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Parties Involved:
Carpenter Funds Administrative Office of Northern California, Inc.
Defendant
John H. Harris
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN H. HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CARPENTER FUNDS ADMINISTRATIVE 

OFFICE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 

INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-04845-RS 

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING 

ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case 

Management Conference on April 7, 2016. After considering the Joint Case Management 

Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and 

good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. The parties are hereby REFERRED to a randomly 

assigned Magistrate Judge for the purpose of engaging in a settlement conference, to take place, 

ideally, in the next ninety (90) days.

2. DISCOVERY. 

On or before August 1, 2016, all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the parties. 

Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b) twentyfive (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number of 

requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number of 

requests for admission per party.

3. DISCOVERY DISPUTES. 

Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and 

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conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than 5 pages explaining the dispute. 

Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under 

the Civil Events category of “Motions and Related Filings > Motions--General > Discovery Letter 

Brief.” The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that 

Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or 

set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further 

discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s procedures.

4. EXPERT WITNESSES.

The disclosure and discovery of expert witnesses shall proceed as follows: 

a. On or before September 1, 2016, parties will designate experts in accordance with 

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

b. On or before September 15, 2016, parties will designate their supplemental and 

rebuttal experts in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

c. On or before September 29, 2016, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed.

5. PRETRIAL MOTIONS.

All dispositive pretrial motions must be filed and served pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. 

Each party is limited to one motion for summary judgment absent leave of Court. All pretrial 

motions shall be heard no later than October 13, 2016.

6. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. 

The final pretrial conference will be held on January 19, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., in 

Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, 

California. Each party or lead counsel who will try the case shall attend personally. 

7. TRIAL DATE.

A bench trial shall commence on February 6, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3, 17th 

Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 7, 2016

______________________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

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