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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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 The Court notes that while is allowing the First Amended Complaint to

be filed, it is not thereby ruling that the complaint states a claim in all respects. 

For example, it is not ruling that the factual allegations of the First Amended

Complaint are sufficient under Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, U.S. , 127

S.Ct. 1955 (2007), to support the specific claims raised therein, that the Police

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Robert A. Cuevas, 

Plaintiff,

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City of San Luis, Arizona, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. CV-04-0476-PCT-PGR

 

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE

The plaintiff having filed a Motion for Leave to [F]ile First Amended

Complaint on January 10, 2008 and the City of San Luis -related defendants

having failed to file any response in opposition thereto and their time for doing so

under LRCiv 7.2(c) having expired,

IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to [F]ile First Amended

Complaint (doc. #46) is granted pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a) and LRCiv 7.2(i)

and the Clerk of the Court shall file and docket the plaintiff’s lodged First

Amended Complaint (doc. #48).1

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Department of City of San Luis, Arizona is a suable entity for purposes of 42

U.S.C. § 1983, or that Counts VIII and IX of the First Amended Complaint are

proper claims. See Azul-Pacifico, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 973 F.2d 704, 705

(9th Cir. 1992) (“Plaintiff has no cause of action directly under the United States

Constitution. We have previously held that a litigant complaining of a violation of

a constitutional right must utilize 42 U.S.C. § 1983.”), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 1081

(1993).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

 (1) Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(a), a Scheduling Conference is set for

Monday, May 12, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 601 of the

Sandra Day O’Connor United States Courthouse, 401 W. Washington Street,

Phoenix, Arizona 85003. The parties are directed to Rule 16 for the objectives of

this conference. Lead counsel, or the parties if unrepresented, shall appear

in person at the Scheduling Conference. At least one attorney for each party

attending the conference shall have authority to enter into stipulations and make

admissions regarding all matters which may be discussed.

(2) The parties are directed to meet, either in person or by telephone, at

least 14 days before the date for filing the Joint Case Management Report to

confer regarding:

A. The suitability of the action for referral to an alternative dispute

resolution mechanism, pursuant to LRCiv 83.10;

B. Any matters relating to jurisdiction, venue, or joinder of additional

parties;

C. The scope of discovery and possible limitations thereof, including

(1) any issues relating to the preservation of discoverable information, including

issues regarding the disclosure or discovery of electronically stored information

and the forms in which it should be produced, (2) any issues relating to assertions

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 For purposes of the Court's CM/ECF system, the Joint Case

Management Report is to be e-filed under the heading of "Report re: Rule 26(f)

Planning Meeting."

 The report is to be signed in accordance with the "Multiple Signatures"

provision of the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures

Manual.

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of privilege or work product protection, and (3) any suggested changes in the

limitations on discovery imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures. The

parties are expected to minimize the expense of discovery whenever possible. In

cases in which dispositive motions will be filed, the parties should consider

limiting discovery to the issue at hand until the Court has ruled on the motion;

D. A schedule of all pretrial proceedings, including a trial date, an

estimate of the length of trial, and any suggestions for shortening trial;

E. Prospects for settlement, including whether the parties wish to

have a settlement conference before a magistrate judge; and

F. Any matters which the parties may feel will help dispose of the

matter in an efficient and economical manner.

(3) THE PARTIES SHALL FILE WITH THE COURT, NOT LESS THAN

FOURTEEN (14) CALENDAR DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE, A "JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT" REFLECTING

THE RESULTS OF THEIR DISCUSSIONS.

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 The Joint Case Management

Report shall include individually lettered brief statements, set forth in the following

order, indicating:

A. The nature of the case, setting forth the factual and legal bases of

the plaintiff's claims and the defendants’ defenses in sufficient detail such that the

Court need not refer to the parties' pleadings to understand what the case is

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about;

B. The jurisdictional basis of the case, citing specific statutes;

C. The factual and legal issues genuinely in dispute, and whether

they can be narrowed by stipulation or motion;

D. The parties, if any, which have not been served, as well as

parties which have not filed an answer or other appearance. Unless counsel can

otherwise show cause, a proposed order or notice of voluntary dismissal shall

accompany the joint report dismissing any party, including a fictitiously-named

party, which has not been served, or seeking entry of default and default

judgment on any non-appearing, properly-served party;

E. The names of parties not subject to the Court's jurisdiction;

F. What formal or informal discovery has been done and, if none,

the reasons justifying the lack of discovery.

