Redmond v. Office Depot, Inc.

Full title: DAVID REDMOND, Plaintiff, v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC., and DOES 1 through 200…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Date published: Oct 21, 2011

No. C 11-03314 RS (N.D. Cal. Oct. 21, 2011)

Opinion

No. C 11-03314 RS

10-21-2011

DAVID REDMOND, Plaintiff, v. OFFICE DEPOT, INC., and DOES 1 through 200, Defendants.

RICHARD SEEBORG

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a Case Management Conference on October 20, 2011. After considering the Joint Case Management Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

MEDIATION. The parties stipulate to private mediation to be completed within 120 days of the issuance of this order. The parties shall promptly notify the Court whether the case is resolved at the conference.

2. DISCOVERY.

On or before May 31, 2012, all non-expert discovery shall be completed by the parties. Discovery shall limited as follows: (a) ten (10) non-expert depositions per party; (b) twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; and (d) a reasonable number of requests for admission per party.

3. EXPERT WITNESSES. The disclosure and discovery of expert witness opinions shall proceed as follows:

A. On or before June 22, 2012, plaintiff shall disclose expert testimony and reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

B. On or before July 13, 2012, defendant shall disclose expert testimony and reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

C. On or before, August 3, 2012, all discovery of expert witnesses pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) shall be completed..

4. FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. A Further Case Management Conference shall be held on June 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement at least one week prior to the Conference.

5. PRETRIAL MOTIONS. All pretrial motions must be filed and served pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. All pretrial motions shall be heard no later than September 13, 2012.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge