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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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WILLIAM R. TAMAYO - #084965 (CA)

DAVID OFFEN-BROWN - #063321 (CA)

RAYMOND T. CHEUNG - #176086 (CA)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

San Francisco District Office

350 The Embarcadero, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 625-5649

Facsimile: (415) 625-5657

raymond.cheung@eeoc.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

DAVID B. SIMPSON

WOLFLICK & SIMPSON

180 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 410

Glendale, Califonia 91203

Telephone: (818) 243-8300

Facsimile: (818) 243-0122

dave@wolfsim.com

Attorneys for Defendants AMELCO ELECTRIC

S. F., INC. and AMELCO CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMELCO ELECTRIC SAN FRANCISCO,

INC. and AMELCO CORPORATION,

Defendant.

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Case No. C 05-2492 MEJ

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE STATEMENT AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: October 20, 2005

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: Courtroom 8, 15 Floor th

Plaintiff EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (“EEOC”) and

Defendants AMELCO ELECTRIC S.F., INC. and AMELCO CORPORATION (“Amelco”) to

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the above-entitled action submit this Joint Case Management Statement and Proposed Case

Management Order and request the Court to adopt it as the Case Management Order in this

case, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 and Civil L.R.16-10(b).

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

A. Description of the case:

1. A brief description of the events underlying the action:

For Plaintiff: This is an action brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, as amended. The EEOC filed this suit on behalf of Carl McNair and a class of

similarly situated individuals, alleging that Carl McNair and class members were

electricians working at various sites for Amelco when they were subjected to harassing

comments and/or disparate treatment due to their race, gender and national origin. Mr.

McNair was terminated in retaliation when he complained of discriminatory behavior.

The class members were also terminated or eventually laid off while less qualified

white male comparators were retained. McNair complained of harassment on the basis

of his race, African-American, and of harassment of coworkers/class members on the

basis of their race, gender and ethnicity. 

For Defendants: Defendant is not certain as of this writing what individuals,

other than Mr. Carl McNair, this action is being brought on behalf of. As to Mr.

McNair, however, Defendants state that he was not discriminated against, and was not

unlawfully harassed or retaliated against. Nor, to Defendants’ knowledge, were any

other employees of Amelco Electric S.F., Inc. (“AESF”) unlawfully discriminated

against, harassed and/or retaliated against. Further, Amelco Corporation, the corporate

parent of AESF and a legally distinct and separate entity from AESF, is not a proper

defendant for this case, as Amelco Corporation never employed Mr. McNair, or any

other employees suspected of potentially being named by the EEOC as

plaintiff/employees in this case.

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2. The principal factual issues which the parties dispute:

A. Who this case is brought on behalf of.

B. All fact issues necessary for resolving the legal issues set forth below.

C. Any fact issues incorporated within, or erroneously stated below as, a

disputed issue of law.

3. The principal legal issues which the parties dispute:

A. Whether any plaintiff/employees were subjected to unlawful harassment

because of their race, national origin, gender and/or religion in violation

of Title VII.

B. Whether any plaintiff/employees were subjected to unlawful

discrimination because of their race, national origin, gender and/or

religion in violation of Title VII.

C. Whether any plaintiff/employees were subjected to unlawful retaliation

in violation of Title VII.

D. Whether any plaintiff/employees were legally damaged by any violation

of Title VII, and if so, in what amount.

E. Whether Defendant Amelco Corporation is, or is not, a proper party

defendant to this action.

F. Whether the EEOC fulfilled all necessary administrative, statutory, and

other prerequisites for filing/pursuing this action against Amelco

Corporation.

G. Whether the EEOC fulfilled all necessary administrative, statutory, and

other prerequisites for filing/pursuing this action at all, or as respects any

individual claim or component.

H. Any legal issues incorporated within, or erroneously stated above as, a

disputed issue of fact.

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4. Other issues [e.g., service of process, personal jurisdiction, subject matter

jurisdiction or venue] which remain unresolved for the reason stated below and the

parties’ proposed resolution:

(A) Defendants contend, and Plaintiff disputes, that there may be a subject

matter jurisdiction issue in this case. Defendants state that if, and to the extent, Plaintiff

EEOC failed to fulfill all statutory prerequisites to pursuing this action, such as

potentially having failed to engage in sufficient good faith, pre-filing conciliation with

Amelco Corporation and/or AESF, such failure might constitute a subject matter

jurisdictional defect. Defendants are conducting investigation, discovery and legal

research on this issue, and will file an appropriate motion on this issue if and to the

extent the evidence and law warrant.