G. What agreements have been entered into, and what unresolved

issues remain, regarding the preservation and disclosure of discoverable

information, including issues related to electronic discovery and assertions of

privilege;

H. Whether there are further dispositive or partially dispositive

issues to be decided by pretrial motions, and the factual/legal issues about which

any pretrial motions are contemplated;

I. Whether the parties will consent to have the case referred to an

alternative dispute resolution method;

J. The identity of and status of any related cases pending before

other judges of the District of Arizona or before any other federal, state, or

municipal court (see LRCiv 42.1(a)(1) for meaning of relatedness), and, if a

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related case exists, how the cases are related, and, if the related case is another

federal district court case, whether a motion to consolidate or transfer has been

filed and if none, the reasons justifying the lack of such a motion;

K. Proposed deadlines for (1) filing motions pursuant to

Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b), motions to amend pleadings and motions to join additional

parties; (2) exchanging initial disclosures pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1), and

disclosing expert witnesses and their reports pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2);

(3) completing expert witness depositions; (4) completing discovery; (5) filing

dispositive motions; and (6) filing a Joint Pretrial Statement. (Specific dates, i.e.

a month, day, and year - not x days before trial, etc. - for these deadlines must

be included in the body of the Joint Case Management Report - do not submit a

completed proposed scheduling order. The proposed dates must not be a federal

legal holiday or a weekend.) If the parties cannot agree on deadlines, separate

dates may be submitted for discussion at the Scheduling Conference;

L. Estimated date that the case will be ready for trial, the estimated

length of trial, and any suggestions for shortening the trial;

M. Whether a jury trial has been requested, and if the parties differ

as to whether a jury trial has been properly requested, the bases for their

positions;

N. Whether any settlement negotiations have taken place and the

prospects for settlement, including any request to have a settlement conference

before a Magistrate Judge, or other request of the Court for assistance in

settlement efforts;

O. In class actions, the proposed dates for class certification

proceedings and other class management issues. Such certification will result in

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 In order to conserve scarce judicial resources, the parties are directed

to promptly inform the Court if they are involved in negotiations which they

reasonably believe may make the resolution of any pending motion unnecessary.

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the case being reassigned to the complex track for case management purposes;

P. Whether any unusual, difficult, or complex problems or issues

exist which would require this case to be placed on the complex track for case

management purposes; and

Q. Any other matters which the parties feel will aid the Court in

resolving this dispute in a just, speedy, and inexpensive manner.

(4) It shall be the responsibility of the plaintiff to timely initiate the

communication necessary to prepare the Joint Case Management Report. THE

PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL ARE WARNED THAT APPROPRIATE

SANCTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO FED.R.CIV.P. 16(f) AND

FED.R.CIV.P. 37(b)(2) IF THERE IS A FAILURE TO TIMELY COMPLY WITH

THIS ORDER OR IF THERE IS A FAILURE TO ATTEND THE SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE. If a party or counsel believes that good cause exists to continue

the deadline for filing the Joint Case Management Report and the Scheduling

Conference date, it shall be that person's responsibility to formally seek such a

continuance prior to the date for filing the Joint Case Management Report.3

(5) After the Scheduling Conference, the Court will enter a Scheduling

Order, which shall control the course of this action, unless modified by

subsequent order. This Court views this Scheduling Conference as critical to its

case management responsibilities and those of the parties, and the parties are

cautioned that the deadlines set at this conference shall be enforced and that no

amendments to the Scheduling Order shall be made without a court order.

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(6) The parties shall satisfy the filing requirement of Fed.R.Civ.P.

26(a)(4) by filing with the Clerk of the Court a notice of disclosure - no

copies of any actual disclosures shall be filed with the Court. (See

LRCiv 5.2).

DATED this 6th day of March, 2008.

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