Porter v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

          STATUS (PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

          JOHN A. MENDEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

         After review of the Joint Status Report, the court makes the following order:

         SERVICE OF PROCESS

         All named defendants have been served except Michelle White. Service upon such remaining defendant shall be accomplished within 30 days of the date of this order or the case will be dismissed as to her unless the court specifically orders otherwise.

         JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS

         No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted except with leave of court, good cause having been shown.

         JURISDICTION AND VENUE Jurisdiction and venue are not contested.

         FICTITIOUSLY-NAMED DEFENDANTS

         This action, including any counterclaims, cross-claims, and third party complaints is hereby DISMISSED as to all DOE or other fictitiously-named defendants.

         MOTION HEARINGS SCHEDULES

         All dispositive motions shall be filed by January 30, 2018. Hearing on such motions shall be on February 27, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. The parties are reminded of the notice requirements as outlined in Local Rule 230(b).

         The time deadline for dispositive motions does not apply to motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications.

         All purely legal issues are to be resolved by timely pre-trial motions. The parties are reminded that motions in limine are procedural devices designed to address the admissibility of evidence and are cautioned that the court will look with disfavor upon substantive motions presented at the final pre-trial conference or at trial in the guise of motions in limine. The parties are further cautioned that if any legal issue which should have been tendered to the court by proper pre-trial motion requires resolution by the court after the established law and motion cut-off date, substantial sanctions may be assessed for the failure to file the appropriate pre-trial motion.

         Unless prior permission has been granted, memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to motions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and 65 and any post-judgment or post-trial motions are limited to twenty-five (25) pages, and reply memoranda are limited to ten (10) pages. Memoranda of law in support of and in opposition to all other motions are limited to fifteen (15) pages, and reply memoranda are ...