Free ADR Scheduling Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-05023-TEH

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STANDING ORDER FOR THE HONORABLE THELTON E. HENDERSON

1. Counsel shall consult and comply with all provisions of the Local Rules for the Northern District of California. The parties are reminded that most procedural questions are answered in the Local Rules. The Court will not accept any pleadings that are untimely or presented in an improper manner or form. The Local Rules are available on the Court's website and may also be obtained from the Clerk's Office. Any attorney who violates the Local Rules may be subject to sanctions pursuant to Civil Local Rule 1-4.

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2. Counsel shall notice their motions for a Monday morning at 10:00 AM and need not reserve a specific motion hearing date. Case management conferences are held on Mondays at 1:30 PM, and pretrial conferences are held on Mondays at 3:00 PM.

3. Parties wanting to continue hearings, request special status conferences, or make other procedural changes shall do so either by a signed stipulation and proposed order or, if a stipulation is not possible, by a written ex parte application and order. Briefing schedules may not be changed by stipulation. Any change in the hearing date does not alter the original briefing schedule unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

4. Any request to reschedule a case management conference shall be made in writing, and by stipulation if possible, at least ten calendar days prior to the scheduled case management conference date.

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5. For Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") cases, the parties shall comply with General Order 45, including the requirement regarding courtesy copies: "In all cases subject to ECF, in addition to filing papers electronically, the parties are required to lodge for chambers no later than noon on the business day following the day that the papers are filed electronically, one paper copy of each document that is filed electronically. These printed copies shall be marked `Chambers Copy' and shall be clearly marked with [Judge Henderson's] name, case number, and `Chambers Copy-Do Not File.' The printed copies shall be delivered to the Clerk's Office. Parties shall not file a paper copy of any document with the Clerk's Office that has already been filed electronically." General Order 45, Section VI.G (emphasis added).

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6. All discovery matters are hereby referred to a magistrate judge. If a discovery dispute arises, the parties shall call this Court's courtroom deputy, at (415) 522-2047, for referral to a magistrate.

7. Plaintiff is directed to serve copies of this order at once upon all parties to this action, and upon those subsequently joined, in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4 and 5. Plaintiff shall file with the Court a certificate reflecting such service.

21 Failure to comply with this order may be deemed sufficient grounds for dismissal of 22 this case, entry of default, or other appropriate sanctions. 23 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 Dated: March 9, 2007 27 28 THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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