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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WAYMO LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-00939-JCS 

ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

AND ADR DEADLINES

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Honorable Joseph C. Spero . 

When serving the complaint or notice of removal, the plaintiff or removing defendant must serve 

on all other parties a copy of this order, the Notice of Assignment of Case to a United States 

Magistrate Judge for Trial, and all other documents specified in Civil Local Rule 4-2. Plaintiffs or 

removing parties must file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge within 14 

days of the filing of the complaint or the removal. All other parties must file a consent or 

declination within 14 days of appearing in the case. All parties who have made an appearance 

must file a consent or declination within 7 days of the filing of a dispositive motion or the case 

will be reassigned to a district court judge. Counsel must comply with the case schedule listed 

below unless the Court otherwise orders.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Multi-Option Program governed by ADR Local Rule 3. Counsel and clients 

shall familiarize themselves with that rule and with the material entitled “Dispute Resolution 

Procedures in the Northern District of California” on the Court ADR Internet site at 

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/adr. A limited number of printed copies are available from the 

Clerk’s Office for parties in cases not subject to the court’s Electronic Case Filing program (ECF).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff or removing defendant serve upon all parties 
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United States District Court

Northern District of California

the brochure entitled “Consenting To A Magistrate Judge’s Jurisdiction In The Northern District 

Of California", additional copies of which can be downloaded from the court’s Internet website: 

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov.

CASE SCHEDULE – ADR MULTI-OPTION PROGRAM

Date Event Governing Rule

2/23/2017 Complaint Filed

5/5/2017 *Last day to:

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early 

settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan

FRCivP 26(f) & ADR 

L.R.3-5

• file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel 

(form available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

Civil L.R . 16-8(b) & 

ADR L.R. 3-5(b)

• file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of 

Need for ADR Phone Conference 

http://www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov

(form available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

Civil L.R . 16-8(c) & 

ADR L.R. 3-5(b)

5/19/2017 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial 

disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and 

file Case Management Statement per Standing Order re 

Contents of Joint Case Management Statement 

(also available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

FRCivP 26(a) (1) Civil 

L.R . 16-9

5/26/2017 INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

(CMC) at 2:00 PM in:

Courtroom G , 15th Floor

Phillip Burton Federal Building

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

Civil L.R . 16-10

* If the Initial Case Management Conference is continued, the other deadlines are continued accordingly.