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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE ESTATE OF KYLE PRZYSIECKI,

by and through its

administrators, MICHAEL

PRZYSIECKI and VENUS ANGELIQUE

HISAW; MICHAEL PRZYSIECKI, an

individual,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SHANNON DUANE EIFERT; COUNTY OF

IMPERIAL; IMPERIAL COUNTY

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; U.S.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF PARKS AND RECREATION;

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL; DOES

1-50, inclusive

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Civil No. 07cv0039 WQH(RBB)

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY AND

OTHER PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

(Rule 16, Fed.R.Civ.P.)

(Local Rule 16.1)

Pursuant to rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a

case management conference was held on June 29, 2007. After

consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and being

advised of the status of the case, and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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1. All discovery shall be completed by all parties on or

before January 21, 2008. All motions for discovery shall be filed

no later than thirty (30) days following the date upon which the

event giving rise to the discovery dispute occurred. For oral

discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the

completion of the transcript of the affected portion of the

deposition. For written discovery, the event giving rise to the

discovery dispute is the service of the response. All

interrogatories and document production requests must be served by

October 22, 2007.

2. Plaintiff(s) shall serve on all other parties a list of

expert witnesses whom Plaintiff(s) expect(s) to call at trial by

November 21, 2007. Defendant(s) shall serve on Plaintiff(s) a list

of expert witnesses Defendant(s) expect(s) to call at trial by

December 21, 2007. Each party may supplement its designation in

response to the other party's designation no later than January 11,

2008. The parties must identify any person who may be used to

present evidence pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Federal

Rules of Evidence. This requirement is not limited to retained

experts. The designation(s) shall comply with rule 26(a)(2) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and be accompanied by a written

report prepared and signed by each witness, including in-house or

other witnesses providing expert testimony. The failure to fully

comply with these requirements may result in the exclusion of

expert testimony.

3. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings

or to file additional pleadings shall be filed and heard on or

before September 24, 2007.

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4. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before

January 14, 2008. Please be advised that counsel for the moving

party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the

judge who will hear the motion. Be further advised that 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. For example, you should contact the judge's law clerk

in advance of the motion cutoff to calendar the motion. Failure to

timely request a motion date may result in the motion not being

heard.

Questions regarding this case should be directed to the

judge's law clerk. The Court draws the parties' attention to Local

Rule 7.1(e)(4) which requires that the parties allot additional

time for service of motion papers by mail. Papers not complying

with this rule shall not be accepted for filing.

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 the judge who will hear the motion. No reply

memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of the judge

who will hear the motion.

5. Further settlement conferences shall be held at

appropriate intervals during the course of the litigation in the

chambers of Judge Ruben B. Brooks. A further settlement conference

shall be held on October 26, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. A mandatory

settlement conference date will be set at one of the scheduled

settlement conferences.

All parties, claims adjusters for insured Defendants and nonlawyer representatives with complete authority to enter into a

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binding settlement, as well as the principal attorneys responsible

for the litigation, must be present and legally and factually

prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the mandatory

settlement conference and at all settlement conferences. Retained

outside corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a

corporation as the party representative who has the authority to

negotiate and enter into a settlement. Failure to attend or obtain

proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

If Plaintiff is incarcerated in a penal institution or other

facility, the Plaintiff's presence is not required at conferences

before Judge Brooks, and the Plaintiff may participate by

telephone. In that case, defense counsel is to coordinate the

Plaintiff's appearance by telephone.

Confidential written settlement statements for the mandatory

settlement conference shall be lodged directly in the chambers of

Judge Brooks no later than five court days before the mandatory

settlement conference. The statements need not be filed with the

Clerk of the Court or served on opposing counsel. The statements

will not become part of the court file and will be returned at the

end of the conference upon request. Written statements may be

lodged with Judge Brooks either by mail or in person.

Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead, the statement should include a neutral factual statement

of the case, identify controlling legal issues, and concisely set

out issues of liability and damages, including any settlement

demands and offers to date and address special and general damages

where applicable.

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If appropriate, the Court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

6. No Memoranda of Law or Contentions of Fact are to be

filed if this case is tried to a jury. If this case is tried to

the Court, counsel shall serve on each other and file with the

Clerk of the Court their memoranda of contentions of fact and law

in compliance with Local Rule 16.1(f)(2) on or before April 21,

2008. In any event, on or before this date, all parties or their

counsel shall also fully comply with the pretrial disclosure

requirements of rule 26(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure.

7. Counsel shall confer and take the action required by

Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before April 25, 2008. The parties

shall meet and confer and prepare a proposed pretrial order. A

personal meeting between an incarcerated Plaintiff, acting in pro

per, and defense counsel is not required.

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, lists of

witnesses and their addresses including experts who will be called

to testify and written contentions of applicable facts and law. 

The exhibits shall be prepared in accordance with Local Rule

16.1(f)(2)(c). Counsel shall cooperate in the preparation of the

proposed final pretrial conference order.

8. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including

objections to any party's Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) pretrial

disclosures, shall be prepared, served and lodged with the Clerk of

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the Court on or before April 28, 2008, and shall be in the form

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

Counsel shall also bring a court copy of the pretrial order to the

pretrial conference.

9. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the

Honorable William Q. Hayes, United States District Judge, on May 5,

2008, at 11:00 a.m. 

10. The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified

except for good cause shown.

11. Plaintiff's(s') counsel shall serve a copy of this order

on all parties that enter this case hereafter.

Dated: June 29, 2007 

RUBEN B. BROOKS

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: All Parties of Record

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CASE RESOLUTION GUIDELINES

Attendance

All parties and claims adjusters for insured Defendants and

representatives with complete authority to enter into a binding

settlement, as well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for

the litigation, must be present and legally and factually prepared

to discuss and resolve the case. Failure to attend or obtain

proper excuse will be considered grounds for sanctions.

Case Resolution Conference Briefs

Written statements shall be lodged in the chambers of Judge

Brooks no later than five court days before the scheduled conference. The statements will not become part of the court file and

will be returned at the end of the conference. Written statements

may be submitted on a confidential basis and lodged with

Judge Brooks either by mail or in person.

Any statement submitted should avoid arguing the case. 

Instead the statement should include a neutral factual statement of

the case and concisely set out issues of liability and damages,

including any settlement demands and offers to date, and address

special and general damages where applicable.

If appropriate, the court will consider the use of other

alternative dispute resolution techniques.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact

my research attorney, at (619) 557-3404.

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