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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NOEL SHARPE,

Plaintiff, No. C06-4964 EMC

v. CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE ORDER

FEDEX CORPORATION, et al.,

[Reassigned Case]

Defendants.

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter having been reassigned to the Honorable Edward M. Chen, for trial and all

further proceedings, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16 and Civil

Local Rules 16-10, a Case Management Conference will be held in this case before the Honorable

Edward M. Chen on December 13, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom C, 15th Floor, U.S. District

Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The parties are required to appear in

court at 1:00 p.m., thirty (30) minutes prior to the Case Management Conference, to discuss

the case with one another including disclosure of relevant information and any possibilities for

settlement.

1. Plaintiff(s) shall serve copies of this Order and the Court’s Standing Orders at once

on all parties to this action, and on any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with the provisions

of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 5. Following service, Plaintiff(s) shall file a certificate of service with the

Clerk of Court.

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2. Lead trial counsel who will try this case are directed to confer in advance of the Case

Management Conference with respect to the subjects detailed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c), 26(f), and all

of the agenda items listed below. Not less than seven (7) days before the conference, counsel shall

file a Joint Case Management Conference Statement and Proposed Order (see attached form) in

compliance with Local Rule 16-9. All documents filed with the Clerk of Court shall list the civil

case number followed only by the initials "EMC." One copy shall be clearly marked as "EMC

Chambers' Copy." Failure to file a Joint Case Management Conference Statement, without good

cause, may subject a party to sanctions.

3. Each party shall be represented at the Case Management Conference by lead trial

counsel (or a party if in pro se) prepared to address all of the matters referred to in this Order, and

with authority to enter stipulations and make admissions pursuant to this Order.

4. Any request to reschedule the above dates should be made in writing, and by

stipulation, if possible, not less than ten (10) days before the conference date. Good cause must be

shown.

5. Lead trial counsel should be prepared to address and resolve at the Case Management

Conference the matters set forth in the Joint Case Management Conference Statement and any other

matters described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and (c). In addition, counsel should be prepared to

address the following:

a) The factual and legal bases for Plaintiff’s claims, Defendant’s defenses,

Defendant’s counterclaims and the defenses to those counterclaims;

b) Any related proceedings, including any administrative proceedings, and any

related cases pending before other judges of this court or before any other court;

c) A brief summary of the proceedings to date, including whether or not there

has been full compliance with the initial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and, in patent

cases, the schedule for compliance with Patent Local Rules 3-1 through 4-6;

d) A description of all pending motions and their current status;

e) A description of all motions expected before trial;

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f) The extent to which evidentiary, claim construction, or class certification

hearings are anticipated;

g) The scope of discovery to date and, separately, the scope of anticipated

discovery, including limits that should be imposed on discovery and a proposed discovery plan

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f);

h) The extent to which any special discovery or other problems or issues have

arisen or are expected;

i) What damages and other relief are sought and what method is used to compute

such damages;

j) The extent to which a special master should be involved in the case;

k) A service list for all counsel that includes telephone and fax numbers; and

l) Such other matters as any party considers conducive to the just, speedy and

inexpensive determination of this action.

6. Failure to comply with this Order, or provisions of the Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and 26(f) or

the provisions of Civil L. R. 16-10 may be grounds for sanctions. (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 22, 2006

______________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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