KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.
An initial scheduling conference was held in this case on February 28, 2019. Monica Lienke appeared for plaintiff; Stefan Maurice Cohen appeared for defendant.
Having reviewed the parties' Joint Status Report filed on February 7, 2019, and discussed a schedule for the case with counsel at the hearing, the court makes the following orders:
All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown.
No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).
Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Jurisdiction and venue are not disputed. IV. DISCOVERY
Initial disclosures as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) have been completed. Defendant shall file the administrative record within thirty (30) days of the scheduling conference, and any discovery shall be completed on or before
This matter will be decided by cross-motions for judgment under Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The parties will engage in informal settlement discussions and inform the court on or before
No court-convened settlement conference is currently scheduled. A settlement conference may be set at the time of the Final Pretrial Conference or at an earlier time at the parties' request. In the event that an earlier court settlement conference date or referral to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP) is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in writing.
Counsel are instructed to have a principal with full settlement authority present at any Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the matter on any terms. Each judge has different requirements for the submission of settlement conference statements; the appropriate instructions will be sent to you after the settlement judge is assigned.
The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court upon a showing of good cause. Agreement of the parties by stipulation alone does not constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or counsel does not constitute good cause.
As noted, the assigned magistrate judge is authorized to modify only the discovery dates shown above to the extent any such modification does not impact the balance of the schedule of the case.
This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless objections are filed within fourteen (14) calendar days of service of this Order.