Judge Edward M. Chen
Guidelines re Calculation of Trial Time Line
1. Trial - Monday at 8:30 a.m. (approximately one year from first CMC)
2. Pretrial Conference - 4 Tuesdays prior to trial at 2:30 pm
3. Objections - 10 days before Pretrial Conference
4. Joint Pretrial Conference Statement / Trial Briefs - 21 days before Pretrial Conference
5. Meet and Confer - 21 days before Pretrial Conference Statement
6. Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions - 10 Thursday before Pretrial Conference
7. Las Day to File Dispositive Motions - 35 days before the hearing on dispositive motions
8. Expert Discovery Closed - 21 days after rebuttal expert disclosure
9. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure - 21 days after expert disclosure
10. Expert Disclosure - same as close of non-expert discovery
11. Non-Expert Discovery Closed - Thursday after 10 Thursdays before last day to hear
dispositive motions
