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=== Judge Wilken's Minute & Case Management Order pdf, 512.71 KB ===

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 t r u o C i t c i r t s D s e t a t S d e t i n U i a n r o f i l a C f o i t c i r t s D n r e h t r o N UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Plaintiff, v. Defendant. MINUTE ORDER AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER TIME: Deputy Clerk: Aris Garcia Plaintiff Attorney: Reporter: Defendant Attorney: A case management conference was held on: . The Case Management Statement and Proposed Order filed by the parties is hereby adopted by the Court as the Case Management Order for the case, except as may be noted below. The Court's standard Order for Pretrial Preparation, included below, also applies. The case is hereby referred to the following ADR process: Non-binding Arbitration: Court-connected mediation: Private mediation: ADR session to be held by: Early Neutral Evaluation: Magistrate Judge settlement conference: Deadline to add additional parties or claims: Date of next case management conference: Completion of Fact Discovery: Disclosure of identities and reports of expert witnesses: Completion of Expert Discovery: Further case management conference, and all case-dispositive motions, to be heard at 2:30 P.M. on or before: Final Pretrial Conference at 2:30 P.M. on: A day Trial will begin at 8:30 A.M. on: // // 1 Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than eight (8) pages explaining the dispute. Up to twelve (12) pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under the Civil Events category of “Motions and Related Filings > Motions--General > Discovery Letter Brief.” The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge's procedures. Motions for Summary Judgment: Absent permission from the Court, all case-dispositive motions in a case will be briefed and heard together, on the case-dispositive motion hearing cut-off date, or on an earlier available date agreed to by the parties. Multiple parties should file joint briefs if possible. If Plaintiffs wish to file a motion for summary judgment, they shall do so six (6) weeks before the cut-off date. If Defendants wish to file a cross motion as well as an opposition to the motion, any cross-motion shall be contained within the opposition to the motion, which may contain up to twenty-five (25) pages in total, and shall be filed fourteen (14) days after the filing of the motion. The reply to the motion shall include the opposition to any cross-motion, may contain up to fifteen (15) pages in total, and shall be filed seven (7) days after the filing of the opposition. A reply to any cross-motion may contain up to fifteen (15) pages, and shall be filed seven (7) days after the filing of the opposition. If Plaintiffs do not file a motion for summary judgment, Defendants may file one five (5) weeks before the case-dispositive motion hearing cut-off date and the schedule in Local Rule 7-3 shall apply. Civil motion calendar is conducted on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. Parties need not reserve a hearing date for civil motions; however, parties must check the legal newspapers or the Court’s website at www.cand.uscourts.gov for unavailable dates. A Further Case Management Conference will be held on the case- dispositive motion hearing cut-off date, whether or not dispositive motions are filed. Dated: CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 t r u o C i t c i r t s D s e t a t S d e t i n U i a n r o f i l a C f o i t c i r t s D n r e h t r o N 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ORDER FOR PRETRIAL PREPARATION I. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 1. Not less than twenty-eight (28) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel shall exchange (but not file or lodge) the papers described in Civil L.R. 16-10(b)(7),(8),(9), and (10), and their motions in limine. 2. At least twenty-one (21) days before the final pretrial conference, lead counsel who will try the case shall meet and confer with respect to: (a) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement; (b) Resolution of any differences between the parties regarding the preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement and the preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged pursuant to this Order for Pretrial Preparation. To the extent such differences are not resolved, the parties will present the issues in the pretrial conference statement so that the judge may rule on the matter during the pretrial conference; and (c) Settlement of the action. 3. Not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel shall submit the following: (a) Pretrial Conference Statement. The parties shall file a joint pretrial conference statement containing the following information: 3 (1) The Action. description of the substance of claims and defenses which remain (A) Substance of the Action. A brief to be decided. (B) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed, particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed. (2) The Factual Basis of the Action. (A) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts not reasonably disputed. (B) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all disputed factual issues which remain to be decided. (C) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of the action may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts. (D) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed for pretrial or trial purposes. (3) Disputed Legal Issues. Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief. (4) Further Discovery or Motions. A statement of all remaining discovery or motions. (5) Trial Alternatives and Options. (A) Settlement Discussions. A statement summarizing the status of settlement negotiations and 4 indicating whether further negotiations are likely to be productive. (B) Consent to Trial Before a Magistrate Judge. A statement whether the parties consent to a court or jury trial before a magistrate judge, with appeal directly to the Ninth Circuit. (C) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether bifurcation or a separate trial of specific issues is feasible and desired. (6) Miscellaneous. Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action, or material to its just, speedy and inexpensive determination. (b) Exhibit List and Objections. The exhibit list shall list each proposed exhibit by its number (see Civil L.R. 30-2(b , description, and sponsoring witness, followed by blanks to accommodate the date on which it is marked for identification and the date on which it is admitted into evidence. No party shall be permitted to offer any exhibit in its case-in-chief that is not disclosed in its exhibit list without leave of the Court for good cause shown. Parties shall also deliver a set of premarked exhibits to the Courtroom Deputy at the Clerk’s Office. Do not deliver these exhibits directly to chambers. The exhibit markers shall each contain the name and number of the case, the number of the exhibit, and blanks to accommodate the date admitted and the Deputy Clerk's initials. (Appropriate sample forms are available on the Court’s website at cand.uscourts.gov; see also Judge Wilken’s Trial Exhibit 5 Markers located at cand.uscourts.gov/cw under “Standing Orders”). Any objections to exhibits which remain after the pretrial meeting shall be indicated in the pretrial statement. (c) Witness List. In addition to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3)(A), parties must also submit a brief statement describing the substance of the testimony to be given by each witness who may be called at trial. No party shall be permitted to call any witness in its case-in-chief who is not disclosed in its pretrial statement without leave of Court for good cause shown. (d) Use of Discovery Responses. In addition to the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3)(A), parties must identify any designations of excerpts from interrogatory answers or from responses for admissions intended to be offered at trial. Within seven (7) days from when the disclosures are filed with the Court, counsel shall indicate any objections to use of these materials and that counsel have conferred respecting such objections. (e) Trial briefs. Briefs on all significant disputed issues of law, including foreseeable procedural and evidentiary issues, which remain after the pretrial meeting. (f) Motions in Limine. Any motions in limine that could not be settled at the pretrial meeting shall be filed with the pretrial statement. All motions in limine shall be contained within one document, limited to twenty-five (25) pages pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2(b), with each motion listed as a subheading. Opposition to the motions in limine shall be 6 contained within one document, limited to twenty-five (25) pages, with corresponding subheadings, and filed seven (7) days thereafter. (g) Joint Proposed Voir Dire. The attached voir dire questionnaire will be given to the venire members, and copies of the responses will be made available to counsel at the beginning of voir dire. Counsel may submit a set of additional requested voir dire, to be included in the questionnaire or posed by the Court, to which they have agreed at the pretrial meeting. Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree shall be submitted separately. Counsel may be allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the Court's questioning. (h) Joint Proposed Jury Instructions. As applicable, jury instructions §1.2, §1.3, §1.5 through §1.20, §1.21; §2.1 through §2.13, and §3.1 through §3.3 from the Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit (most recent edition) will be given absent objection. Counsel shall jointly submit one set of additional proposed jury instructions, to which they have agreed at the pretrial meeting. The instructions shall be ordered in a logical sequence, together with a table of contents. Any instruction on which counsel cannot agree shall be marked as “disputed,” and shall be included within the jointly submitted instructions and accompanying table of contents, in the place where the party proposing the instruction believes it should be given. Argument and authority for and against each disputed instruction shall be included as part of the joint submission, on separate pages 7 directly following the disputed instruction. The parties shall email to [email protected] a copy of their proposed jury instructions in WordPerfect or Word format. The subject of the email should include the case name, the case number and a description of the document. (i) Proposed Verdict Forms, Joint or Separate. (j) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Court Trial only). The Court requests that the parties hyperlink each proposed Finding of Fact to any supporting evidence. The parties shall email to [email protected] a copy of