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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA HOPSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

HAPPY BEE'S, INC.,

Doing business as,

PERKO’S CAFE #120,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01748-NONE-JDP

SCHEDULING ORDER

Amendment

to Pleadings: May 12, 2020

Settlement Notice: January 15, 2021

Initial Disclosures: March 26, 2020

Non-expert 

Discovery Cutoff: January 31, 2021

Expert Disclosure: February 28, 2021

Rebuttal

Expert Disclosure: March 15, 2021

Expert

Discovery Cutoff: March 31, 2021

Non-Dispositive 

Motion Deadline: April 30, 2021

Dispositive 

Motion Deadline: May 31, 2021

Pretrial Conference: July 20, 2021

 10:00 A.M.

 

Trial: August 31, 2021

 Courtroom 6, Fresno

 9:00 a.m

This court conducted a scheduling conference on March 19, 2020. Counsel Daniel Joseph 

Malakauskas appeared by telephone on behalf of plaintiff. Counsel Catherine M. Corfee 

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appeared by telephone on behalf of defendant. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b), this court sets a 

schedule for this action.

1. Amendment to the Parties’ Pleadings

All stipulated amendments or motions to amend shall be filed by May 12, 2020.

2. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures

Initial disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) will be completed by March 26, 

2020. 

3. Discovery Cutoffs and Limits

Initial expert witness disclosures shall be served no later than February 28, 2021. Rebuttal

expert witness disclosures by any party shall be served no later than March 15, 2021. Such 

disclosures must be made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) and shall include all 

information required thereunder. In addition, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) 

shall specifically apply to all discovery relating to expert witnesses and their opinions. Each 

expert witness must be prepared fully to be examined on all subjects and opinions included in the 

designations. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the imposition of 

appropriate sanctions, which may include the preclusion of testimony or other evidence offered 

through the expert witness. In particular, this court will enforce preclusion of testimony or other 

evidence if Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) is not strictly complied with. 

All non-expert discovery, including motions to compel, shall be completed no later than 

January 31, 2021. All expert discovery, including motions to compel, shall be completed no later 

than March 31, 2021. Compliance with these discovery cutoffs requires motions to compel be 

filed and heard sufficiently in advance of the cutoff so that the court may grant effective relief 

within the allotted discovery time. A party’s failure to have a discovery dispute heard sufficiently 

in advance of the discovery cutoff may result in denial of the motion as untimely.

4. Pretrial Motion Schedule

All non-dispositive pre-trial motions (except motions to compel, addressed above), shall 

be served and filed on or before April 30, 2021. All dispositive pre-trial motions shall be served 

and filed on or before May 31, 2021. Non-dispositive motions are heard on Fridays at 10:00 a.m., 

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before the Honorable Jeremy D. Peterson, United States Magistrate Judge, in Courtroom 6. 

Before scheduling such motions, the parties shall comply with Local Rule 230 or Local Rule 251. 

Counsel must comply with Local Rule 251 with respect to discovery disputes or the 

motion will be denied without prejudice and dropped from calendar. In addition to filing a joint 

statement electronically, a copy of the joint statement shall also be sent Judge Peterson’s 

chambers by email to jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov. Counsel for the parties are additionally 

required to conduct at least one telephonic or in-person conference as part of their obligations to 

meet and confer in good faith to resolve their discovery dispute prior to seeking judicial 

intervention. The parties are further cautioned that boilerplate objections to written discovery 

will be summarily denied. 

Upon stipulation of the parties, Judge Peterson will resolve discovery disputes by informal 

telephonic conference outside the formal procedures of the Local Rules and Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure governing noticed motions to compel. The procedures for requesting an informal 

telephonic conference are set forth in Judge Peterson’s Civil Procedures located on the court’s 

website, http://www.caed.uscourts.gov. If the parties stipulate to an informal ruling on a 

discovery dispute that arises during a deposition, they may request an informal ruling during the 

deposition by contacting Judge Peterson’s Courtroom Deputy, Kirstie Dunbar-Kari, by telephone 

at (209) 372-8917. 

The parties are advised that unless prior leave of the court is obtained, all moving and 

opposition briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases before Judge Peterson shall not exceed 

twenty-five pages. Reply briefs by the moving party shall not exceed ten pages. These page 

limitations do not include exhibits. Briefs that exceed this page limitation, or are sought to be 

filed without leave, may not be considered by the court.

Counsel or pro se parties may appear for argument on non-dispositive motions before 

Judge Peterson by telephone by dialing the court’s teleconference line at 1-888-204-5984 and 

entering Access Code 4446176, provided that they indicate their intent to appear telephonically in

their pleadings or by email to jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov at least one week prior to the hearing.

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Motions for Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication

Prior to filing a motion for summary judgment or motion for summary adjudication the 

parties are ORDERED to meet, in person or by telephone, and confer to discuss the issues to be 

raised in the motion. 

The purpose of 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 summary judgment motion; and 6) to arrive at a joint

statement of undisputed facts.

The moving party shall initiate the meeting and provide a draft of the joint statement of 

undisputed facts. In addition to the requirements of Local Rule 260, the moving party shall file a 

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 and set forth a statement of good cause for the failure to meet and 

confer.

5. Settlement Conference Notification

By January 15, 2021, the parties are directed to file a joint statement indicating their 

willingness to participate in a court-sponsored settlement conference. 

6. Pretrial Conference and Trial

The court sets a telephonic pre-trial conference for July 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (dial-in 

number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 4446176). The court sets the trial for August 31, 2021, to 

begin at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom six of the Eastern District’s Fresno courthouse. 

7. Effect of This Order

This 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.

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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.

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 205.

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