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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
YIMIN CHEN and QINGMIAN Ll, )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v. ) Civ. N0. 07-274-SLR
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ABDI HASSAN ELMI, J.B. HUNT )
TRANSPORTATION INC., JOHN )
DOES 1-10, and ABC CORPORATION )
1-10, )
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Defendants. )
ORDER FOR SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
At Wilmington this /¤'~7*— day of June, 2007,
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. A telephonic scheduling conference to be initiated by plaintiffs’ counsel
shall be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Sig D. Del. LR 16.2.
2. Pursuant to the early disclosure requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(1), counsel shall immediately exchange the following information without formal
discovery req uests:
(a) identities of individuals likely to have knowledge of discoverable
information that may be used to support the disclosing party’s
claims or defenses;
(b) documents and things in the possession of counsel or the party
that may be used to support the disclosing party’s claims or
defenses;
(c) identities of experts and their opinions;
(d) insurance agreements in force; and
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(e) statement of the basis for any damages claimed.
Counsel should not file any of the aforementioned with the court.
3. Priorto the teleconference scheduled herein, counsel shall confer
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and shall submit a discovery plan to the undersigned
not later than 24 hours prior to the conference with the court. The discovery plan shall
conform to the form of scheduling order found on Chief Judge Robinson's website at
vvww.ded.uscourts.g0v.
4. At the teleconference with the court, all parties shall be represented by
counsel who shall have full authority to bind their clients in all pretrial matters.
5. If any party hereafter enters an appearance, counsel for plaintiffs shall
notify said party ofthe above conference and forward to that party a copy of this order.
6. The parties shall advise the undersigned immediately if this matter has
been settled or terminated so that the above conference may be canceled.
7. Counsel are further advised that communications to the court by FAX
will not be accepted.
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