United States District Court, E.D. California
ORDER REQUIRING JOINT STATUS REPORT
This
action has been assigned to the Honorable Morrison C.
England, Jr. Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 16 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.
Plaintiff(s) shall complete service of process on all parties
within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of the
filing of the complaint.
2.
Concurrently with the service of process, or as soon
thereafter as possible, plaintiff(s) shall serve upon each of
the parties named in the complaint, and upon all parties
subsequently joined, a copy of this Order, and shall file
with the Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting such
service. Any party who impleads a third-party defendant shall
serve upon that party a copy of this Order and shall file
with the Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting such
service.
3. In
the event this action was originally filed in a state court
and was thereafter removed to this Court, the removing
parties shall, immediately following such removal, serve upon
each of the other parties named in the complaint, and upon
all parties subsequently joined, a copy of this Order and
shall file with the Clerk of the Court a certificate
reflecting such service.
4.
Within sixty (60) days of service of the complaint on any
party, or from the date of removal, the parties shall confer
as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) and shall prepare and
submit to the Court a joint status report that includes the
Rule 26(f) discovery plan. The joint status report shall
address the following matters:
(a) a brief summary of the claims;
(b) status of service upon all defendants and
cross-defendants, i.e., are responsive pleadings on file with
the Court;
(c) possible joinder of additional parties;
(d) contemplated amendments to the pleadings;
(e) the statutory basis for jurisdiction and venue
(cite the code sections);
(f) anticipated discovery and exchange of information,
including:
(1)
what changes, if any, should be made in the timing, form, or
requirement for disclosures under Rule 26(a), including a
statement as to when disclosures under Rule 26(a)(1) were
made or will be made;
(2) the
subjects on which discovery may be needed; when discovery
should be completed, and whether discovery should be
conducted in phases;
(3)
what changes, if any, should be made in the limitations on
discovery imposed under the Civil Rules and what other
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