their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in WordPerfect or Word format. The subject of the email should include the name of the case, the case number and a description of the document. II. JURY SELECTION The Jury Commissioner will summon 20 to 25 prospective jurors. The Courtroom Deputy will select their names at random and seat them in the courtroom in the order in which their names are called. Copies of their questionnaires will be provided to counsel. Voir dire will be asked of sufficient venire persons so that eight (or more for a lengthy trial) will remain after all peremptory challenges and an anticipated number of hardship dismissals and cause challenges have been made. The Court will then take cause challenges, and discuss hardship claims from the individual jurors, outside the presence of the venire. The Court will inform the attorneys which hardship claims and cause challenges will be granted, but will not announce those 8 dismissals until the process is completed. Each side may then list in writing up to three peremptory challenges. The attorneys will review each other’s lists and then submit them to the Courtroom Deputy. Then, from the list of jurors in numerical order, the Court will strike the persons with meritorious hardships, those excused for cause, and those challenged peremptorily, and call the first eight people in numerical sequence remaining. Those people will be the jury. All jurors remaining at the close of the case will deliberate. There are no alternates. III. SANCTIONS Failure to comply with this Order is cause for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f). IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge 9 JUDGE WILKEN’S JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE Please fill out this form as completely as possible and print clearly. Since we want to make copies for the attorneys and the Court, do not write on the back of any page. If you need more room, continue at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your cooperation. 1. Your name: 2. Your age: 3. The city where you live: 4. How long have you lived there?: 5. Your place of birth: 6. Do you rent or own your own home? 7. Your marital status: (circle one) single married live with partner separated divorced widowed 8. What is your occupation, and how long have you worked in it? (If you are retired, please describe your main occupation when you were working). 9. Who is (or was) your employer? 10. How long have you worked for this employer? 11. Please list the occupations of any adults with whom you live. // // 10 12. If you have children, please list their ages and sex and, if they are employed, please give their occupations. 13. Please describe your educational background: Highest grade completed: College and/or vocational schools you have attended: Major areas of study: 14. Have you ever served on a jury before? How many times? If yes: State/County Court Federal Court When? Was it a civil or criminal case? Did the jury(ies) reach a verdict? 15. Attached is a list of the parties in this case, the law firms representing the parties, attorneys in this case, and persons who are potential witnesses in this case. Do you know, or think you know, any of the persons listed? Yes: No: If yes, make a check next to their name. 11

=== Judge Wilken's Scheduling Notes Standing Order pdf, 72.37 KB ===

Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than eight (8) pages explaining the dispute. Up to twelve (12) pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under the Civil Events category of “Motions and Related Filings > Motions--General > Discovery Letter Brief.” The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of how that Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal briefing, or set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned, all further discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge's procedures. Motions for Summary Judgment: Absent permission from the Court, all case-dispositive motions in a case will be briefed and heard together, on the case-dispositive motion hearing cut-off date, or on an earlier available date agreed to by the parties. Multiple parties should file joint briefs if possible. If Plaintiffs wish to file a motion for summary judgment, they shall do so six (6) weeks before the cut-off date. If Defendants wish to file a cross motion as well as an opposition to the motion, any cross-motion shall be contained within the opposition to the motion, which may contain up to twenty-five (25) pages in total, and shall be filed fourteen (14) days after the filing of the motion. The reply to the motion shall include the opposition to any cross-motion, may contain up to fifteen (15) pages in total, and shall be filed seven (7) days after the filing of the opposition. A reply to any cross-motion may contain up to fifteen (15) pages, and shall be filed seven (7) days after the filing of the opposition. If Plaintiffs do not file a motion for summary judgment, Defendants may file one five (5) weeks before the case-dispositive motion hearing cut-off date and the schedule in Local Rule 7-3 shall apply. Civil motion calendar is conducted on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Parties need not reserve a hearing date for civil motions; however, parties must check the legal newspapers or the Court’s website at www.cand.uscourts.gov for unavailable dates. A Further Case Management Conference will be held on the case- dispositive motion hearing cut-off date, whether or not dispositive motions are filed. Dated: ________________________________ CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 t r u o C i t c i r t s D s e t a t S d e t i n U i a n r o f i l a C f o i t c i r t s D n r e h t r o N

=== Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California pdf, 86.54 KB ===

STANDING ORDER FOR ALL JUDGES OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CONTENTS OF JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT All judges of the Northern District of California require identical information in Joint Case Management Statements filed pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-9. The parties must include the following information in their statement which, except in unusually complex cases, should not exceed ten pages: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Jurisdiction and Service: The basis for the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claims and defendant’s counterclaims, whether any issues exist regarding personal jurisdiction or venue, whether any parties remain to be served, and, if any parties remain to be served, a proposed deadline for service. Facts: A brief chronology of the facts and a statement of the principal factual issues in dispute. Legal Issues: A brief statement, without extended legal argument, of the disputed points of law, including reference to specific statutes and decisions. Motions: All prior and pending motions, their current status, and any anticipated motions. Amendment of Pleadings: The extent to which parties, claims, or defenses are expected to be added or dismissed and a proposed deadline for amending the pleadings. Evidence Preservation: A brief report certifying that the parties have reviewed the Guidelines Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI Guidelines”), and confirming that the parties have met and conferred pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) regarding reasonable and proportionate steps taken to preserve evidence relevant to the issues reasonably evident in this action. See ESI Guidelines 2.01 and 2.02, and Checklist for ESI Meet and Confer. Disclosures: Whether there has been full and timely compliance with the initial disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, and a description of the disclosures made. Discovery: Discovery taken to date, if any, the scope of anticipated discovery, any proposed limitations or modifications of the discovery rules, a brief report on whether the parties have considered entering into a stipulated e-discovery order, a proposed discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), and any identified discovery disputes. Class Actions: If a class action, a proposal for how and when the class will be certified, and whether all attorneys of record for the parties have reviewed the Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements. Related Cases: Any related cases or proceedings pending before another judge of this court, or before another court or administrative body. Relief: All relief sought through complaint or counterclaim, including the amount of any damages sought and a description of the bases on which damages are calculated. In addition, any party from whom damages are sought must describe the bases on which it contends damages should be calculated if liability is established. Updated November 30, 2023 1 12. Settlement and ADR: Prospects for settlement, ADR efforts to date, and a specific ADR plan for the case, including compliance with ADR L.R. 3-5 and a description of key discovery or motions necessary to position the parties to negotiate a resolution. 13. Other References: Whether the case is suitable for reference to binding arbitration, a special master, or the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. 14. Narrowing of Issues: Issues that can be narrowed by agreement or by motion, suggestions to expedite the presentation of evidence at trial (e.g., through summaries or stipulated facts), and any request to bifurcate issues, claims, or defenses. The parties shall jointly identify (in bold or highlight) one to three issues which are the most consequential to the case and discuss how resolution of these issues may be expedited. 15. 16. Scheduling: Proposed dates for designation of experts, discovery cutoff, hearing of dispositive motions, pretrial conference and trial. Trial: Whether the case will be tried to a jury or to the court and the expected length of the trial. 17. Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: Whether each party has filed the “Certification of Interested Entities or Persons” required by Civil Local Rule 3-15. In addition, each party must restate in the case management statement the contents of its certification by identifying any persons, firms, partnerships, corporations (including parent corporations) or other entities known by the party to have either: (i) a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding; or (ii) any other kind of interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding. In any proposed class, collective, or representative action, the required disclosure includes any person or entity that is funding the prosecution of any claim or counterclaim. 18. Professional Conduct: Whether all attorneys of record for the parties have reviewed the Guidelines for Professional Conduct for the Northern District of California. 19. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of this matter. Updated November 30, 2023 2