Garza v. Brinderson Constructors, Inc.

          CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

          EDWARD J. DAVILA United States District Judge.

         This case is scheduled for a Case Management Conference on August 4, 2016. Based on the parties’ Joint Case Management Statement and proposed schedule, the court has determined an appearance is unnecessary at this time. Accordingly, the Case Management Conference is VACATED and the parties are ordered to comply with the following schedule.

         IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court adopts the parties’ statement of disputed factual and legal issues as set forth in the Case Management Statement.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for joinder of any additional parties, or other amendments to the pleadings, is sixty days after entry of this order. The parties are instructed to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 in seeking joinder of parties or amendments to the pleadings prior to expiration of the deadline. Amendments sought after the deadline must comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the presumptive limits on discovery set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, absent the presentation of a more compelling need for such relief, the court will not enter an order phasing discovery at this time. Any party seeking to phase discovery may file an administrative motion on that topic pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-11.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any disputes with respect to discovery or disclosure are referred to the assigned Magistrate Judge.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following schedule shall apply to this case:

EVENT	DEADLINE
Status Conference	10:00 a.m. on January 12, 2017
Joint Status Conference Statement	January 5, 2017
Deadline to File Anticipated Motion for Class Certification	May 25, 2017
Hearing on Anticipated Motion for Class Certification	9:00 a.m. on July 20, 2017
Fact Discovery Cutoff	November 6, 2017
Designation of Opening Experts with Reports	December 6, 2017
Designation of Rebuttal Experts with Reports	January 8, 2018
Expert Discovery Cutoff	February 6, 2018
Deadline(s) for Filing Discovery Motions	See Civil Local Rule 37-3
Deadline for Filing Dispositive Motions	February 6, 2018
Hearing on Anticipated Dispositive Motions	9:00 a.m. on March 22, 2018
Trial Setting Conference (see Section III(C)(1) of Standing Order for Civil Cases)	11:00 a.m. on October 12, 2017
Joint Trial Setting Conference Statement (see Section III(C)(2) of Standing Order for Civil Cases)	October 2, 2017

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion to appear by telephone (Dkt. No. 26) is TERMINATED as moot.

         IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall comply with the Standing Order for Civil Cases, a copy of which is available from the Clerk of the Court, with regard to the timing and content of the Joint Trial Setting Conference Statement and all other pretrial submissions.

         IT ...