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Case 3:08-cv-00858-WQH-WMC

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On August 4, 2008 the Court had scheduled a telephonic Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in the above entitled action. Participating for Plaintiff were Tim Cohelan, Esq., Kimberly Neilson, Esq. and Barry Smith, Esq. Participating for Defendant were Al Latham, Esq. and Lysha Weston. Due to the Court's unavailability the parties agreed to proceed with the Fed. R.Civ. P. 26 compliance. Therefore, the Court issues the following orders: 1. 2. The Rule 26(f) conference shall be completed before September 12, 2008; A discovery plan shall be lodged with Magistrate Judge McCurine, Jr. on or before September 26, 2008. Regarding each witness, the discovery plan will include the name, most current address, most current phone number, and a brief description of the subject matter of his/her testimony. The discovery plan will also include the ERFAN AMIDI, Plaintiff, vs. SBC GLOBAL SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendant. CASE NO. 08cv858-WQH (WMc)

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anticipated dates for the completion of both non-expert discovery and expert

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discovery; and, The date of initial disclosure pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1)(A-D) shall occur before October 8, 2008; Counsel and parties with full settlement authority are ordered to appear on October 15, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. in the chambers of United States Magistrate Judge William McCurine, Jr., 940 Front Street, Courtroom C, San Diego, California, 92101, for a Case Management Conference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). Full authority to settle means that the individual present at the settlement conference has the unfettered discretion and authority to: 1) fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement options; 2) agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties; 3) change the settlement position of a party; and 4) negotiate monetary awards without being restricted to a specific sum certain. Failure of any counsel or party to comply with this Order will result in the imposition of sanctions. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: August 18, 2008

Hon. William McCurine, Jr. U.S. Magistrate Judge United States District Court

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