Rieux v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Summary

This is a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Randy Rieux v. Union Pacific Railroad Company. The order sets deadlines for disclosures, expert reports, discovery, motions, the final pretrial conference, and a jury trial in an Americans with Disabilities Act employment-discrimination action.

Holdings

1. No further service, joinder of parties, or amendments to pleadings are permitted without leave of court and a showing of good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b).
2. Federal-question jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because the action asserts claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and venue is proper.
3. The parties must comply with the deadlines and procedures established for initial disclosures, expert disclosures, completion of discovery, motions, the final pretrial conference, trial, and potential settlement proceedings.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should vacate the scheduled status conference and enter a pretrial scheduling order.
2. Whether the court should establish deadlines and conditions governing service, joinder, amendments, discovery, expert disclosures, motions, pretrial proceedings, trial, and settlement.

Disposition

other