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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

C&D MOTORHOMES, LLC, a California

limited liability company ,

Civil No. 07-cv-0250-BEN (POR)

Plaintiff, SCHEDULING ORDER REGULATING

DISCOVERY AND OTHER PRETRIAL

v. PROCEEDINGS

MONACO COACH CORPORATION, a

Delaware corporation; DOES 1-50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Case Management Conference

was held on June 14, 2007. David Hollander appeared on behalf of Plaintiff, and Colm Moran

appeared on behalf of Defendants. After 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 July 16, 2007.

2. On or before September 24, 2007, 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 October 8, 2007, any party may supplement its expert 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.

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3. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on September 24, 2007, at

10:00 a.m., in the chambers of the Honorable Louisa S. Porter. Counsel shall lodge confidential

settlement statements, if any, directly with the chambers of Judge Porter on or before September 18,

2007. The settlement statements should include a neutral factual statement of the case, identify

controlling legal issues, and concisely set out issues of liability and damages, including any

settlement demands and offers to date and addressing special and general damages where applicable. 

The settlement statements shall not be filed with the Clerk of the Court. The settlement statements

may be lodged with chambers via e-mail to efile_Porter@casd.uscourts.gov.

All parties and claims adjusters for insured defendants 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. All conference discussions will be informal, off the record,

privileged and confidential.

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 10 days prior to the conference. Absent exceptional circumstances, the Court will

not reschedule this conference with less than 10 days notice. Only in extreme circumstances will the

Court reschedule a mandatory settlement conference with less than 24 hours notice.

4. All discovery other than expert discovery, shall be completed on or before October

31, 2007. “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 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 this Court no later than thirty 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.

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

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provided to all other parties no later than November 15, 2007, containing the information required

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

6. 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 November

30, 2007.

7. All expert discovery shall be completed on or before December 19, 2007. 

“Completed” means that the parties shall take into account the times for service, notice, and

response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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

be FILED on or before January 14, 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 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 two months. Please plan accordingly.

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

25 pages in length without permission of the judge or magistrate judge who will hear the motion. 

No reply memorandum shall exceed 10 pages without leave of the judge or magistrate judge who

will hear the motion.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c), if an opposing party fails to file opposition papers

in the time and manner required by Local Rule 7.1(e)(2), that failure may constitute a consent to the

granting of a motion or other request for ruling by the court. Accordingly, all parties are ordered to

abide by the terms of Local Rule 7.1(e)(2) or otherwise face the prospect of any pretrial motion

being granted as an unopposed motion pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c).

Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(f)(1), when filing a Motion for Summary Judgment and/or

Adjudication, Defendants shall file, and serve on Plaintiff, a separate statement setting forth plainly

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and concisely all material facts which they contend are undisputed. Each of the material facts stated

shall be followed by a reference to the supporting evidence. Further, Plaintiff shall file, and serve

on Defendants, a separate statement that responds to each of the material facts contended by

Defendants to be undisputed, indicating whether the opposing party agrees or disagrees that those

facts are undisputed. The statement also shall set forth plainly and concisely any other material facts

that the opposing party contends are disputed. Each material fact contended by the opposing party

to be disputed shall be followed by a reference to the supporting evidence.

9. On or before April 21, 2008, counsel shall lodge directly with the Chambers of the

Honorable Roger T. Benitez their Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law in compliance with

Local Rule 16.1(f)(2), (3) and (4).

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 April 21, 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 April 28, 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 May 5, 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 Roger T. Benitez,

United States District Court Judge, on May 12, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.

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14. The trial date will be scheduled by the Court at the pretrial conference.

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

cause shown.

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

hereafter.

DATED: June 19, 2007

LOUISA S PORTER

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: The Honorable Roger T. Benitez

All parties

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