(B) Defendants assert that EEOC failed to separately name Defendant

Amelco Corporation in any EEOC Charge, and if and to the extent EEOC was required

to do so in order to pursue Amelco Corporation in this action, its failure to do so might

constitute another subject matter jurisdictional defect. Defendant is conducting

investigation, discovery and legal research on this issue, too, and will file an appropriate

motion if and to the extent the evidence and law warrant.

5. The parties who have not been served and the reason for said lack of service:

None.

6. The additional parties whom the below-specified parties intend to join and the

intended time frame for such joinder:

For Plaintiff and for Defendants: None.

B. Consent to Magistrate Judge for Trial: 

The parties have all consented to assignment of this case to a United States

Magistrate Judge for trial.

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C. Alternative Dispute Resolution: 

The parties have discussed the matter and request the following court ADR

process: Mediation.

[PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER 

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16, the Court conducted a case management

conference on October 20, 2005 and ORDERS as follows: 

A. ADR Program: 

1. The parties are hereby referred to mediation. 

2. The parties shall file their ADR certification by the date assigned by the

initial case management schedule received from the Clerk of the Court,

pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8. 

B. Jury or Court Trial: 

1. Plaintiff requests a jury trial. Defendant requests a ________ trial

C. Pretrial Motions: 

1. All pretrial motions shall be filed in accordance with Civil L.R. 7. A

motion shall be noticed pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2 without calling the

Court. Civil law and motion is heard on Thursday mornings at 10:00

a.m. 

D. Discovery:

1. The parties shall abide by Judge James’ standing order regarding

discovery and dispute procedures. 

E. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses:

1. Any party wishing to present expert witness testimony with respect to a

claim or defense shall serve on all other parties the name, address,

qualifications, resume, and a written report which complies with Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B) on or before _____________ (210

July 31, 2006 The Court shall conduct a jury trial.

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days before trial). 

2. This disclosure must be made with respect to a person who is either (a)

specifically retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony

pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 or (b) a regular employee or

agent or treating physician who may be called to provide expert opinion

testimony. 

3. A party or counsel has a continuing duty to supplement the disclosure of

expert witnesses when required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(e)(1). 

F. Rebuttal Expert Witnesses:

1. If the testimony of the expert is intended solely to contradict or rebut

opinion testimony on the same subject matter identified by another party,

the party proffering a rebuttal expert shall make the disclosures required

by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B), no later than

__________(200 days before the trial). 

G. Limitation on Testimony by Expert Witnesses:

1. Unless the parties enter into a written stipulation otherwise, upon timely

objection, an expert witness shall be precluded from testifying about any

actions or opinions not disclosed prior to the expert’s deposition. This is

to ensure that all factual material upon which expert opinion may be

based and all tests and reports are completed prior to the expert

deposition. 

2. Unless application is made prior to the close of expert discovery, each

party is limited to calling only one expert witness in each discipline

involved in the case. 

3. Any party objecting to the admissibility of the testimony of person

disclosed as an expert witness must file a written motion in limine to

exclude the testimony no later than the deadline set in this order for

Aug 10, 2006

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filing motions in limine. 

H. Close of Discovery: 

1. All discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses, must be

completed by _____________ (185 days before trial). 

2. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) and Civil L.R. 26-2, a

discovery request or stipulation that calls for responses or depositions

after the discovery cutoff date are not enforceable except by order of the

Court and upon a showing of good cause. 

3. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 26-2, no motions to compel discovery may be

filed later than 10 days after the discovery cut-off date. 

I. Dispositive Motions: 

1. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2, all dispositive motions shall be filed, served

and noticed by ____________ (155 days prior to trial). The parties shall

file a joint statement of undisputed facts pursuant to Civil L.R. 56-2(b)

when filing a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication. 

2. The Court shall hear dispositive motions on _____________ ( 120 prior

days to trial, during the Court’s Thursday law and motion calendar) at

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor of the Federal Building, located

at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

J. Exchange and filing of Trial Papers:

1. By ____________ (60 days before trial) lead counsel who will try the

case shall meet and confer with respect to the preparation and content of

the joint pretrial conference statement and shall exchange (but not file or

lodge) the papers described in paragraph 2 below. 

