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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I. Date of Scheduling Conference

February 20, 2020.

JOSHUA COWLEY, on behalf of themselves 

and all others similarly situated,

 Plaintiff,

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PRUDENTIAL SECURITY, INC.,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:19-cv-01472-NONE-JLT

SCHEDULING ORDER (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)

Pleading Amendment Deadline: 7/1/2020

Discovery Deadlines: 

Initial Disclosures: 3/16/2020

 Non-Expert: 12/31/2020

Expert: 3/15/2021

 Mid-Discovery Status Conference: 

 6/30/2020 at 8:30 a.m.

 

Class Certification Motion Deadlines:

Filing: 9/30/2020

Opposition: 11/13/2020

Reply brief: 12/11/2020

Hearing: 1/22/2021

Conditional Certification FLSA Collection Motion 

Deadlines:

Filing: 5/29/2020

Opposition: 6/26/2020

Reply brief: 7/10/2020

Hearing: 8/18/2020 

Pretrial Conference:

3/21/2022 at 1:30 p.m., Courtroom 4 

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II. Appearances of Counsel

David Leimbach appeared on behalf of Plaintiff.

Chris Scheithauer appeared on behalf of Defendant.

III. Pleading Amendment Deadline

Any requested pleading amendments are ordered to be filed, either through a stipulation or 

motion to amend, no later than July 1, 2020.

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IV. Discovery Plan and Cut-Off Date

The parties are ordered to exchange the initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) 

on or before March 16, 2020.

The parties are ordered to complete all discovery pertaining to non-experts on or before 

December 31, 2020 and all discovery pertaining to experts on or before March 15, 2021.

The parties are directed to disclose all expert witnesses, in writing, on or before January 15, 

2021, and to disclose all rebuttal experts on or before February 15, 2021. The written designation of 

retained and non-retained experts shall be made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(a)(2), (A), (B), and 

(C) and shall include all information required thereunder. Failure to designate experts in compliance 

with this order may result in the Court excluding the testimony or other evidence offered through such 

experts that are not disclosed pursuant to this order.

The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) and (5) shall apply to all discovery relating to experts 

and their opinions. Experts must be fully prepared to be examined on all subjects and opinions 

included in the designation. Failure to comply will result in the imposition of sanctions, which may 

include striking the expert designation and preclusion of expert testimony.

The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) regarding a party's duty to timely supplement 

disclosures and responses to discovery requests will be strictly enforced.

The Court sets a mid-discovery status conference on June 30, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. at 510 19th

Street, Bakersfield, California. Counsel SHALL file a Joint Mid-Discovery Status Conference Report

one week prior to the conference, and shall also lodge it via e-mail, in Word format, to 

 

1 Related to the argument that the plaintiff has a statute of limitations problem as to the PAGA claim, the Court reminded 

the plaintiff that if he fails to seek amendment before the deadline set here and later chooses to do so, he must 

demonstrate he meets the Rule 16 factors before the Court will consider any Rule 15 issues.

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JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The joint statement SHALL outline the status of the matter, including 

all discovery that has been completed as well as any impediments to completing the discovery within 

the deadlines set forth in this order. Counsel may appear via teleconference by dialing (888) 557-8511 

and entering Access Code 1652736, provided the Magistrate Judge's Courtroom Deputy Clerk receives 

a written notice of the intent to appear telephonically no later than five court days before the noticed 

hearing date.

V. Pre-Trial Motion Schedule

All non-dispositive pre-trial motions, including any discovery motions, shall be filed no later 

than April 1, 2021 and heard on or before May 4, 2021. For these hearings, counsel may appear via 

teleconference by dialing (888) 557-8511 and entering Access Code 1652736, provided the Magistrate 

Judge's Courtroom Deputy Clerk receives a written notice of the intent to appear telephonically no 

later than five court days before the noticed hearing date. 

No motion to amend or stipulation to amend the case schedule will be entertained unless it is 

filed at least one week before the first deadline the parties wish to extend. Likewise, no written 

discovery motions shall be filed without the prior approval of the assigned Magistrate Judge. A party 

with a discovery dispute must first confer with the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve by 

agreement the issues in dispute. If that good faith effort is unsuccessful, the moving party promptly 

shall seek a telephonic hearing with all involved parties and the Magistrate Judge. It shall be the 

obligation of the moving party to arrange and originate the conference call to the court. To schedule 

this telephonic hearing, the parties are ordered to contact the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Susan Hall, at 

(661) 326-6620 or via email at SHall@caed.uscourts.gov. Counsel must comply with Local Rule 251 

with respect to discovery disputes or the motion will be denied without prejudice and dropped from the 

Court’s calendar. 

All dispositive pre-trial motions shall be filed no later than May 17, 2021 and heard no later 

than July 6, 2021. In scheduling such motions, counsel shall comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 and 

Local Rules 230 and 260.

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VI. Motions for Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication

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At least 21 days before filing a motion for summary judgment or motion for summary 

adjudication, the parties are ORDERED to meet, in person or by telephone, to confer about the issues 

to be raised in the motion.

