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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983vp Violation of Due Process and Equal Protection

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ABDIRIZAK ABDI, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; et al., 

 Defendants. 

 Case No.: 18cv713-BEN(KSC) 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

REGULATING DISCOVERY 

AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL 

PROCEEDINGS 

Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue Discovery and Pre-Trial 

Deadlines. In the Joint Motion, the parties request that the Court extend the deadline for 

completing fact discovery and adjust other dates and deadlines as necessary. The parties 

seek additional time to complete discovery because of unexpected scheduling conflicts, 

including defense counsel’s trial schedule. In addition, the parties are engaged in 

ongoing settlement negotiations and believe postponing deadlines with assist the parties 

in fully exploring settlement possibilities before incurring unnecessary litigation 

expenses. [Doc. No. 20, at pp. 1-2.] 

1. All fact discovery shall be completed by all parties by January 3, 2020. 

“Completed” means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period 

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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. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer 

regarding all discovery disputes in compliance with Civil Local Rule 26.1(a). The 

Court expects counsel to make every effort to resolve all disputes without court 

intervention through the meet and confer process. If the parties reach an impasse on any 

discovery issue, counsel shall file an appropriate motion within the time limit and 

procedures outlined in the undersigned magistrate judge’s chambers rules. A failure to 

comply in this regard will result in a waiver of a party’s discovery issue. Absent an 

order of the court, no stipulation continuing or altering this requirement will be 

recognized by the court.

2. The parties shall designate their respective experts in writing by February 3, 

2020. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A), 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. 

The date for exchange of rebuttal experts shall be by February 18, 2020. The written 

designations shall include the name, address and telephone number of the expert 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. 

3. By March 23, 2020, each party shall comply with the disclosure provisions 

in Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 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. Except as provided in the paragraph 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 hearing or at the time of 

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trial. In addition, the Court may impose sanctions as permitted by Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 37(c).

4. Any party shall supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal 

evidence under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(D) and 26(e) by April 3, 2020. 

5. All expert discovery shall be completed by all parties by May 6, 2020. The 

parties shall comply with the same procedures set forth in the paragraph governing fact 

discovery. Failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the court 

may result in the sanctions provided for in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, including 

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

6. When filing a Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication, the 

parties need not file a separate statement of material facts absent prior leave of court. 

7. A Mandatory Settlement Conference shall be conducted on May 18, 2020 at 

9:30 a.m. in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford. Counsel or any 

party representing himself or herself shall lodge confidential settlement briefs directly to 

chambers by May 11, 2020. All parties are ordered to read and to fully comply with the

Chamber Rules of the assigned magistrate judge. 

8. All other pretrial motions must be filed by June 15, 2020. Counsel for the 

moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will 

hear the motion. The time between the date you request a motion date and the hearing 

date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. Failure to 

make a timely request for a motion date may result in the motion not being heard. 

Deadlines for filing motions in limine will be set by the district judge at the final Pretrial 

Conference. 

9. In jury trial cases before the Honorable Roger T. Benitez, neither party, 

unless otherwise ordered by the Court, is required to file Memoranda of Contentions of 

Fact and Law pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(2). 

10. Counsel shall comply with the pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) by September 21, 2020. Failure to comply with these 

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disclosure requirements could result in evidence preclusion or other sanctions under 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. 

11. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Civil Local Rule 

16.1(f)(4) by September 28, 2020. 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 Civil Local Rule 

16.1(f)(4)(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. Counsel for plaintiff will be responsible for preparing the pretrial order and 

arranging the meetings of counsel pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(f). By October 5, 

2020, plaintiff’s counsel must provide opposing counsel with the proposed pretrial order 

for review and approval. Opposing counsel must communicate promptly with plaintiff’s 

attorney concerning any objections to form or content of the pretrial order, and both 

parties shall attempt promptly to resolve their differences, if any, concerning the order. 

13. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order, including objections to any 

other parties’ Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures shall be 

prepared, served and lodged with the assigned district judge by October 13, 2020, and 

shall be in the form prescribed in and comply with Civil Local Rule 16.1(f)(6). 

14. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of the Honorable 

Roger T. Benitez on October 19, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. 

15. The parties must review the chambers’ rules for the assigned district judge 

and magistrate judge. 

16. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held 

within 30 days of verdict in the case. 

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

cause shown. 

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18. 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 a district court judge. 

No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. 

Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents 

and a table of authorities cited. 

19. Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order on all parties that enter 

this case hereafter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 4, 2019 

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