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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL PIZANA, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

SANMEDICA INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

Defendant.

No. 1:18-cv-00644-DAD-SKO

SCHEDULING ORDER

On March 5, 2020, a scheduling conference was held. Shireen Clarkson, Esq. and Annick 

Persinger, Esq., appeared on telephonically on behalf of Plaintiff and the putative class members. 

Steven Garff, Esq. and Jason Kerr, Esq., appeared telephonically on behalf of Defendant.

The Court set the following deadlines:

1. Initial disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 must be served by no later than 

March 19, 2020.

2. Any motions or stipulations requesting leave to amend the pleadings must be filed 

by no later than June 15, 2020.

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1 The parties are advised that filing motions and/or stipulations requesting leave to amend the pleadings by June 15, 

2020, does not reflect on the propriety of the amendment or imply good cause to modify the existing schedule, if 

necessary. All proposed amendments must (A) be supported by good cause pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) if the 

amendment requires any modification to the existing schedule, see Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 

604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992), and (B) establish, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a), that such an amendment is not (1) prejudicial 

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3. Class certification discovery shall be completed by no later than December 18, 

2020.

4. The motion for class certification shall be filed by no later than January 22, 2021.

5. Any opposition to the motion for class certification shall be filed by no later than 

March 4, 2021.

6. Any reply brief in support of the motion for class certification shall be filed by no 

later than April 15, 2021.

7. The motion for class certification shall be heard on May 5, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., in 

Courtroom 7 before the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate

Judge.

8. A status conference to set further scheduling dates is set for July 8, 2021, at 10:15 

a.m. in Courtroom 7 before Magistrate Judge Oberto. Telephonic appearances are 

approved; all parties appearing telephonically shall call (888) 557-8511, access 

code 6208204# at the date and time for the conference. By no later than July 1, 

2021, the parties shall file and email to skoorders@caed.uscourts.gov in MS Word 

format a report providing (a) dates agreed to by all counsel for all remaining 

deadlines and (b) an updated status of the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 6, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

to the opposing party, (2) the product of undue delay, (3) proposed in bad faith, or (4) futile, see Foman v. Davis, 371 

U.S. 178, 182 (1962).

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