The purpose of the meeting shall be to: 1) avoid filing motions for summary judgment where a 

question of fact exists; 2) determine whether the respondent agrees that the motion has merit in whole 

or in part; 3) discuss whether issues can be resolved without the necessity of briefing; 4) narrow the 

issues for review by the court; 5) explore the possibility of settlement before the parties incur the 

expense of briefing a motion; and 6) to develop a joint statement of undisputed facts.

The moving party SHALL initiate the meeting and SHALL provide a complete, proposed 

statement of undisputed facts at least five days before the conference. The finalized joint statement of 

undisputed facts SHALL include all facts that the parties agree, for purposes of the motion, may be 

deemed true. In addition to the requirements of Local Rule 260, the moving party shall file the joint 

statement of undisputed facts. 

In the notice of motion the moving party SHALL certify that the parties have met and conferred 

as ordered above, or set forth a statement of good cause for the failure to meet and confer. Failure to 

comply may result in the motion being stricken.

VII. Motion for class certification

The motion for class certification, shall be filed no later than September 30, 2020. The 

opposition shall be filed no later November 13, 2020 and the reply by December 11, 2020. The 

hearing will be no later than January 22, 2021. If the plaintiff files the motion sooner, the intervals for 

opposing and reply briefs set forth shall be preserved. Neither the motion nor the opposition SHALL

exceed 30 pages, exclusive of evidence and evidentiary objections, unless leave is granted by the Court 

prior to the filing. Any reply SHALL NOT exceed 15 pages, exclusive of evidentiary objections. 

Any objections to the evidence SHALL be filed at the same time as the opposition (for 

Defendant) and the reply (for Plaintiff).2 A hard-copy, courtesy copy of all filings related to the 

class motion SHALL be sent via overnight mail at the same time the filing is submitted. All of the 

 

2 No motions to strike evidence will be entertained. If the Court sustains an objection to a piece of evidence, the 

evidence will not be considered.

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pages of evidence in the hard copy SHALL be numbered, tabbed and indexed.

VIII. Motion for conditional certification FLSA collection

The motion for class certification, shall be filed no later than May 29, 2020. The opposition 

shall be filed no later June 26, 2020 and the reply by July 10, 2020. The hearing will be no later than 

August 18, 2020. If the plaintiff files the motion sooner, the intervals for opposing and reply briefs set 

forth shall be preserved. Neither the motion nor the opposition SHALL exceed 30 pages, exclusive of 

evidence and evidentiary objections, unless leave is granted by the Court prior to the filing. Any reply 

SHALL NOT exceed 15 pages, exclusive of evidentiary objections. 

Any objections to the evidence SHALL be filed at the same time as the opposition (for 

Defendant) and the reply (for Plaintiff).3 A hard-copy, courtesy copy of all filings related to the 

class motion SHALL be sent via overnight mail at the same time the filing is submitted. The pages 

of evidence in the hard copy SHALL be numbered, tabbed and indexed.

IX. Pre-Trial Conference Date

March 21, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4.

The parties are ordered to file a Joint Pretrial Statement pursuant to Local Rule 281(a)(2). 

The parties are further directed to submit a digital copy of their pretrial statement in Word format, 

directly to the assigned district judge’s chambers by email. Counsel SHALL consult the docket to 

determine the identity of the assigned district judge, if any.

Counsels' attention is directed to Rules 281 and 282 of the Local Rules of Practice for the 

Eastern District of California, as to the obligations of counsel in preparing for the pre-trial 

conference. The Court will insist upon strict compliance with those rules. In addition to the matters 

set forth in the Local Rules the Joint Pretrial Statement shall include a Joint Statement of the case to 

be used by the Court to explain the nature of the case to the jury during voir dire.

X. Settlement Conference

If the parties believe the matter is in a settlement posture, the parties may submit a joint written 

request for a settlement conference, at which time a conference will be set with the Court.

 

3 No motions to strike evidence will be entertained. If the Court sustains an objection to a piece of evidence, the 

evidence will not be considered.

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XI. Compliance with Federal Procedure

All counsel are expected to familiarize themselves with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

and the Local Rules of Practice of the Eastern District of California, and to keep abreast of any 

amendments thereto. The Court must insist upon compliance with these Rules if it is to efficiently 

handle its increasing case load and sanctions will be imposed for failure to follow both the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of Practice for the Eastern District of California.

XII. Effect of this Order

The foregoing order represents the best estimate of the court and counsel as to the agenda most 

suitable to dispose of this case. If the parties determine at any time that the schedule outlined in this 

order cannot be met, counsel are ordered to notify the court immediately of that fact so that adjustments 

may be made, either by stipulation or by subsequent status conference.

The dates set in this order are firm and will not be modified absent a showing of good 

cause even if the request to modify is made by stipulation. Stipulations extending the deadlines 

contained herein will not be considered unless they are accompanied by affidavits or declarations, 

and where appropriate attached exhibits, which establish good cause for granting the relief 

requested.

Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 21, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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