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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CAROLYN DOUGLAS, 

Plaintiff,

v. CIV NO. S-05-969 WBS GGH

MICHAEL KNOWLES, et al.,

Defendants.

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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 August 15, 2005, and makes the following findings

and orders without needing to consult with the parties any

further:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All named defendants have been served and no further

service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having

been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). 

II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to

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pleadings is permitted except with leave of court, good cause

having been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). See Johnson v.

Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331

(diversity), 1332(a)(1) (federal question), and 1343(a)(3)(civil

rights and elective franchise). Venue is undisputed and is

hereby found to be proper.

 IV. DISCOVERY

The parties have stipulated that each party will serve 

initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a)(1) by no

later than August 29, 2005.

The parties shall disclose expert witnesses no later

than March 15, 2006.

Plaintiff shall produce reports and expert information

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than

April 13, 2006

Defendant shall produce reports and expert information

in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by no later than May

15, 2006. 

Expert discovery will be closed as of September 1,

2006.

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 February 15, 2006. 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

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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 February

15, 2006. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances,

temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications,

shall be filed on or before October 3, 2006. 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 and opposing such motions on the court's regularly

scheduled law and motion calendar. 

VI. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The Final Pretrial Conference is set for December 4,

2006, at 10:00 a.m. 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 16-281 and 16-282

relating to the contents of and time for filing those

statements. In addition to those subjects listed in Local Rule

16-281(b), the parties are to provide the court with: (1) a

plain, concise statement which identifies every non-discovery

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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 16-281(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.

VII. TRIAL SETTING

The trial is set for January 30, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in

Courtroom No. 5.

VIII. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the

Pretrial Conference.

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.

IX. MODIFICATIONS TO SCHEDULING ORDER

Any requests to modify the dates or terms of this

Scheduling Order, except requests to change the dates of the

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Final Pretrial Conference or trial, may be heard and decided by

the assigned Magistrate Judge. All requests to change the dates

of the Pretrial Conference and/or trial shall be heard and

decided only by the undersigned judge. 

DATED: August 5, 2005. 

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