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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELIZABETH SAMUELS,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER,

INC.; and DOES I through V, 

 Defendants.

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2:13-cv-00713-GEB-DAD

STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ORDER

The status (pretrial scheduling) conference scheduled for

hearing on July 8, 2013, is vacated since the parties’ Joint Status

Report filed on June 24, 2013 (“JSR”) indicates the following Order

should issue.

DOE DEFENDANTS, SERVICE, AMENDMENT

Plaintiff states in the JSR that she “does not anticipate

joining additional parties unless discovery indicates that

Owens-Illinois, Inc., whom Defendant identified as an Interested Party,

should be a defendant in this action or that other parties should be

joined. Plaintiff will effect any joinders, if necessary, by September

30, 2013.” (JSR 2:8-11, ECF No. 8.)

The parties also state in the JSR that “they do not presently

anticipate the need for amendments of the pleadings[,]” but that if

“discovery reveals” any amendments are necessary, they “shall be filed

by December 1, 2013.” (Id. at 2:13-14.)

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Therefore, Plaintiff has until September 30, 2013, to file a

motion in which leave is sought to file an Amended Complaint to add a

new defendant. If leave is not sought as stated, Does I through V will

be automatically dismissed from this action.

Further, the parties have until December 2, 2013, to file a

motion in which leave is sought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

15(a) to amend their pleadings in response to information obtained

during discovery. 

The referenced motions must be noticed for hearing on the

Court’s earliest available law and motion date.

No further service, joinder of parties, or amendments to

pleadings is permitted, except with leave of Court for good cause shown.

ADDED DEFENDANT’S OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK AMENDMENT OF THIS ORDER

If Plaintiff joins a party pursuant to the leave given above,

a copy of this Order shall be served on that defendant concurrently with

the service of process. 

That defendant has 30 days after said service within which to

file a “Notice of Proposed Modification of Status Order.” Although a

newly-joined party’s proposed modification filed within this thirty day

period will not have to meet the good cause standard, no further

amendments will be permitted, except with leave of Court for good cause

shown.

DISCOVERY

All discovery shall be completed by October 14, 2014. In this

context, “completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted

so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to

discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate orders, if necessary,

and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been complied with

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or, alternatively, the time allowed for such compliance shall have

expired.

Each party shall comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(a)(2)(B) and (C)’s initial expert witness disclosure requirements on

or before April 7, 2014, and any contradictory and/or rebuttal expert

disclosure authorized under Rule 26(a)(2)(D)(ii) on or before May 5,

2014.

MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

The last hearing date for a motion is December 22, 2014,

commencing at 9:00 a.m. A motion shall be briefed as prescribed in Local 1

Rule 230. 

The parties are cautioned that an untimely motion

characterized as a motion in limine may be summarily denied.

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

The final pretrial conference is set for February 23, 2015, at

11:00 a.m. The parties are cautioned that the lead attorney who WILL TRY

THE CASE for each party shall attend the final pretrial conference. In

addition, all persons representing themselves and appearing in propria

persona must attend the pretrial conference.

The parties are warned that non-trial worthy issues could be

eliminated sua sponte “[i]f the pretrial conference discloses that no

material facts are in dispute and that the undisputed facts entitle one

of the parties to judgment as a matter of law.” Portsmouth Square v.

S’holders Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir. 1985). 

This time deadline does not apply to motions for continuances, 1

temporary restraining orders, emergency applications, or motions under

Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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The parties shall file a JOINT pretrial statement no later

than seven (7) calendar days prior to the final pretrial conference. The

joint pretrial statement shall address the applicable portions of Local

Rule 281(b), and shall set forth each theory of liability (“claim”) and

affirmative defense which remains to be tried, and the ultimate facts on

which each theory/defense is based. Furthermore, each party shall

estimate the length of trial. The Court uses the parties’ joint pretrial 2

statement to prepare its final pretrial order and could issue the final

pretrial order without holding the scheduled final pretrial conference.

See Mizwicki v. Helwig, 196 F.3d 828, 833 (7th Cir. 1999)(“There is no

requirement that the court hold a pretrial conference.”). 

If feasible, at the time of filing the joint pretrial

statement counsel shall also email it in a format compatible with

WordPerfect to: geborders@caed.uscourts.gov.

TRIAL SETTING

Trial shall commence at 9:00 a.m. on May 19, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 5, 2013

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

Senior United States District Judge

If a trial by jury has been preserved, the joint pretrial 2

statement shall also state how much time each party desires for voir

dire, opening statements, and closing arguments.

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