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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ADAM GOODWIN, individually 

and individually on behalf of 

all others similarly 

situated,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

WINN MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC, a 

Massachusetts Limited 

Liability Company, and Does 1 

through 100, inclusive,

 Defendants.

CIV. NO. 1:15-00606 WBS EPG

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STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the 

court hereby vacates the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference 

scheduled for November 9, 2015, and makes the following findings 

and orders without needing to consult with the parties any 

further. 

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I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

The named defendant has been served, and no further 

service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having 

been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).

II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to 

pleadings will be permitted except with leave of court, good 

cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

16(b). See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 

(9th Cir. 1992). 

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon federal question 

jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1331, because plaintiff’s claims arise 

under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). 

The court has supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff’s state 

law claims, 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). In the alternative, the court 

has diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 

2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). Venue is undisputed and is hereby 

found to be proper.

IV. DISCOVERY

The parties did not submit a detailed discovery plan to 

the court but instead requested that the issue be deferred until 

after a ruling on class certification. Pursuant to Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 16(b), the court “must issue a scheduling 

order . . . after receiving the parties’ report under Rule 26(f)” 

and the report “must limit the time to join other parties, amend 

the pleadings, complete discovery, and file motions.” Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 16(b)(1), (3) (emphasis added). As a result, the court 

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cannot defer issuing a discovery plan until a ruling on class 

certification.

The parties shall serve the initial disclosures 

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) by no later 

than November 6, 2015.

The parties shall disclose experts and produce reports 

in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) by no 

later than June 10, 2016. With regard to expert testimony 

intended solely for rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed 

and reports produced in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(a)(2) on or before July 8, 2016. 

All discovery, including depositions for preservation 

of testimony, is left open, save and except that it shall be so 

conducted as to be completed by August 5, 2016. The word 

“completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted so 

that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relevant to 

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if 

necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has 

been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on 

the magistrate judge’s calendar in accordance with the local 

rules of this court and so that such motions may be heard (and 

any resulting orders obeyed) not later than August 5, 2016.

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications, shall be 

filed on or before October 7, 2016. All motions shall be noticed 

for the next available hearing date. Counsel are cautioned to 

refer to the local rules regarding the requirements for noticing 

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and opposing such motions on the court’s regularly scheduled law 

and motion calendar.

VII. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for December 19, 

2016, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5. The conference shall be 

attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the 

trial for each of the parties and by any unrepresented parties. 

Counsel for all parties are to be fully prepared for 

trial at the time of the Pretrial Conference, with no matters 

remaining to be accomplished except production of witnesses for 

oral testimony. Counsel shall file separate pretrial statements, 

and are referred to Local Rules 281 and 282 relating to the

contents of and time for filing those statements. In addition to 

those subjects listed in Local Rule 281(b), the parties are to 

provide the court with: (1) a plain, concise statement which 

identifies every non-discovery motion which has been made to the 

court, and its resolution; (2) a list of the remaining claims as 

against each defendant; and (3) the estimated number of trial 

days.

In providing the plain, concise statements of 

undisputed facts and disputed factual issues contemplated by 

Local Rule 281(b)(3)-(4), the parties shall emphasize the claims 

that remain at issue, and any remaining affirmatively pled 

defenses thereto. If the case is to be tried to a jury, the 

parties shall also prepare a succinct statement of the case, 

which is appropriate for the court to read to the jury.

VIII. TRIAL SETTING

The jury trial is set for February 28, 2017 at 9:00 

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a.m. 

IX. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the 

Pretrial Conference. All parties should be prepared to advise 

the court whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting 

as settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.

Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full 

settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to 

be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. At least 

seven calendar days before the Settlement Conference counsel for 

each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference 

Statement for review by the settlement judge. If the settlement 

judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement Conference 

Statements shall not be filed and will not otherwise be disclosed 

to the trial judge.

X. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this 

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the date of the 

trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

All requests to change the trial date shall be heard and decided 

only by the undersigned judge.

Dated: November 4, 2015

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