2. By ________________ ( 45 days before trial) counsel shall file the

papers described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and a joint

pretrial conference statement including the following: 

(A) Substance of the Action: A brief description of the substance of

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claims and defenses which remain to be decided. 

(B) Relief Prayed: A detailed statement of all the relief claimed,

particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as

witnesses, documents or other evidentiary material to be presented

concerning the amount of damages. 

(C) Undisputed Facts: A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts

not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will stipulate for

incorporation into the trial record without the necessity of supporting

testimony or exhibits. 

(D) Disputed Factual Issues: A plain and concise statement of all

disputed factual issues which remain to be decided. 

(E) Agreed Statement: A statement assessing whether all or part of the

action maybe presented upon an agreed statement of facts. 

(F) Stipulations: A statement of stipulations requested or proposed for

pretrial or trial purposes. 

(G) Witness list: A list of all witnesses to be called for trial. The parties

shall submit a page-length detailed summary of the substance of the

proposed testimony of each witness, which shall also specify to which

disputed fact the testimony relates and an estimate of the time required

for direct and cross examination of each prospective witness. 

(H) Exhibit list: A list of all exhibits to be offered at trial. The exhibit list

shall list each proposed exhibit by its number or alphabetical letter,

description and sponsoring witness. All documents shall be authenticated

prior to trial. 

(I) Estimated Time of Trial: An estimate of the number of hours needed

for the presentation of each party’s case. 

(J) Settlement: A statement summarizing the status of the parties’ settlement

negotiations. 

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No party shall be permitted to offer any witness or exhibit in its case in chief

that is not disclosed in its witness or exhibit list without leave of the Court for

good cause shown. 

3. Motions in limine: Counsel are directed to meet and confer to resolve any

evidentiary disputes prior to filing motions in limine. Any motions in limine

shall be filed ____________ (45 days prior to trial). Any Opposition to motions

in limine shall be filed ____________ (38 days prior to trial). These matters will

be deemed submitted on the papers without oral argument, unless the Court

orders otherwise. 

4. Trial Briefs: Counsel shall file trial briefs setting forth the applicable legal

standard, pursuant to Ninth Circuit authority, all significant disputed issues of

law, including foreseeable procedural and evidentiary issues by

______________ (30 days prior to trial). 

5. Joint Proposed Voir Dire (Jury Trial Only): Counsel should submit a joint set of

requested voir dire to be posed by the Court by ______________ (30 days prior

to trial). Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree shall be

submitted separately by ___________ (30 days prior to trial). Counsel will be

allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the Court’s questioning. 

6. Joint Proposed Jury Instructions (Jury Trial Only): Jury instructions § 1.01

through § 2.02 and § 3.01 through § 3.15 from the Manual of Model Civil Jury

Instructions for the Ninth Circuit (1998 Edition) will be given absent objection.

Counsel shall submit a joint set of additional proposed jury instructions by

_____________ (30 days prior to trial). . The instructions shall be ordered in a

logical sequence, together with a table of contents. Any instruction on which

counsel cannot agree shall be marked as “disputed,” and shall be included within

the jointly submitted instructions and accompanying table of contents, in the

place where the party proposing the instruction believes it should be given.

Argument and authority for and against each disputed instruction shall be

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included as part of the joint submission, on separate sheets directly following the

disputed instruction. The Court prefers that all jury instructions conform to the

Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit. If possible,

counsel shall deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of their joint proposed

jury instructions on a computer disk in WordPerfect format. The disk label shall

include the name of the parties, the case number and be entitled “Proposed Jury

Instructions.” At the close of Defendant’s case in chief, the Court shall hear oral

argument on the disputed jury instructions and will then render its rulings. 

7. Proposed Verdict Forms, Joint or Separate (Jury Trial Only): Counsel shall

submit any joint proposed verdict forms and shall submit their separate verdict

forms by __________ (30 days prior to trial). Whenever possible, counsel shall

deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of their joint proposed verdict forms on

a computer disk in WordPerfect. The disk label shall include the name of the

parties, the case number and be entitled “Proposed Verdict Forms.” 

8. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Court Trial Only): Counsel

shall submit joint proposed findings of facts by _______________ (30 days

prior to trial). Counsel shall submit separately a copy of their disputed findings

of fact and conclusions of law by ______________ (30 days prior to trial).

