Mary Ann Margaret Anderson v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., et al.

Summary

This document is a scheduling order in Anderson v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. It establishes discovery, motion, pretrial, and trial deadlines, including a June 7, 2027 jury trial, and is signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta.

Holdings

1. Further service, joinder of parties, or amendments to pleadings are not permitted without leave of court and a showing of good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).
2. A written ruling by the assigned magistrate judge on referred discovery matters may be modified by the district judge only upon a showing that the ruling is clearly erroneous or contrary to law.
3. The scheduling order may be modified only by leave of court upon a showing of good cause; party stipulation alone is ineffective without court approval.

Questions Presented

1. What procedures and deadlines should govern service, joinder, amendment of pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, pretrial proceedings, and trial?
2. What standard governs district-court review of referred discovery rulings by the assigned magistrate judge?
3. What showing and court approval are required to modify the scheduling order?

Disposition

other