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Parties Involved:
Iasco Flight Training, Inc.
Defendant
Matthew Stonecypher
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW STONECYPHER, 

Plaintiff,

v.

IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING, INC., 

Defendant.

No. 2:17-cv-02409-MCE-EFB

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

This action is assigned to the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. Pursuant to the 

provisions of Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED: 

I. DISCOVERY

As previously ordered on May 20, 2020, all fact discovery, with the exception of 

expert discovery, shall be completed no later than November 16, 2020. See ECF No. 

38. In this context, “completed” means that all discovery shall have been conducted so 

that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have 

been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been 

ordered, the order has been obeyed. 

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All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on the magistrate judge’s calendar in 

accordance with the Local Rules.

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II. DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT WITNESSES

All counsel are to designate in writing and serve upon all other parties the name, 

address, and area of expertise of each expert that they propose to tender at trial not later 

than sixty (60) days after the close of discovery. The designation shall be accompanied 

by a written report prepared and signed by the witness. The report shall comply with 

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

Within thirty (30) days after the designation of expert witnesses, any party may 

designate a supplemental list of expert witnesses who will express an opinion on a 

subject covered by an expert designated by an adverse party. The right to designate a 

supplemental expert for rebuttal purposes only shall apply to a party who has not 

previously disclosed an expert witness on the date set for expert witness disclosure by 

this Order. 

Failure of a party to comply with the disclosure schedule as set forth above in all 

likelihood will preclude that party from calling the expert witness at the time of trial. An 

expert witness not appearing on the designation will not be permitted to testify unless the 

party offering the witness demonstrates: (a) good cause for the party’s failure to 

designate the expert witness in accordance with this Order; (b) that the Court and 

opposing counsel were promptly notified upon discovery of the witness; and (c) that the 

witness was promptly made available for deposition. 

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1 A copy of the current Local Rules is available at http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/rules/localrules/

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For purposes of this Order, an “expert” is any person who may be used at trial to 

present evidence under Federal Rules of Evidence 702, 703, and 705, which include 

both “percipient experts” (persons who, because of their expertise, have rendered expert 

opinions in the normal course of their work duties or observations pertinent to the issues 

in the case) and “retained experts” (persons specifically designated by a party to be a 

testifying expert for the purposes of litigation). 

Each party shall identify whether a disclosed expert is percipient, retained, or 

both. It will be assumed that a party designating a retained expert has acquired the 

express permission of the witness to be so listed. Parties designating percipient experts 

must state in the designation who is responsible for arranging the deposition of such 

persons. 

All experts designated are to be fully prepared at the time of designation to render 

an informed opinion, and given their bases for their opinion, so that they will be able to 

give full and complete testimony at any deposition taken by the opposing party. Experts 

will not be permitted to testify at the trial as to any information gathered or evaluated, or 

opinion formed, after deposition taken subsequent to designation. 

Counsel are instructed to complete all discovery of expert witnesses in a timely 

manner in order to comply with the Court’s deadline for filing dispositive motions. 

III. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS

The parties shall file dispositive motions no later than one hundred eighty (180) 

days after the close of non-expert discovery. All papers should be filed in conformity 

with the Local Rules. Absent leave of the Court, all issues the parties wish to resolve on 

summary judgment must be raised together in one (1) motion or cross-motion. Should 

the parties wish to file additional motions for summary judgment, they must seek leave of 

the Court. 

All purely legal issues are to be resolved in timely pretrial motions. 

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When appropriate, failure to comply with Local Rules 230 and 260, as modified by this 

Order, may be deemed consent to the motion and the Court may dispose of the motion 

summarily. With respect to motions for summary judgment, failure to comply with Local 

Rules 230 and 260, as modified by this Order, may result in dismissal for failure to 

prosecute (or failure to defend) pursuant to this Court’s inherent authority to control its 

docket and or Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Further, failure to timely oppose a 

summary judgment motion2 may result in the granting of that motion if the movant shifts 

the burden to the nonmovant to demonstrate that a genuine issue of material fact 

remains for trial. 

The Court places a page limit for points and authorities (exclusive of exhibits and 

other supporting documentation) of twenty (20) pages on all initial moving papers, twenty 

(20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. Sur-replies are viewed with 

disfavor and will only be considered upon a showing of good cause. All requests for 

page limit increases must be made in writing with a proposed order setting forth any and 

all reasons for any increase in page limit at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the 

motion. 

The parties are directed to the Court’s website for available hearing dates and 

Judge England’s standard procedures. (www.caed.uscourts.gov – select “Judges” –

select “Judge England” – select “Standard Information”). 

Citations to the Supreme Court Lexis database shall include parallel citations to 

the Westlaw database. 

The parties are reminded that a motion in limine is a pretrial procedural device 

designated to address the admissibility of evidence. The Court will look with disfavor 

upon dispositional motions presented at the Final Pretrial Conference or at trial in the 

guise of motions in limine. 

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2 The Court urges any party that contemplates bringing a motion for summary judgment or who 

must oppose a motion for summary judgment to review Local Rule 260.

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The parties are cautioned that failure to raise a dispositive legal issue that could 

have been tendered to the Court by proper pretrial motion prior to the dispositive motion 

cut-off date may constitute waiver of such issue. 

IV. TRIAL SETTING

The parties are ordered to file a Joint Notice of Trial Readiness not later than 

thirty (30) days after receiving this Court’s ruling(s) on the last filed dispositive motion(s). 

If the parties do not intend to file dispositive motions, the parties are ordered to file a 

Joint Notice of Trial Readiness not later than thirty (30) days after the close of the 

designation of supplemental expert witnesses and the notice must include statements of 

intent to forgo the filing of dispositive motions.

The parties are to set forth in their Notice of Trial Readiness, the appropriateness 

of special procedures, whether this case is related to any other case(s) on file in the 

Eastern District of California, the prospect for settlement, their estimated trial length, any 

request for a jury, and their availability for trial. The parties’ Notice of Trial Readiness 

Statement shall also estimate how many court days each party will require to present its 

case, including opening statements and closing arguments. Plaintiff’s estimate shall also 

include the time necessary for jury selection, and Defendant’s estimate shall include the 

time necessary to finalize jury instructions and instruct the jury. 

This Court is in session for jury selection, opening statements, presentation of 

evidence, closing arguments, and instruction of the jury Monday through Wednesday, 

only. Jury deliberations only are Monday through Friday if necessary. 

After review of the parties’ Joint Notice of Trial Readiness, the Court will issue an 

order that sets forth dates for a final pretrial conference and trial. The parties should be 

prepared to submit discovery documents and trial exhibits electronically in PDF format. 

V. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

If the parties agree to a settlement conference, a magistrate judge will be 

randomly assigned to the case to preside over the settlement conference. 

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If the parties specifically request that the assigned District Judge or Magistrate Judge 

conduct the settlement conference, the parties shall file the appropriate waiver of 

disqualification in accordance with Local Rule 270(b). If the parties elect to participate in 

the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP), a stipulation of election is required 

pursuant to Local Rule 271. 

In accordance with Local Rule 160, counsel are to immediately file a notice of 

settlement or other disposition of this case. 

VI. MODIFICATION OF SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Second Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order shall not be modified 

except by leave of court upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties 

pursuant to stipulation alone to modify the Second Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling 

Order does not constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, 

unavailability of witnesses or counsel will not constitute good cause.

VII. COURTESY COPIES

No party shall submit paper courtesy copies of pleadings or exhibits to the Court 

unless expressly ordered to do so.

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER

This Second Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order will become final without 

further order of the Court unless objections are filed within seven (7) days of this Order.

Dated: June 1, 2020

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