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Parties Involved:
Melanie Bullivant
Plaintiff
Randy Moore
Defendant
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Defendant
U.S. Forest Service
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELANIE BULLIVANT,

Plaintiff,

v.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-01883-CSK

ORDER FOR JOINT SCHEDULING 

REPORT

This action has been assigned to Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim upon the 

consent of all parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (ECF No. 10.) Defendants U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, and Randy Moore have answered 

Plaintiff Melanie Bullivant’s Complaint. (ECF No. 8.) There are no other defendants 

named in the Complaint. (See ECF No. 1.) Thus, this case is ripe for scheduling.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 and Local Rule 240, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Within 30 days of this order, the parties shall confer regarding the filing of a Joint 

Status Report addressing the relevant portions of Local Rule 240(a) to facilitate 

the entry of a pretrial scheduling order. In addition to the requirements of Local 

Rule 240(a), the parties shall also address the following in their Joint Status 

Report:

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a) The parties’ estimated length of trial, and whether the case will be tried to a

jury or to the bench;

b) In the proposed schedule presented pursuant to Local Rule 240(a)(11), 

include proposed dates for the filing of a Joint Mid-Discovery Statement, 

which should occur at a mid-point during the fact discovery time period; 

and the final pretrial conference, which should occur at least four weeks 

before the proposed trial date. The parties’ proposed trial date should 

occur approximately four to five months after the dispositive motion hearing 

deadline; and

c) In the proposed schedule for expert disclosures presented pursuant to 

Local Rule 240(a)(11), include proposed dates for initial expert disclosures 

and rebuttal expert disclosures.

2. An initial pretrial scheduling conference shall be held on Tuesday, February 4, 

2025 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 25.

3. The parties are reminded of the Local Rule 240(b) requirement to submit a 

proposed discovery plan within fourteen (14) days of the parties’ discovery 

conference.

4. The parties are directed to Judge Kim’s Civil Standing Orders, which are located 

on the Court’s website at www.caed.uscourts.gov (select “Judges,” then select 

Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim). The parties should take note of the page limits for 

civil motions and discovery joint statements. The parties are responsible for 

knowing and complying with the Court’s standing orders. 

5. The parties are further reminded of their continuing duty to notify the Court

immediately of any settlement or other disposition. See Local Rule 160.

Dated: December 10, 2024

4, bull1883.24

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