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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. ALBERMARLE CORPORATION, Defendant. DEFENDANT'S PROPOSED RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER The parties having satisfied their obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties will exchange by February 17, C.A. No. 05-892-JJF

2006, the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and D. Del. LR 16.2. 2. Joinder of other Parties. All motions to join other parties shall be

filed on or before March 15, 2006. 3. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, this matter is

referred to Magistrate Judge Thynge for the purposes of exploring the possibility of a settlement. If the parties agree that they would benefit from a settlement conference, the parties shall contact Magistrate Judge Thynge to schedule a settlement conference so as to be completed no later than the Pretrial Conference or a date ordered by the Court. 4. Discovery. (a) Exchange and completion of interrogatories, identification of all fact witnesses and document production shall be commenced so as to be completed by March 31, 2006. (b) Maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party.

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(c) Maximum of 25 requests for admission by each party to any other party. (d) Maximum of 6 depositions by plaintiff and 6 by defendant. Depositions shall not commence until the discovery required by Paragraph 4 (a, b and c) are completed. (e) With respect to any issue that a party bears the burden of proof, initial reports from retained experts required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) are due by April 21, 2006. Replies to initial expert reports from retained experts, if any, are due by May 12, 2006. (f) All fact and expert discovery, including any expert depositions, should be initiated so as to be completed by May 31, 2006. 5. Discovery Disputes. (a) A party seeking discovery which the opposing party refuses to

provide shall file a motion (no brief) pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 37.1. Said motion shall not exceed a total of four (4) pages. An Answer to the Rule 37 motion, not to exceed four (4) pages, shall be filed within five (5) days of service of the motion. No reply is permitted. (b) All papers shall set forth in a plain and concise manner the issue(s) in dispute, the party's position on the issue(s), and the reasons for the party's position. (c) Upon receipt of the Answer, the movant shall notify Chambers by e-mail at [email protected] that the parties have completed briefing. (d) Upon receipt of the movant's e-mail, the Court will determine

whether a conference is necessary and advise the parties accordingly. (e) There is no limit on the number of Rule 37 motions a party may file, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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6.

Amendment of the Pleadings. All motions to amend the pleadings

shall be filed on or before April 13, 2006. 7. Case Dispositive Motions. Any case dispositive motions, pursuant to the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be served and filed with an opening brief no later than June 9, 2006. Briefing shall be pursuant to D. Del. LR 7.1.2. Case dispositive motions may be filed at any time without leave of the Court. 8. Applications by Motion. (a) Any applications to the Court shall be by written motion filed with the Clerk of the Court in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of Civil Practice for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Amended Effective January 1, 1995). Any non-dispositive motion shall contain the statement required by D. Del. LR 7.1.1. Briefs shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages. Parties may file stipulated and unopposed orders with the Clerk of the Court for the Court's review and signing. The Court will not consider applications and requests submitted by letter or in a form other than a motion. (b) No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. (c) No telephone calls shall be made to Chambers. (d) Any party with a true emergency matter requiring the assistance of the Court shall e-mail Chambers at: [email protected]. The e-mail shall provide a short statement describing the emergency. 9. Pretrial Conference and Trial. After reviewing the parties, Proposed

Scheduling Order, the Court will schedule a Pretrial Conference,

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The Court will determine whether the trial date should be scheduled when the Scheduling Order is entered or at the Pretrial Conference. If scheduling of the trial date is deferred until the Pretrial Conference, the parties and counsel shall anticipate and prepare for a trial to be held within sixty (60) to ninety (90) days of the Pretrial Conference.

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