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Parties Involved:
Cathy Bopp
Plaintiff
Healthcare Collections-I LLC
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Cathy Bopp, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Healthcare Collections-I LLC, 

Defendant. 

No. CV-16-02967-PHX-BSB 

ORDER SETTING RULE 16 CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

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

Conference is set for December 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 304, Sandra Day 

O’Connor United States Courthouse, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 

85003-2120. In preparation for this Case Management Conference, 

IT IS ORDERED: 

 INITIAL DISCLOSURES 

 The parties shall provide initial disclosures in the form and on the schedule 

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a). The parties must file with the Clerk 

of the Court a Notice of Initial Disclosure; the parties should not file copies of the actual 

disclosures. 

 COMMENCEMENT OF DISCOVERY 

 The limitation on the commencement of formal discovery set forth in Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 26(d)(1) is waived. Formal discovery may commence at any time 

after the appearance of the party from whom discovery is sought. 

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 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 

 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, and Local Rule 7.1.1, any 

nongovernmental corporate party to an action or proceeding must file a Corporate 

Disclosure Statement. If not previously filed, any nongovernmental corporate party must 

file its Corporate Disclosure Statement within fourteen days of receipt of this Order. 

Forms are available at www.azd.uscourts.gov under “Rules, General Orders & Forms.” 

 RULE 26(f) MEETING AND CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT 

 The parties must meet and confer at least fourteen days before the Case 

Management Conference. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(1). At this Rule 26(f) Meeting, the 

parties shall develop a joint Case Management Report that contains the following 

information in separately numbered paragraphs. 

 1. The parties who attended the Rule 26(f) Meeting and assisted in developing 

the Case Management Report. 

 2. A list of the parties in the case, including any parent corporations or entities 

(for recusal purposes). 

 3. A short statement of the nature of the case (3 pages or less), including a 

description of each claim and defense. 

 4. A description of the principal factual and legal disputes in the case. 

 5. The jurisdictional basis for the case, citing specific jurisdictional statutes.1

 6. Any parties that have not been served and an explanation of why they have 

not been served, and any parties that have been served but have not answered or 

otherwise appeared. Unless counsel can otherwise show cause, an order shall accompany 

 

 1 If jurisdiction is based on diversity, the basis shall include a statement of the 

citizenship of every party and the amount in dispute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The parties 

are reminded that (1) a corporation is a citizen of the state where it is incorporated and 

the state of its principal place of business, and (2) partnerships and limited liability 

companies are citizens of every state in which one of their members or partners resides. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c); Indus. Tectonics v. Aero Alloy, 912 F.2d 1090, 1092 (9th Cir. 

1990); Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP, 437 F.3d 894, 899 (9th Cir. 2006). 

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the joint report dismissing any fictitious or unnamed parties, any party that has not been 

served, or appropriate pleadings seeking default judgment on any non-appearing party. 

 7. A statement of whether any party expects to add parties to the case or 

otherwise to amend pleadings (the Court will set a deadline of no later than sixty days 

after the Case Management Conference to join parties or amend pleadings). 

 8. A list of contemplated motions and a statement of the issues to be decided 

by these motions (including motions under Rules 702, 703, 704, and 705 of the Federal 

Rules of Evidence). 

 9. The status of related cases pending before other judges of the District of 

Arizona or before other courts. 

 10. A statement of when the parties exchanged Rule 26(a) initial disclosures. 

 11. A discussion of necessary discovery, including: 

 a. The extent, nature, and location of discovery anticipated by the 

parties; 

 b. Suggested changes, if any, to the discovery limitations imposed by 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and, 

 c. Suggested changes, if any, to the number of hours permitted for each 

deposition, unless extended by agreement of the parties. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d)(1). 

 12. A discussion of any issues relating to disclosure or discovery of 

electronically stored information, including the form or forms in which it should be 

produced. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3)(B); 26(f)(3)(C). 

 13. A discussion of any issues relating to claims of privilege or work product. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3(B); 26(f)(3)(D). 

 14. Proposed specific dates for each of the following (deadlines should fall on a 

Friday unless impracticable): 

 a. A deadline for the completion of discovery (the parties may propose 

bifurcated discovery with staggered deadlines for the completion of fact and expert 

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discovery, or they may propose a deadline for the completion of all discovery);2

 b. Deadlines for completion Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(E) expert disclosures 

(the parties may propose staggered deadlines for expert disclosures and may include 

deadlines for rebuttal experts); 

 c. A deadline for completion of all expert depositions; 

 d. A deadline for filing dispositive motions; and 

 e. A date by which the parties shall have engaged in good faith 

settlement talks. 

 15. Whether a jury trial has been requested, whether the request for a jury trial 

is contested and, if so, the reasons why the request is contested. 

 16. The estimated length of trial and any suggestions for shortening the trial. 

 17. The prospects for settlement, including any request for the Court’s 

assistance in settlement efforts such as referring the matter to another magistrate judge 

for a settlement conference. 

 18. Any other matters that will aid the Court and parties in resolving this case 

in a just, speedy, and inexpensive manner. See Fed R. Civ. P. 1. 

 The parties must jointly file the Case Management Report with the Clerk of Court 

at least seven days before the Case Management Conference. Plaintiff must initiate the 

Rule 26(f) Meeting and preparation of the joint Case Management Report. Defendant 

must promptly and cooperatively participate in the Rule 26(f) Meeting and assist in 

preparation of the Case Management Report. 

 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND ORDER 

 The Court directs counsel to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 for the objectives 

of the Case Management Conference. Counsel who will be responsible for trial of the 

 

 2 All discovery must be completed by the discovery deadline. Discovery requests 

must be served and depositions noticed sufficiently in advance of this date to ensure 

reasonable completion by the discovery deadline, including time to resolve discovery 

disputes. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not entertain discovery 

disputes after this deadline.

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lawsuit for each party must appear and participate in the Case Management Conference 

and must have authority to enter into stipulations regarding all matters that may be 

discussed. The Court will grant a continuance of the Case Management Conference only 

for good cause and will not grant a continuance beyond the time limit set forth in Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). 

 After the Case Management Conference, the Court will enter a Case Management 

Order. The form of the Court’s standard Case Management Order can be found on the 

Court’s website at www.azd.uscourts.gov under “Judges’ Information, Orders, Forms & 

Procedures/Bridget S. Bade.” The Court will enforce the deadlines in the Case 

Management Order. The parties should plan their litigation activities accordingly. 

 OTHER MATTERS 

 The parties are expected to comply fully with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

and the Local Rules of Practice for the District Court, and to minimize the expense of 

discovery. All pleadings and motions must comply with the Local Rules. See LRCiv 7.1 

and 7.2. 

 Dated this 20th day of October, 2016. 

 

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