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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California 

** E-filed February 18, 2010 ** 

NOT FOR CITATION 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

ZULEIMA BOTELLO, a minor, by and 

through her Guardian ad Litem, SONIA 

BURRUETE, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, et al., 

 

 Defendants. 

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No. C09-02121 HRL 

ORDER (1) DISMISSING 

DEFENDANT NISHINO AND (2) 

SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT 

SCHEDULE 

The order that follows is based on the discussion at the February 18, 2010 Case Management 

Conference and the previously filed Joint Case Management Statement. 

A. Dismissal of Defendant Alan Nishino 

By the time of the Case Management Conference, plaintiff still had not served former 

Superintendent Alan Nishino with her complaint. Plaintiff agrees that he may be dismissed from the 

case at this time. Accordingly, the court dismisses defendant Alan Nishino without prejudice 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). 

B. Case Management Schedule 

The court adopts the parties’ statement of disputed factual and legal issues as set forth in the 

Joint Case Management Statement. The presumptive limits on discovery set forth in the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply. 

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For the Northern District of California 

The parties have agreed to mediation for purposes of ADR. However, if the case has not 

settled, the parties shall contact the chambers of Magistrate Judge Trumbull well in advance of the 

Pretrial Conference to arrange a Settlement Conference to take place just prior to the Pretrial 

Conference. 

The following schedule shall also apply to this case: 

Fact Discovery Cutoff August 30, 2010 

Designation of Experts with Reports September 15, 2010 

Designation of Rebuttal Experts with Reports October 1, 2010 

Expert Discovery Cutoff October 15, 2010 

Last Day for Hearings on Dispositive Motions November 30, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. 

Final Pretrial Conference January 4, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. 

Jury Trial January 10, 2011 

Any motions to compel fact discovery must be filed no later than seven days after the Fact 

Discovery Cutoff, and any motions to compel expert discovery must be filed no later than seven 

days after the Expert Discovery Cutoff. See N.D. Cal. Civ. R. 26-2. 

 If either party has reason to believe that an opposing expert fails to meet the standards 

enunciated in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), and Kumho Tire 

Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), that party shall send to the court a letter indicating the 

basis for the challenge and a copy of the challenged expert report by October 29, 2010. If 

necessary upon review, the court will set a hearing and briefing schedule to resolve the matter. 

Furthermore, the parties shall comply with the court’s “Standing Order re: Pretrial 

Preparation” with respect to the timing and content of the Joint Pretrial Statement and other pretrial 

submissions.1

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 18, 2010 

HOWARD R. LLOYD 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1

 Parties may obtain copies of all of Judge Lloyd’s standing orders from the clerk of the court, or 

from Judge Lloyd’s page on the court’s website (www.cand.uscourts.gov). 

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For the Northern District of California 

C 09-02121 Notice will be electronically mailed to: 

John Joseph Falcocchia jjflawoffices@yahoo.com 

Mark E. Davis mdavis@davisyounglaw.com, dmyers@davisyounglaw.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not 

registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program. 

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