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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN PRUITT; JOHN PRUITT, JR.,

a minor, by and through his

Guardian Ad Litem, his

custodial parent John Pruitt;

PHILLIP PRUITT, a minor, by

and through his Guardian Ad

Litem, his custodial parent

John Pruitt; MICHAEL PRUITT, a

minor, by and through his

Guardian Ad Litem, his

custodial parent John Pruitt;

ISIAH PRUITT, a minor, by and

through his Guardian Ad Litem,

his custodial parent John

Pruitt; DARRYL BERG; and DEBRA

BERG,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO;

Sacramento County Sherriff’s

Department Sheriff JOHN

MCGINNESS; Sergeant SANTOS

RAMOS; Detective SEAN BERRY;

Detective BRAD ROSE; Detective

RANDY MOYA; Detective

JACQUELINE KLOSS; Detective

KEVIN STEED; Detective STEVE

WHARTON; Probation Officer

TIMOTHY RUIZ; Deputy THOMAS

LYNN; Deputy CRAIG HARMON; and

NO. CIV. 2:10-416 WBS KJN

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DOES 1-100, inclusive, 

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 9, 2010, 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 or waived service

and no further service is permitted without leave of court, good

cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

16(b).

II. JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to

pleadings will be permitted except with leave of court, good

cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

16(b). See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604

(9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Federal Question Jurisdiction is premised on 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 (civil rights) and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (civil rights and

elective franchise). Venue is undisputed and is hereby found to

be proper.

IV. DISCOVERY

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The parties shall serve their initial disclosures

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) no later

than September 12, 2010.

The parties shall disclose any experts and produce

reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

26(a)(2) no later than March 1, 2011.

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 July 1, 2011. 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 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) no later than July 1, 2011.

Plaintiffs request twenty depositions rather than the

ten depositions provided by the Federal Rules. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26(b)(2)(A), 30(a)(2)(A)(I). Because plaintiffs state that

they do not know the identity or exact number of persons they

believe they need to depose, the number of depositions will be

limited to the ten provided by Rule 30. Should plaintiffs desire

additional depositions, they may file a motion with the

magistrate judge assigned to the case.

To the extent the parties cannot agree on the locations

where the party and non-party witnesses are to be deposed, they

may file any appropriate motions with the magistrate judge

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assigned to the case. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

All motions, except motions for continuances, temporary

restraining orders, or other emergency applications, shall be

filed on or before September 1, 2011. 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 November 14,

2011, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5. 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 that

identifies every non-discovery motion that 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

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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 10, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. 

Plaintiffs estimate trial will last approximately 8-10 days and

defendants do not yet have an estimate.

VIII. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

A Settlement Conference will be set at the time of the

Pretrial Conference. All parties should be prepared to advise

the court whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting

as settlement judge and waive disqualification by virtue thereof.

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 date of the

trial, may be heard and decided by the assigned Magistrate Judge. 

All requests to change the trial date shall be heard and decided

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only by the undersigned judge.

DATED: August 5, 2010

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