expert witnesses, whether any unique demonstrative 

exhibits may be presented, the number of proposed motions in limine that may be filed, 

precisely when the parties would be prepared to submit their in limine papers (and 

whether the parties have met and conferred with respect to in limine issues), the issue of 

proposed jury instructions and when the parties intend to submit them before trial, and 

voir dire issues, either party’s preference as to what date(s) the trial should begin and any 

other pertinent information that either party may deem useful to assist the Court in the 

execution of the pretrial conference and in setting the matter for trial. 

16. The final Pretrial Conference scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable 

Thomas J. Whelan on August 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. is vacated and reset for March 11, 

2019, at 10:30 a.m..

17. The parties must review the chambers’ rules for the assigned district judge and 

magistrate judge. 

18. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held within 

30 days of verdict in the case. 

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

shown. 

20. 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 court judge. No 

reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents 

and a table of authorities cited. 

21. Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter this 

case hereafter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2017

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