Order: Lenthe VS Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Inc.

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   Walkup, Melodia,Kelly,Echeverria                                Bowman and Brooke       LLP
   Attn: Schoenberger, Richard H.                                  Attn: Kliebenstein, Neil M
   650 California St. 26th FI.                                     1741 Technology Drive
   San Francisco, CA     94108                                     Suite 200
                                                                   San Jose, CA     95110-1355


                     Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
                      Rene C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse

 Lenthe                                                                   No. RG19034284
                                    Plaintiff/Petitioner(s)
                          VS                                           Case Management Order

                                                                    Complaint - Product Liability
 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Inc.
                                 Defendant/Respondent(s)
                   (Abbreviated Title)




ORDER re: CASE MANAGEMENT

& TRIAL SETTING ORDER WITH NOTICE OF TRIAL

The Court has ordered the following at the conclusion of a judicially supervised Case Management
Conference.
These two cases, Lenthe v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Inc (RG19 034284) and Zapper v.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Inc (4G19 046425), consolidated by prior Court Order, and hereby
consolidated for trial.



TRIAL SETTING ORDERS

The Court makes the following trial setting orders:

Trial Date: 11/07/2022 at 09:30 AM in Dept. 25.



PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

A Pretrial Conference is scheduled for 10/28/2022 at 11:00 AM in Dept. 25.
THE COURT EXPECTS STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL RULE 3.35:                              STANDING
PRETRIAL ORDERS.

Counsel are directed to file a trial brief five days before the Pretrial Conference and to lodge, by email
(dept25@alameda.courts.ca.gov), a courtesy copy in Dept. 25.

Counsel are further directed to file their Motions in Limine 10 days before, and their oppositions
thereto, if any, five days before, the scheduled Pretrial Conference and to deliver courtesy copies to
Dept. 25 at the time of filing.




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MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (CRC section 3.1380)

 A Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC) is set for 10/14/2022 in Dept. 302 at 09:00 AM.            Lead
negotiating counsel, trial counsel, party representatives, insurance carrier representatives with full
settlement authority from each insurance policy implicated by plaintiff's demand, and all other persons
necessary to consent to settlement must PERSONALLY ATTEND the MSC, unless excused by the
court for good cause.

Parties must comply with all applicable rules and code provisions regarding MSCs, including California
Rule of Court (CRC) 3.1380. No later than five court days before the MSC, each party must serve on
opposing parties, and DELIVER DIRECTLY TO THE SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT a hard copy
Settlement Conference Statement (SCS) that includes a detailed discussion of liability and damages.
The SCS must also contain a good faith settlement demand or offer as of the date the settlement
conference statement is signed.

DO NOT E-MAIL OR FILE, INCLUDING BY FAX, THE SCS WITH THE COURT.

Any person seeking to appear at the MSC by telephone must file with the clerk's office a formal ex parte
application with a proposed order and proof of service showing service on all parties. A courtesy copy
of the application and proposed order must be delivered directly to the settlement department. The
application will not be granted unless the party shows good cause and delivers to the settlement
department its SCS that fully complies with CRC 3.1380(c) and includes a good faith settlement
demand or offer as of the date the settlement conference statement is signed. If the application is
granted, the person appearing by telephone must be immediately available by telephone throughout the
conference until released by the court.

FAILURE TO BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, INCLUDING AFTER BUSINESS HOURS,
CONSTITUTES A NON-APPEARANCE BY THAT PERSON.

If the case settles before the MSC, Plaintiff must promptly notify this department and the settlement
department.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER MAY RESULT IN SANCTIONS.



FURTHER CONFERENCE

A further Case Management Conference is scheduled for 09/01/2022 at 03:00 PM in Dept. 25.

Updated Case Management Statements in compliance with Rule of Court 3.725, on Judicial Council
Form CM-110, must be filed no later than 08/17/2022. If the foregoing date is a court holiday or a
weekend, the time is extended to the next business day.



NOTICES

Clerk is directed to serve endorsed-filed copies of this order, with proof of service, to counsel and to
self-represented parties of record by mail.

The Court orders counsel and/or self-represented parties to obtain a copy of this order from the court's
website http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/domainweb.

Any delay in the trial, caused by non-compliance with any order contained herein, shall be the subject of
sanctions pursuant to CCP 177.5.


       Dated:   09/02/2021

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                                                Order
        Judge James Reilly




Order
SHORT TITLE:                                                      CASE NUMBER:
         Lenthe VS Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, Inc.                       RG19034284

                                    ADDITIONAL ADDRESSEES




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