Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_05-cv-02879/USCOURTS-cand-4_05-cv-02879-1/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

U

nite

d

States District C

o

u

rt

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Northern California River Watch,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

Bo Dean Co., et al.,

 Defendants.

_____________________________/

No. C 05-2879 WDB

ORDER FOLLOWING INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

On December 15, 2005, the Court held an Initial Case Management Conference in the

above-referenced case. For reasons stated on the record, the Court ORDERS as follows:

1. The Court SUGGESTS that the parties exchange their initial disclosure documents

forthwith.

2. By December 22, 2005, counsel must jointly contact Mr. George to ascertain his

ability to (relatively quickly) begin assisting the parties with their settlement negotiations.

3. Assuming Mr. George is available, the parties must discuss with him (jointly

and/or separately) the investigation and discovery, both formal and informal, that they

believe must take place before responsible settlement negotiations can occur. These

discussions with Mr. George must take place before January 15, 2006.

4. By January 15, 2006, plaintiff's counsel must e-file a letter to the Court that

either (i) states that the parties have successfully developed a 'pre-mediation plan' and have

Case 4:05-cv-02879-WDB Document 23 Filed 12/19/05 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

agreed upon a time-frame for the mediation to occur or (ii) states that the parties have been

unable to develop such a plan and requests that the Court schedule another Case Management

Conference to further the case development process.

Dated: 12/16/05 /s/ Wayne D. Brazil 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies to:

All parties,

WDB.

Case 4:05-cv-02879-WDB Document 23 Filed 12/19/05 Page 2 of 2