Opinion
21-cv-03780-YGR
07-28-2021
MARA MUELLER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant.
CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS United States District Judge
TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The Court hereby sets the following trial and pretrial dates:
PRETRIAL SCHEDULE
Case Management Conference:
Monday, April 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Referred For Private Mediatiomn to be Completed by:
January 31, 2022
Last Day to Join Parties or Amend Pleadings:
Only for good cause by Motions under FRCP Rule 16(b)(4)
Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff:
March 15, 2022
DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT REPORTS: ALL EXPERTS, RETAINED AND NON-RETAINED MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN REPORTS COMPLIANT WITH FRCP 26(A)(2)(B):
Opening: April 1, 2022 Rebuttal: April 15, 2022
EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:
May 13, 2022
On 35 day notice [filed June 13, 2022]
Compliance Deadline (See Page 2)
Friday, September 16, 2022 at 9:01 a.m.
Joint Pretrial Conference Statement:
September 23, 2022
Pretrial Conference:
Friday, October 7, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
TRIAL DATE:
Monday, November 7, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. for Jury Trial
See Standing Order regarding Pre-filing Conference Requirements for motions for summary judgment.
Pursuant to the Court's Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases at Section 2, trial counsel shall meet and confer in advance of the Pretrial Conference. The compliance deadline on Friday, September 16, 2022 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have reviewed the Court's Pretrial Setting Instructions and are in compliance therewith. The compliance hearing deadline, if needed, shall be held in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in Courtroom 1. Five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file a one-page JOINT STATEMENT confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining their failure to comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions. As set forth above, the parties are REFERRED to private mediation. The parties shall provide the Court with the name of an agreed-upon mediator by October 1, 2021 by filing a JOINT Notice. A compliance deadline hearing, if needed shall be held on Friday, October 8, 2021 on the Court's 9:01a.m. calendar, in the Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in courtroom 1. By October 1, 2021, the parties shall file either the JOINT Notice or a one-page JOINT STATEMENT setting forth an explanation for their failure to comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement in a timely fashion.
The parties must comply with both the Court's Standing Order in Civil Cases and Standing Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures. All Standing Orders are available on the Court's website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.
IT IS SO ORDERED.