Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
URANIA ARCE and : CASE NO. 06-746 (SLR)
LEONARDO ARCE, w/h :
Plaintiffs :
THOMAS A. FORD
and 1
GREYHOUND LINES, INC. 1
Defendants :
ORDER
At Wilmington this I 7% day of 34..4, , 2007, the parties have satisfied
their obligations under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(D, an the court having conducted a pretrial scheduling
conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. I6 and D. Del. LR I6.2(a) and (ln).
IT IS ORDERED that:
l. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The plaintiff has provided defendants with early
disclosure documents pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(l) on June I5, 2007. Defendants expect
that they will provide plaintiffs with disclosures by July 15, 2007.
2. Discovery.
(a) Discovery will be needed on the liability aspects of the case primarily
pertaining to the day of the accident. It is also expected that discovery will be needed with regard
to the damages as it pertains to the plaintiff, primarily focusing on the non—economic damages.
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by
December I5, 2007.
(c) Maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party.
(tl) Maximum of 25 Requests for Admission by each party to any other party.

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(e) Maximum of 4 depositions by plaintiff and 4 by defendant[s.
(_f) Each deposition limited to a maximum of 2 hours unless extended by
agreement.
(g) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) on issues for which any
party has the burden of proof due by January 15, 2008. Rebuttal expert reports due by
February 15, 2008.
(h) Discovery Disputes. Any discovery dispute shall be submitted to the
court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37. During the course of discovery, each party is limited to two
(2) Rule 37 motions. The court shall make itself available, however, to resolve through a
telephone conference, disputes that arise during the course of a deposition and disputes related to
entry of a protective order.
3. Joinder of other Parties, Amendment of Pleadings and Class Certification.
All motions tojoin other parties, amend the pleadings, and certify a class action shall be filed on
or before July 15, 2007.
4. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636, this matter is referred to
Magistrate Judge Thynge for the purposes of exploring ADR.
5. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions shall be served
and filed with an opening brief on or before Febniary 15, 2008. Briefing shall be pursuant to D.
Del. LR 7.1.2. No summaryjudgment motion may be filed more than ten (10) days from the
above date without leave of the court.
6. Applications by Motion. Any application to the court shall be by written motion
filed with the clerk. Unless otherwise requested by the court, counsel shall not deliver copies of
papers or correspondence to chambers. Any non—disp0sitive motion shall contain the

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statement required by D. Del. LR 7.1.1.
Motions in Limine. All motions ig lhlrg s l be filed on or before one week
before the pret ` l conference.
8. Pretri Conference. A pretrial nference will be held on April 15, 2008 at
_____ M. in courtroom sixth floor ederal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington,
!)`•·gJ\b'\ Delaware. The Federal Rules of Cr ` Procedure and D. Del. LR 16.4 shall govern the pretrial
Uvq conference.
9. Trial. T s matter is scheduled fo three day jury trial commencing on
May 15, 2008 in c rtroom 6B, sixth floor Federal Buil ` g, 844 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware. r purposes of completing pretrial preparations, th arties should plan on being
alloca d a total number of hours in which to present their respective cases.