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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOBIAPPS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

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QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.,

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Case No. 06-CV-1745-LAB (JMA)

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

ORDER REGULATING DISCOVERY AND

OTHER PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 16) 

(Local Rule 16.1)

(Fed. R. Civ. P. 26)

Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

a telephonic Case Management Conference was held on January 31,

2007 at 9:30 a.m. 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. Counsel shall refer to the Standing Order in Civil

Cases of the Honorable Larry A. Burns, which is accessible via

the Court's website at www.casd.uscourts.gov. 

2. Any motion to join other parties, to amend the

pleadings, or to file additional pleadings shall be filed on or

before April 2, 2007.

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3. A telephonic Case Management Conference shall be held

before Magistrate Judge Adler on May 2, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

Counsel for each party shall appear telephonically at this

conference. The Court will initiate the conference call.

4. All discovery, other than expert discovery, shall be

completed by all parties on or before July 13, 2007. "Completed"

means that all discovery under Rules 30 through 36 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure must be initiated a sufficient period of

time in advance of the cutoff date, so that it may be completed

by the cutoff date, taking into account the times for service,

notice, and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. All disputes concerning discovery shall be brought to

the attention of Magistrate Judge Adler no later than thirty (30)

days following the date upon which the event giving rise to the

dispute occurred. For oral discovery, the event giving rise to

the discovery dispute is the completion of the transcript of the

affected portion of the deposition. For written discovery, the

event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the service of the

response. Counsel are required to meet and confer prior to

contacting the Court regarding all discovery disputes pursuant to

the requirements of Local Rules 16.5(k) and 26.1(a).

5. On or before July 20, 2007, all parties shall exchange

with all other parties a list of expert witnesses expected to be

called at trial. On or before August 3, 2007, 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. Expert designations shall

include the name, address, and telephone number of each expert,

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and a reasonable summary of the testimony the expert is expected

to provide. The list shall also include the normal rates the

expert charges for deposition and trial testimony.

The parties must identify any person who may be used at

trial to present evidence pursuant to Rules 702, 703 or 705 of

the Federal Rules of Evidence. This requirement is not limited

to retained experts.

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section

or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the

sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a

prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated

matters in evidence.

6. All expert disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P.

26(a)(2) shall be served on all parties on or before September 7,

2007. Any contradictory or rebuttal information shall be

disclosed on or before October 12, 2007. In addition, Fed. R.

Civ. P. 26(e)(1) imposes a duty on the parties to supplement the

expert disclosures made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)

by the time that pretrial disclosures are due under Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26(a)(3) (discussed below). This disclosure requirement

applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide

expert testimony, or whose duties as an employee of the party

regularly involve the giving of expert testimony. 

Please be advised that failure to comply with this section

or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the

sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a

prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated

matters in evidence.

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Counsel should note that while historically motion cutoff

deadlines issued by this Court were deadlines for motion hearings, the

motion cutoff dates now being issued establish deadlines for the

parties to file motions.

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7. All expert discovery shall be completed by all parties

on or before November 9, 2007. "Completed" means that all

discovery under Rules 30 through 36 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure must be initiated a sufficient period of time in

advance of the cutoff date, so that it may be completed by the

cutoff date, taking into account the times for service, notice,

and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. All disputes concerning discovery shall be brought to

the attention of Magistrate Judge Adler no later than thirty (30)

days following the date upon which the event giving rise to the

dispute occurred. For oral discovery, the event giving rise to

the discovery dispute is the completion of the transcript of the

affected portion of the deposition. For written discovery, the

event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the service of the

response. Counsel are required to meet and confer prior to

contacting the Court regarding all discovery disputes pursuant to

the requirements of Local Rules 16.5(k) and 26.1(a).

8. All motions, other than motions to amend or join

parties, or motions in limine, shall be filed on or before

December 10, 2007.1

 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 period of time between the date you request a

motion date and the hearing date may be up to six weeks. Please

plan accordingly. Failure of counsel to timely request a motion

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date may result in the motion not being heard. 

Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any

pending motion shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length

without leave of the judge who will hear the motion. No reply

memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without such leave of

court.

9. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on

March 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge

Adler. Counsel shall submit settlement statements directly to

Magistrate Judge Adler's chambers no later than February 26,

2008. The parties may either submit confidential settlement

statements or may exchange their settlement statements. 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. The settlement conference briefs shall not be filed

with the Clerk of the Court. 

All named parties, all counsel, and any other person(s)

whose authority is required to negotiate and enter into

settlement shall appear in person at the conference. The

individual(s) present at the Mandatory Settlement Conference with

settlement authority must have the unfettered discretion and

authority on behalf of the party to: 1) fully explore all

settlement options and to agree during the Mandatory Settlement

Conference to any settlement terms acceptable to the party (G.

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Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653

(7th Cir. 1989)), 2) change the settlement position of a party

during the course of the Mandatory Settlement Conference (Pitman

v. Brinker Int'l, Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003)),

and 3) negotiate a settlement without being restricted by any

predetermined level of authority (Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc.,

270 F.3d 590, 596 (8th Cir. 2001)).

Governmental entities may appear through litigation counsel

only. As to all other parties, appearance by litigation counsel

only is not acceptable. Retained outside corporate counsel shall

not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who has the

authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement. The failure

of any counsel, party or authorized person to appear at the

Mandatory Settlement Conference as required will result in the

immediate imposition of sanctions. All conference discussions

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

10. If Plaintiff is incarcerated in a penal institution or

other facility, the Plaintiff's presence is not required at

conferences before Judge Adler, and the Plaintiff may appear by

telephone. In that case, defense counsel is to coordinate the

Plaintiff's appearance by telephone.

11. Counsel shall comply with the pretrial disclosure

requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) on or before March 24,

2008. 

12. Despite the requirements of Local Rule 16.1(f)(2),

neither party is required to file a Memorandum 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

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the time and date specified by Local Rule 16.1(f)(6)(b). The

proposed pretrial order shall comply with Local Rule 16.1(f)(6) 

and the Standing Order in Civil Cases issued by the Honorable

Larry Alan Burns.

13. Counsel shall confer and take the action required by

Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) on or before March 31, 2008. 

14. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including

written objections, if any, to any party's Fed. R. Civ. P.

26(a)(3) pretrial disclosures, shall be prepared, served, and

lodged with the Clerk's Office on or before April 7, 2008 and

shall be in the form prescribed in Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). Any

objections shall comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P.

26(a)(3). Please be advised that the failure to file written

objections to a party's pretrial disclosures may result in the

waiver of such objections, with the exception of those made

pursuant to Rules 402 (relevance) and 403 (prejudice, confusion

or waste of time) of the Federal Rules of Evidence.

15. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled in the

chambers of the Honorable Larry Alan Burns on April 14, 2008 at

10:45 a.m. The trial date will be assigned by Judge Burns at the

pretrial conference.

16. The dates and times set forth herein will not be

modified except for good cause shown.

17. Plaintiff's(s') counsel shall serve a copy of this

order on all parties that enter this case hereafter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 31, 2007

Jan M. Adler

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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