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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: Jones Act, Personal Injury High Sea

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HECTOR PACHAMANGO, Civil No. 07-cv-0216-LAB (POR)

Plaintiff, CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY

AND OTHER PRETRIAL

PROCEEDINGS

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)

(Local Rule 16.1)

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 26)

v.

M/V SEA QUEST, INC.; TRADITION

MARINER, L.L.C., a Florida Limited

Partnership; M/V PROUD HERITAGE,

Official No. 552892; her engines, tackle,

apparel, appurtenances, furniture; DOES 1

THROUGH 20, inclusive,

Defendant.

On October 19, 2007, the Court held a Case Management Conference pursuant to Rule 16 of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Appearing telephonically before the Court were Jessica Voss,

on behalf of Plaintiff, and Michael Barcott, on behalf of Defendant. After consulting with the

attorneys of record for the parties and being advised of the status of the case, and good cause

appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional

pleadings shall be filed on or before November 30, 2007.

2. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on December 5, 2007, at

10:00 a.m., in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Louisa S. Porter. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule

16.3, all parties and representatives with complete authority to enter into a binding settlement, as

well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for the litigation, must be present and legally and

factually prepared to discuss and resolve the case at the mandatory settlement conference, except

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that by stipulation of the parties the claims adjuster for Defendant need not be present. All

conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged and confidential.

Counsel shall lodge confidential settlement statements, if any, directly with the chambers of

Judge Porter on or before December 3, 2007. Each party’s settlement statement shall set forth the

party’s statement of the case, identify controlling legal issues, concisely set out issues of liability

and damages, and shall set forth the party’s settlement position, including the last offer or demand

made by that party and a separate statement of the offer or demand the party is prepared to make at

the settlement conference. Settlement conference briefs shall not be filed with the Clerk of the

Court, nor shall they be served on opposing counsel. The settlement briefs may be lodged with

chambers via e-mail to: efile_Porter@casd.uscourts.gov.

Mandatory settlement conferences shall not be rescheduled without a showing of good cause

and adequate notice to the Court. If counsel wish to reschedule this conference, they shall contact

the Court at least ten (10) days prior to the conference. Absent exceptional circumstances, the Court

will not reschedule this conference with less than ten (10) days notice. Only in extreme

circumstances will the Court reschedule a mandatory settlement conference with less than 24 hours

notice.

3. On or before March 10, 2008, all parties shall exchange with all other parties a list of

all expert witnesses expected to be called at trial. The list shall include the name, address, and

phone number of the expert and a brief statement identifying the subject areas as to which the expert

is expected to testify. The list shall also include the normal rates the expert charges for deposition

and trial testimony. On or before March 24, 2008, any party may supplement its designation in

response to any other party’s designation so long as that party has not previously retained an expert

to testify on that subject.

4. Each expert witness designated by a party shall prepare a written report to be

provided to all other parties no later than June 16, 2008, containing the information required by

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A) and (B).

Except as specifically provided below, any party that fails to make these disclosures shall

not, absent substantial justification, be permitted to use evidence or testimony not disclosed at any

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hearing or at the time of trial. In addition, the Court may impose sanctions as permitted by Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c).

5. Any party, through any expert designated, shall in accordance with Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(C) and 26(e), supplement any of its expert reports regarding evidence

intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same subject matter identified in an expert

report submitted by another party. Any such supplemental reports are due on or before June 30,

2008. Please be advised that failure to comply with expert discovery or any other discovery

order of the court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 37 including

a prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence.

6. All discovery, including expert discovery, shall be completed on or before July 21,

2008. “Completed” means that all discovery under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30-36 must be

initiated a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the

cut-off date, taking into account the times for services, notice, and response as set forth in the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. All disputes concerning discovery shall be brought to the

attention of this Court no later than thirty (30) days following the date upon which the event giving

rise to the discovery dispute occurred. Counsel shall meet and confer pursuant to the requirements

of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Local Rule 26.1(a) before contacting the Court regarding

discovery disputes.

7. All motions, other than motions to amend or join parties or motions in limine, shall

be FILED on or before August 18, 2008.

Motions will not be heard or calendared unless counsel for the moving party has obtained a

motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Be advised that the

parties must file their moving papers within three (3) days of receiving the motion hearing

date from the Court. Be further advised that the period of time between the date you request

a motion date and the hearing date may be up to 3 or more months. Please plan accordingly.

8. Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall not

exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without permission of the judge or magistrate judge who

will hear the motion. No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of the judge

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or magistrate judge who will hear the motion.

9. Despite the requirements of Local Rule 16.1(f), neither party is required to file

Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law at any time. The parties shall instead focus their efforts

on drafting and submitting a proposed pretrial order by the time and date specified by Local Rule

16.1(f)(6)(b) and the Standing Order in Civil Cases issued by Hon. Larry Alan Burns.

10. All parties or their counsel shall fully comply with the Pretrial Disclosure

requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) on or before November 24, 2008. Failure

to comply with these disclosures requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other

sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.

11. Counsel shall meet together and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1(f)(5) on

or before December 1, 2008. At this meeting, counsel shall discuss and attempt to enter into

stipulations and agreements resulting in simplification of the triable issues. Counsel shall exchange

copies and/or display all exhibits other than those to be used for impeachment. The exhibits shall be

prepared in accordance with Local Rule 16.1 (f)(3)(c). Counsel shall note any objections they have

to any other parties’ Pretrial Disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3). Counsel

shall cooperate in the preparation of the proposed pretrial conference order.

 12. The proposed final pretrial conference order, including objections any party has to

any other parties’ Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be prepared, served and lodged with the

Clerk of the Court on or before December 8, 2008, and shall be in the form prescribed in and in

compliance with Local Rule 16.1 (f)(6). Counsel shall also bring a copy of the pretrial order to the

pretrial conference for the Court.

13. The final pretrial conference shall be held before the Honorable Larry A. Burns,

United States District Court Judge, on December 15, 2008 at 10:45 a.m.

14. The dates and times set forth herein will not be further modified except for good

cause shown.

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15. Counsel for Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order on any parties that enter this case

hereafter.

DATED: October 30, 2007

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Larry A. Burns

All parties

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