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[PROPOSED] PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
Case No. CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx)
KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP CHARLES N. FREIBERG (SBN 70890) BRIAN P. BROSNAHAN (SBN 112894) JACOB N. FOSTER (SBN 250785) 101 California Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 421-6140 Facsimile: (415) 398-5030 LEVINE & MILLER HARVEY R. LEVINE (SBN 61879) CRAIG A. MILLER (SBN 116030) LEVINE & MILLER 550 West C Street, Suite 1810 San Diego, CA 92101-8596 Telephone: (619) 231-9449 Facsimile: (619) 231-8638 Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOYCE WALKER, KIM BRUCE HOWLETT, and MURIEL SPOONER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, a Texas corporation, Defendant.
CLASS ACTION CASE NO.: CV 10-9198 JVS (RNBx) Formerly Case No.: 3:10-cv -04852 JSW from Northern District of CA PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
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[PROPOSED] PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
The Court, having reviewed the parties’ accompanying Stipulation
Regarding Dates for Case Management and Discovery, hereby ORDERS that:
1. Class and merits discovery shall not be bifurcated and shall proceed
simultaneously. Fact discovery will remain open until July 4, 2012. Pursuant to
the Trial Order, all interrogatories, requests for documents, and requests for
admission shall be served no later than May 18, 2012, and all depositions shall
commence no later than June 27, 2012.
2. Expert discovery will remain open until July 4, 2012. In accordance
with Rule 26(a)(2), the parties shall submit their expert disclosures no later than
May 9, 2012, any rebuttal expert disclosures no later than May 30, 2012, and any
reply expert disclosures no later than June 20, 2012.
3. Plaintiffs may take 3 days of Rule 30(b)(6) depositions, which shall
count as one deposition against the limit of 10 depositions permitted under Rule
30. Plaintiffs may request that the Court modify this order to permit additional
time if needed to fairly examine the 30(b)(6) deponents.
4. The last date for hearing motions will be seven weeks before the trial
date, or August 6, 2012. The Court orders that all motions shall be served and filed
no later than July 2, 2012. The parties will meet and confer to agree on briefing
schedules and will submit them to the Court for approval.
5. Pursuant to the Trial Order and in compliance with Local Rule 6, all
motions in limine shall be filed and served no later than August 22, 2012, four
weeks prior to the scheduled pretrial date of September 19, 2012.
6. Pursuant to and in compliance with Local Rule 16, the parties’ Pretrial
Conference Order shall be lodged no later than September 7, 2012.
7. Pursuant to and in compliance with Local Rule 16, all Memoranda of
Contentions of Fact and Law, Exhibit Lists, and Witness Lists shall be submitted
no later than August 29, 2012, three weeks prior to the scheduled pretrial date.
8. The parties will participate in a non-judicial dispute resolution
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[PROPOSED] PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
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KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2300 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
proceeding, Settlement Procedure Number 3 under Local Rule 16-15.4. The last
date for completion of this Settlement Procedure shall be no later than the close of
fact discovery.
9. Plaintiffs will file their motion for class certification on or before
January 16, 2012. The parties will meet and confer to agree on a briefing schedule
for that motion and will submit it to the Court for approval.
10. The parties may seek modification of this Order at any time and for
good cause shown.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 17, 2011 __________________ _________ Honorable James V. Selna United States District Judge
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