Moore v. D.W. Investments, Inc. et al

Filing 24

ORDER AFTER SCHEDUILNG CONFERENCE, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 6/13/2011. (Further Scheduling Conference set for 9/9/2011 at 8:15AM in Courtroom 3 (OWW) before Judge Oliver Wanger.)(Gaumnitz, R)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 RONALD MOORE, 10 Plaintiff, 11 12 13 v. D.W. INVESTMENTS, INC., dba WIENERSCHNITZEL #301; GALARDI GROUP REALTY CORP., 14 Defendants. 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:10-cv-1966 OWW SKO ORDER AFTER SCHEDULING CONFERENCE Further Scheduling Conference: 9/9/11 8:15 Ctrm. 3 16 17 I. 18 19 Date of Scheduling Conference. June 9, 2011. II. Appearances Of Counsel. 20 Tanya E. Moore, Esq., appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. 21 Keith M. White, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendant DW 22 Investments, Inc. dba Wienerschnitzel #301. 23 Ryan M. McNamara, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendant 24 Galardi Group Realty Corp. 25 III. 26 Summary of Pleadings. 1. This is a civil rights action by Plaintiff Ronald Moore 27 (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff”) for alleged 28 discrimination at the building, structure, facility, complex, 1 1 property, land, development, and/or surrounding business complex 2 known as: Wienerschnitzel, located at 1768 West Shaw, Fresno, 3 California (hereinafter referred to as the “Restaurant”). 4 Plaintiff seeks damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, 5 attorneys’ fees and costs, against D.W. Investments, Inc. and 6 Galardi Group Realty Corp. (hereinafter collectively referred to 7 as “Defendants”). 8 IV. 9 Orders Re Amendments To Pleadings. 1. Plaintiff reserves the right to amend his complaint 10 after he has had the property and facility inspected by a 11 Certified Access Specialist. 12 2. The parties propose the deadline for amendments be 13 August 26, 2011. 14 V. Factual Summary. 15 A. 16 Proceedings. 17 1. 18 Defendant DW Investments, Inc. dba Wienerschnitzel #301 is a sub-tenant to Galardi Group Realty Corp. 19 20 Admitted Facts Which Are Deemed Proven Without Further 2. Galardi Group Realty Corp. is a master tenant to Cox, the owner of the underlying real property. 21 3. The owner of the real property, Cox, has resolved 22 all issues with the Plaintiff and will no longer participate in 23 the lawsuit. 24 4. 25 located at 1768 West Shaw, Fresno, California. 26 B. 27 28 The Restaurant that is the subject of this case is Contested Facts. 1. All remaining facts are in dispute. /// 2 1 VI. 2 Legal Issues. A. 3 Uncontested. 1. Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 4 1342 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 5 supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. 6 7 2. 10 3. The parties agree that as to supplemental claims, if jurisdiction exists, the substantive law of the State of California provides the rule of decision. 11 B. 12 13 Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and (c). 8 9 Plaintiffs invoke Contested. 1. All remaining legal issues are disputed. VII. Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. 14 1. The parties have not consented to transfer the 15 case to the Magistrate Judge for all purposes, including trial. 16 VIII. 17 1. Corporate Identification Statement. Any nongovernmental corporate party to any action in 18 this court shall file a statement identifying all its parent 19 corporations and listing any entity that owns 10% or more of the 20 party's equity securities. 21 its initial pleading filed in this court and shall supplement the 22 statement within a reasonable time of any change in the 23 information. 24 IX. 25 26 A party shall file the statement with Discovery Plan and Cut-Off Date. A. Changes in Timing. 1. Defendants request a ninety (90) day stay on all 27 disclosures and discovery in order to allow sufficient time to 28 work out the terms of settlement. 3 1 2. Plaintiff does not request any changes in the 2 timing, form, or requirement for disclosures under Rule 26(a). 3 If a stay on disclosures and discovery is ordered, Plaintiff 4 requests that all dates requested herein be extended an 5 additional ninety (90) days as well. 6 B. 7 Cut-Off Date for Non-Expert Discovery. 1. 8 January 2012. 9 C. The parties propose a discovery cut-off date in Suggested Timing of the Disclosure of Expert Witness 10 Discovery as Required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2). 11 1. The parties request that any expert exchange be 12 simultaneous between all parties ninety (90) days prior to the 13 close of discovery, with supplemental disclosures thirty (30) 14 days later. 15 D. 16 Changes in the Limits on Discovery. 1. The parties do not request changes to the 17 limitations on discovery, aside from those imposed by the Federal 18 Rules of Civil Procedure and local rules. 19 E. Protective Order Relating to the Discovery of 20 Information. 21 1. 22 23 The parties do not anticipate at this time that such protective order will be required. F. 24 Timing, Sequencing, Phasing or Scheduling of Discovery. 1. The parties do not seek a timetable for discovery 25 outside of the Court’s Scheduling Order. 26 believe discovery should be conducted in phases or limited to 27 particular issues. 28 G. Discovery Outside of the U.S. 4 The parties do not 1 2 3 1. discovery outside the United States. H. 4 5 6 9 Video and/or Sound Recording of Depositions. 1. The parties anticipate that all depositions will be videotaped. I. 7 8 The parties do not anticipate the need to take Mid-Discovery Status Report and Conference. 1. The parties propose a date in November 2011 for status report and conference. J. Discovery Relating to Electronic, Digital and/or 10 Magnetic Data. 11 1. 12 13 14 The parties do not anticipate at this time that such discovery will be required. K. The case is stayed as follows: 1. The parties have agreed to a ninety (90) day stay 15 in which they will attempt to resolve the case. Accordingly, a 16 further Scheduling Conference shall be held September 9, 2011 at 17 8:15 a.m. in Courtroom 3. 18 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 Dated: June 13, 2011 emm0d6 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5

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