Free ADR Scheduling Order - District Court of California - California

Case 4:05-cv-04993-SBA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) BRANDY HUNT ) Plaintiff(s) ) ) C 05-04993 EDL -v) ) ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CHECK RECOVERY SYSTEMS ) CONFERENCE Defendant(s) ) ______________________________) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte. When serving the complaint or notice of removal, the plaintiff or removing defendant must serve on all other parties a copy of this order, the handbook entitled "Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California," the Notice of Assignment to United States Magistrate Judge for Trial, and all other documents specified in Civil Local Rule 4-2. Counsel must comply with the case schedule listed below unless the Court otherwise orders. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Multi-Option Program governed by ADR Local Rule 3. Counsel and clients must familiarize themselves with that rule and with the handbook entitled "Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California." CASE SCHEDULE [ADR MULTI-OPTION PROGRAM]

Date Event Governing Rule ------------------------------------------------------------------------12/05/2005 Complaint filed 03/14/2006 Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan 03/14/2006 Last day to file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference 03/28/2006 Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report, file/serve Case Management Statement, and file/serve Rule 26(f) Report 04/04/2006 Case Management Conference in Ctrm E, 15th Floor, SF at 10:00 AM FRCivP 26(f) & ADR LR 3-5 Civil L.R. 16-8

FRCivP 26(a)(1) Civil L.R.16-9

Civil L.R. 16-10

Case 4:05-cv-04993-SBA

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STANDING ORDER Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte 1) Civil law and motion is heard on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. Criminal law and motion is heard on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. Counsel need not reserve a hearing date in advance. However, noticed dates may be reset as the court's calendar requires. Case Management Conferences are heard on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. Pretrial Conferences are heard on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. Discovery motions may be addressed to the Court in three ways. A motion may be noticed on not less than 35 days pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2. Alternatively, any party may seek an order to shorten or enlarge time under Civil L.R. 6-3 if the circumstances justify that relief. In emergencies during discovery events, the Court is available pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b). In the event a discovery dispute arises, counsel (or if pro se, the party) seeking discovery or a protective order shall confer in good faith with opposing counsel (or pro se party) in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L.R. 37-1(a). A declaration setting forth these meet and confer efforts and the final positions of each party shall be included in the moving papers. The Court will not consider discovery motions unless the moving party has complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L.R. 37-1(a). Motions to compel fact discovery must be filed no later than ten days after the fact discovery cutoff. Motions to compel expert discovery must be filed no later than ten days after the expert discovery cutoff. 4) The Court strives to set matters and render decisions in a timely manner. The Court encourages parties to advise the Court by letter to chambers of any matter that appears to have been unduly delayed. For all papers filed in any matter pending before Judge Laporte, a chambers' copy shall be provided and clearly marked. A paper chambers copy of all electronically filed documents must be delivered to the Court no later than 12:00 noon on the day after the document is electronically filed. The paper chambers copy must be marked "Chambers Copy" and must be lodged with the Clerk's Office, in an envelope clearly marked with the judge's name, case number, and "Chambers Copy." Parties must not file a paper copy of any document with the Clerk's Office that has already been filed electronically.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 4, 2003

__________________________ ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE United States Magistrate Judge