BROWN v. CITY OF STOCKTON, 2:13-CV-01007-KJM-KJN. (2017)
Court: District Court, E.D. California
Number: infdco20170412c32
Visitors: 1
Filed: Apr. 11, 2017
Latest Update: Apr. 11, 2017
Summary: STIPULATED SCHEDULING ORDER FOR PHASED DISCOVERY KIMBERLY J. MUELLER , District Judge . ORDER Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, good cause based on the parties' good-faith efforts to mitigate costs while conducting phased discovery necessary to conduct settlement discussions, the court hereby grants the parties' stipulation and orders as follows: Each party shall take up to five fact discovery depositions; a. The parties shall exchange liability and causation expert witness reports
Summary: STIPULATED SCHEDULING ORDER FOR PHASED DISCOVERY KIMBERLY J. MUELLER , District Judge . ORDER Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, good cause based on the parties' good-faith efforts to mitigate costs while conducting phased discovery necessary to conduct settlement discussions, the court hereby grants the parties' stipulation and orders as follows: Each party shall take up to five fact discovery depositions; a. The parties shall exchange liability and causation expert witness reports c..
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STIPULATED SCHEDULING ORDER FOR PHASED DISCOVERY
KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.
ORDER
Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, good cause based on the parties' good-faith efforts to mitigate costs while conducting phased discovery necessary to conduct settlement discussions, the court hereby grants the parties' stipulation and orders as follows:
Each party shall take up to five fact discovery depositions;
a. The parties shall exchange liability and causation expert witness reports confidentially subject to the mediation privilege by May 14, 2017;
b. The parties shall confer after the confidential exchange of liability and causation by May 21, 2017, regarding whether to engage in further settlement discussions. Following the meet and confer, the parties shall notify Magistrate Judge Claire if they decide to engage in a further settlement conference, in which case the settlement conference shall be completed by June 26, 2017. Should the case not resolve at a further settlement conference, or otherwise, the parties shall notify the court by June 26, 2017, and the court shall then adopt the modifications to its Scheduling Order set forth below:
1. The parties shall exchange Opening Expert Witness Designations and Reports by July 2, 2017;
2. The parties shall exchange Rebuttal Expert Witness Designations and Reports by August 10, 2017;
3. Fact discovery shall re-open July 29, 2017, and all discovery shall close by August 24, 2017; and
4. No other dates in the court's Scheduling Order shall be affected.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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