Loa v. United States of America
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STATUS (Pre-trial Scheduling) ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 11/8/11. All dispositive motions shall be filed by 12/12/2012, and the hearing on such motions shall be on 1/9/2013 at 9:30 a.m.. All discovery shall be completed by 9/21/2012. Des ignation of Expert Witnesses is due by 7/13/2012, and supplemental disclousure and any rebuttal experts are due by 7/20/12. The Final Pretrial Conference is SET for 2/15/2013 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. Court Trial is SET for 3/18/2013 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez; and is estimated to last approximately two to three days. (Kastilahn, A)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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FIAPAIPAI TUIPALA LOA,
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CIV. S-11-2173 JAM CKD
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Plaintiff,
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STATUS (Pre-trial
Scheduling) ORDER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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After review of the Joint Status Report, the court
makes the following order:
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SERVICE OF PROCESS
All parties defendant to this lawsuit have been served and
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no further service will be permitted except with leave of court,
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good cause having been shown.
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JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS
No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is
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permitted except with leave of court, good cause having been
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shown.
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JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Jurisdiction and venue are not contested.
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FICTITIOUSLY-NAMED DEFENDANTS
This action, including any counterclaims, cross-claims, and
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third party complaints is hereby DISMISSED as to all DOE or other
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fictitiously-named defendants.
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MOTION HEARINGS SCHEDULES
All dispositive motions shall be filed by December 12, 2012.
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Hearing on such motions shall be on January 9, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.
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The parties are reminded of the notice requirements as outlined
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in Local Rule 78-230(b).
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The time deadline for dispositive motions does not apply to
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motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or other
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emergency applications.
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All purely legal issues are to be resolved by timely pre-
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trial motions.
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are procedural devices designed to address the admissibility of
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evidence and are cautioned that the court will look with disfavor
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upon substantive motions presented at the final pre-trial
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conference or at trial in the guise of motions in limine.
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parties are further cautioned that if any legal issue which
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should have been tendered to the court by proper pre-trial motion
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requires resolution by the court after the established law and
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motion cut-off date, substantial sanctions may be assessed for
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the failure to file the appropriate pre-trial motion.
The parties are reminded that motions in limine
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Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law
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in support of and in opposition to motions are limited to twenty-
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five (25) pages, and reply memoranda are limited to ten (10)
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pages.
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briefs to circumvent this rule.
The parties are also cautioned against filing multiple
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DISCOVERY
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All discovery shall be completed by September 21, 2012.
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this context, "completed" means that all discovery shall have
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been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any
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disputes relative to discovery shall have been resolved by
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appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been
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ordered, the order has been complied with.
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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT WITNESSES
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The parties shall make expert witness disclosures under
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by July 13, 2012.
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disclosure and disclosure of any rebuttal experts under
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(c) shall be made by July 20, 2012.
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Supplemental
Failure of a party to comply with the disclosure schedule as
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set forth above in all likelihood will preclude that party from
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calling the expert witness at the time of trial absent a showing
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that the necessity for the witness could not have been reasonably
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anticipated at the time the disclosures were ordered and that the
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failure to make timely disclosure did not prejudice any other
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party.
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See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c).
All experts designated are to be fully prepared at the time
of designation to render an informed opinion, and give their
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reasons therefore, so that they will be able to give full and
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complete testimony at any deposition taken by the opposing
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parties.
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as to any information gathered or evaluated, or opinion formed,
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after deposition taken subsequent to designation.
Experts will not be permitted to testify at the trial
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JOINT MID-LITIGATION STATEMENTS
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Not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the close of
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discovery, the parties shall file with the court a brief joint
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statement summarizing all law and motion practice heard by the
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court as of the date of the filing of the statement, whether the
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court has disposed of the motion at the time the statement is
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filed and served, and the likelihood that any further motions
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will be noticed prior to the close of law and motion.
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of this statement shall not relieve the parties or counsel of
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their obligation to timely notice all appropriate motions as set
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forth above.
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The filing
FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
The final pre-trial conference is set for February 15, 2013
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at 11:00 a.m.
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for a given party shall attend the final pretrial conference on
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behalf of that party; provided, however, that if by reason of
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illness or other unavoidable circumstance the trial attorney is
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unable to attend, the attorney who attends in place of the trial
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attorney shall have equal familiarity with the case and equal
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authorization to make commitments on behalf of the client.
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pro se parties must attend the pre-trial conference.
In each instance an attorney who will try the case
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All
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Counsel for all parties and all pro se parties are to be
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fully prepared for trial at the time of the pre-trial conference,
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with no matters remaining to be accomplished except production of
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witnesses for oral testimony.
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court, no later than seven days prior to the final pre-trial
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conference, a joint pre-trial statement.
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Also at the time of filing the Joint Pretrial Statement, counsel
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are requested to e-mail the Joint Pretrial Statement in WPD or
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Word format to Judge Mendez's assistant, Jane Pratt
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The parties shall file with the
at: jpratt@caed.uscourts.gov.
Where the parties are unable to agree as to what legal or
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factual issues are properly before the court for trial, they
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should nevertheless list all issues asserted by any of the
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parties and indicate by appropriate footnotes the disputes
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concerning such issues.
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shall, however, apply with respect to the matters to be included
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in the joint pre-trial statement.
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Rule 16-281, as modified herein, may be grounds for sanctions.
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The parties are reminded that pursuant to Local Rule
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16-281(b)(10) and (11) they are required to list in the final
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pre-trial statement all witnesses and exhibits they propose to
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offer at trial, no matter for what purpose.
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not be contained in the body of the final pre-trial statement
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itself, but shall be attached as separate documents so that the
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court may attach them as an addendum to the final pre-trial
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order.
The provisions of Local Rule 16-281
Failure to comply with Local
These lists shall
The final pre-trial order will contain a stringent
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standard for the offering at trial of witnesses and exhibits not
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listed in the final pre-trial order, and the parties are
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cautioned that the standard will be strictly applied.
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other hand, the listing of exhibits or witnesses that a party
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does not intend to offer will be viewed as an abuse of the
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court's processes.
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On the
The parties are also reminded that pursuant to Rule 16,
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Fed. R. Civ. P., it will be their duty at the final pre-trial
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conference to aid the court in: (a) formulation and
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simplification of issues and the elimination of frivolous claims
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or defenses; (b) settling of facts which should properly be
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admitted; and (c) the avoidance of unnecessary proof and
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cumulative evidence.
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joint pre-trial statement and participate in good faith at the
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final pre-trial conference with these aims in mind.
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do so may result in the imposition of sanctions which may include
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monetary sanctions, orders precluding proof, elimination of
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claims or defenses, or such other sanctions as the court deems
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appropriate.
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Counsel must cooperatively prepare the
A failure to
TRIAL SETTING
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Court trial in this matter is set for March 18, 2013 at 9:00
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a.m.
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days.
The parties estimate a trial length of approximately 2 to 3
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SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
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No Settlement Conference is currently scheduled.
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parties wish to have a settlement conference, one will be
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scheduled at the final pretrial conference or at an earlier time
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upon request of the parties.
If the
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OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER
This Status Order will become final without further Order of
Court unless objection is lodged within seven (7) days of the
date of the filing of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
November 8, 2011
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/s/ John A. Mendez
JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Judge
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