Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. City of San Buenaventura
Ventura River Watershed Adjudication
Case No. 19STCP01176

Key Dates

Discovery and Pretrial Dates Chart

 

DATE
EVENT
May 3, 2025  Current Stay Expires
May 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.  Order to Show Cause Hearing (cont.) regarding why the current stay should not be extended a further 12 months
May 2, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.  Reply papers Due
April 30, 2024  Objections Due
April 26, 2024  Updated Joint Status Report Supporting Extending the Stay Due
March 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
March 6, 2024 
(Passed)
Joint Report Due
June 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
June 21, 2023 
(Passed)
Joint Report Due
March 8, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
March 3, 2023
(Passed)
Joint Report Due
December 6, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
November 29, 2022
(Passed)
Joint Report due
August 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
(Passed)
Status Conference
June 6, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
(Passed)
Status Conference
April 12, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
(Passed)
Status Conference
March 29, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
(Passed)
Final Status Conference/Trial Readiness Conference
March 8, 2022
(Passed)
Responses to motions in limine and exchanges of exhibits are due
March 2, 2022
(Passed)
Pre-trial statements, exhibit lists, witness lists, motions in limine and trial briefs due
February 24, 2022
(Passed)
Expert Deposition Cut-off Date
February 14, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
(Passed)
Check-in Trial Readiness Conference
February 10, 2022
(Passed)
Joint Report for Check-in Trial Readiness Conference is due
February 8, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
(Passed)
Hearings on Whitman’s Statement re City Refusal to Produce Expert Documents/Material and Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Joinders thereto
February 7, 2022
(Passed)
Upper Ojai Rebuttal Expert Disclosure Deadline
January 20, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
(Passed)
Hearing on motions for judgment on the pleadings
December 9, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
December 3, 2021
(Passed)
Supplemental Expert Disclosures due
November 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
November 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
November 2, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.  
(Passed)
Status conference for the limited purpose of dealing with any further adjustments to expert disclosures
October 22, 2021
 
(Passed)
All other parties’ Expert Disclosure due  
October 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
September 24, 2021
 
(Passed)

 

State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Parks Department, Casitas Municipal Water District, City of Ojai, the East Ojai Group, and the Proposing Parties (Ventura River Water District, Meiners Oaks Water District, Wood-Claeyssens Foundation (Taylor Ranch), and Rancho Matilija Mutual Water Company’s Expert Disclosure Due
September 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
August 31, 2021
 
(Passed)
City of Ventura’s Expert Disclosure Due  
August 16, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
July 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)
June 21, 2021
 at 1:30 p.m.

 

(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference) 

Motion to Bifurcate Hearing 

OSC Hearing re Publication of Summons re Certain Roe Cross-Defendants
June 1, 2021
 
(Passed)
Initial Disclosures due for parties who have appeared by March 1, 2021
May 10, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Monthly status conference (3rd Monday of each month) (Reports are to be filed and served five (5) court days in advance of the Status Conference)

OSC Hearing re Publication of Summons
April 19, 2021 at 1:30 p.m
 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
March 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
February 9, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
February 2, 2021
 
(Passed)
Date to file joint status conference report, or if necessary, unilateral reports
January 29, 2021 
(Passed) OR
Within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice and form answer (whichever is later)
(this date is still effective given recent service attempts)
Deadline to file form answer or other response to Third Amended Cross-Complaint
November 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
August 17, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Further Status Conference
June 24, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
 
(Passed)
Case Management Conference
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
(Passed)
3rd City of San Buenaventura Public Community Meeting

Oak View Community Center, Kunkle Room
18 Valley Road
Oak View, CA 93022
February 12, 2020
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
(Passed)
2nd City of San Buenaventura Public Community Meeting

Bell Arts Factory, Community Room
432 N. Ventura Ave
Ventura, CA 93001
January 30, 2020
6:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m.
 
(Passed)
1st City of San Buenaventura Public Community Meeting

Matilija Junior High School, Auditorium
703 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023