Whenever possible, counsel shall deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of

their joint proposed findings of fact on a computer disk in WordPerfect. The disk

label shall include the name of the parties, the case number and be entitled “Joint

Proposed Findings of Facts.” 

K. Pretrial Conference: 

1. On _______________ (30 days prior to trial, during the Court’s Thursday law

and motion calendar is held on Thursdays) the Court shall hold a pretrial

conference at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor of the Federal Building,

located at 450Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Lead counsel

who will try the case must attend the pretrial conference. The purpose of the

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pretrial conference is for the Court to rule on any issues raised in the final

pretrial conference statement, motions in limine, and to discuss the trial of the

case. 

L. Final Pretrial Conference:

1. On _______________ (4 days prior to trial, during the Court’s Thursday law

and motion calendar) the Court shall hold a final pretrial conference to address

any outstanding trial issues. 

M. Trial Date:

1. The trial shall commence [with jury selection taking place] on February 26,

2007. (Trial schedule: Monday through Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

The trial shall last 12 days. 

2. For any documents, including the deposition of a witness testifying at trial,

which will be shown presented to a witness but will not be admitted into

evidence, counsel shall bring the original plus three clean copies of the

documents. The original document will be handed to the Court during testimony,

and the clean copies of the document will be given to the witness during the

examination and to opposing counsel. 

3. Counsel shall maintain their own exhibits during trial. Exhibits are to be

premarked with exhibit tags stapled to the upper lefthand corner. If a photo or

chart is being used as an exhibit, the exhibit tag should be placed on the back

side of the exhibit. The Court will only admit premarked exhibits which were

listed on the earlier filed exhibit list. Plaintiff shall mark the exhibits

numerically; Defendant shall mark the exhibits alphabetically. The exhibit

markers shall each contain the name and number of the case, the number or

alphabetical letter of the exhibit, and blank spaces to accommodate the date

admitted and the Deputy Clerk’s initials. 

4. On the day of trial, counsel shall bring the original premarked exhibits, a copy of

the premarked exhibits for opposing counsel and two binders which contain a

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copy of each side’s premarked exhibits for the Court. The premarked exhibit

binders are to be designated with label dividers. The premarked exhibit binders

will be given to the Courtroom Deputy on the morning of the trial. 

N. Jury Selection: 

1. The Jury Commissioner will summon 20 to 25 prospective jurors. The

Courtroom Deputy will select their names at random and seat them in the

courtroom in the order in which their names are called. Voir dire will be asked

of sufficient venire persons that eight (or more for a lengthy trial) will remain

after all peremptory challenges and an anticipated number of hardship dismissals

and cause challenges have been made. The Court will then take cause

challenges, and discuss hardship claims from the individual jurors, at side bar.

The Court will inform the attorneys which hardship claims and cause challenges

will be granted, but will not announce those dismissals until the process is

completed. Each attorney may then list in writing up to three peremptory

challenges. The attorneys will review each other’s lists and then submit them to

the clerk. Then, from the list of jurors in numerical order, the Court will strike

the persons with meritorious hardships, those excused for cause, and those

challenged peremptorily. The Court will then call the first eight people in

numerical sequence remaining. These people will be the jury. All jurors

remaining at the close of the case will deliberate. There are no alternates. 

O. Sanctions: 

Failure to comply with this Order is cause for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 16(f). 

P. Transcripts: 

Counsel who wants to receive a daily transcript shall contact Robert Stuart, Supervisor

Court Reporting Services, at (415) 522-2079, at least ten days in advance of the trial date. If

any video or tape recording equipment or demonstrative devices will be used, a signed order

will need to be obtained at least ten days in advance of the trial date for the items to clear

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security. 

Q. Questions: 

All questions regarding these instructions should be directed to Brenda Tolbert,

Courtroom Deputy Clerk to Judge James, at (415) 522-4708.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION

Dated: October 12, 2005. By /s/ Raymond T. Cheung 

RAYMOND T. CHEUNG

Attorneys for Plaintiff EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

WOLFLICK & SIMPSON

Dated: October 12, 2005. By /s/ David Simpson 

DAVID SIMPSON

Attorneys for Defendants AMELCO ELECTRIC

SAN FRANCISCO, INC. and AMELCO

CORPORATION

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

HON. MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

United States Magistrate Judge

October 13, 2005

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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