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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 *** Pursuant to Rule 16.1 of the Local Rules, a Case Management Conference was held on April 22, 2008. Appearing for Plaintiff was Horacio Barraza, Esq. Appearing for Defendant Blossom Valley Inn was Alexander Giovanniello, Esq. Appearing for Defendant City of Holtville was John McCormick. After consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and being advised of the status of the case, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: Any motion to join other parties, to amend the pleadings, or to file additional CITY OF HOLTVILLE, a Public Entity, et al., Defendants. WILLIAM A. HOGUE, by and through his Guardian ad Litem CASSI DePAOLI, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 07cv2229 WQH (WMc) SCHEDULING ORDER UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

pleadings shall be filed on or before May 23, 2008. 1. The parties shall disclose the identity of their respective experts in writing by July

25, 2008. The date for the disclosure of the identity of rebuttal experts shall be on or before August 8, 2008. The written designations shall include the name, address and telephone number of the

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expert and a reasonable summary of the testimony the expert is expected to provide. The list shall also include the normal rates the expert charges for deposition and trial testimony. The parties must identify any person who may be used at trial to present evidence pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 702, 703 and 705, respectively. This requirement is not limited to retained experts. 2. On or before August 29, 2008, each party shall comply with the disclosure provisions

in Rule 26(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This disclosure requirement applies to all persons retained or specifically employed to provide expert testimony or whose duties as an employee of the part regularly involve the giving of expert testimony. 3. Any party shall supplement its disclosure regarding contradictory or rebuttal evidence

under Rule 26(a)(2)(c)on or before September 12, 2008. 4. Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery

order of the court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed.R.Civ.P.37 including a prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence. 5. All discovery, including experts, shall be completed by all parties on or before

October 10, 2008. "Completed" means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, taking into account the times for service, notice and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Local Rule 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within 30 days after counsel have met and conferred and reached an impasse with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event shall discovery motions be filed more than 30 days after the close of discovery. 6. All other pretrial motions must be filed on or before November 10, 2008. (In

intellectual property cases, this would include claims construction hearings.) Please be advised that counsel for the moving party must obtain a motion hearing date from the law clerk of the judge who will hear the motion. Be further advised that the period of time between the date you request a motion date and the hearing date may vary from one district judge to another. Please plan accordingly. For example, you should contact the judge's law clerk in advance of the motion cut-off 2

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to calendar the motion. Failure to make a timely request a motion date may result in the motion not being heard. 7. Counsel shall file their Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law and take any

other action required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (2) on or before January 19, 2009. 8. Counsel shall comply with the Pre-trial disclosure requirements of Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) on or before January 19, 2009. 9. Counsel shall meet and take the action required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (4) on or

before January 26, 2009. 10. 11. Objections to Pre-trial disclosures shall be filed no later than February 2, 2009. The Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order required by Local Rule 16.1 (f) (6)

shall be prepared, served, and lodged on or before February 2, 2009. 12. The final Pretrial Conference is scheduled on the calendar of Judge William Q.

Hayes on February 9, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.. A trial date will be given at the Pretrial Conference. 13. A post trial settlement conference before a magistrate judge may be held within 30

days of verdict in the case. 14. shown. 15. Dates and times for hearings on motions should be approved by the Court's clerk The dates and times set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause

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Briefs or memoranda in support of or in opposition to any pending motion shall not

exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length without leave of a district court judge. No reply memorandum shall exceed ten (10) pages without leave of a district court judge. Briefs and memoranda exceeding ten (10) pages in length shall have a table of contents and a table of authorities cited. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: April 24, 2008

Hon. William McCurine, Jr. U.S. Magistrate Judge United States District Court COPY TO: HONORABLE WILLIAM Q. HAYES, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

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