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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FTHRTTH3EHSTRJCTWDFIDELAHHUKE
EDWINA HARTUN G 2
Plaintiff,
v. C.A. No.: 05-881 SLR
FIRST STATE DINING COPR., J URY TRIAL DEMANDED
d / b / a GATOR’S SPORTS BAR, 1
Defendant.
SCEHNDULUWGIDRIHHR
This day of March 2006, the parties having
satisfied their obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f),
and the court having conducted a pretrial scheduling
conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and D. Del. LR
16.2(a) and (b).
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties have
exchanged the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26
(a)(1) and D. Del. LR 16.2.
2. Discovery.
(a) Discovery will be needed on the following
subjects: liability and damages
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be
completed by November 1, 2006.
(c) Maximum of 50 Interrogatories by each party to any
other party.

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(d) Maximum of 25 Requests for Admission by each party
to any other party.
(e) Maximum of 10 depositions by plaintiff and 10 by é
2 defendant.
(f) Each deposition limited to a maximum of 8 hours
unless extended by agreement of parties.
(g) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2)
on issues for which any party has the burden of proof due
by August 1, 2006. Rebuttal expert reports due by September
1, 2006.
(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 to join other parties,
amend the pleadings, and certify a class action shall be
filed on or before April 1, 2006.
4. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
Section 636, this matter is referred to Magistrate Judge

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Thynge for the purposes of exploring the possibility of a
settlement.
5. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment
motions shall be served and filed with an opening brief on
or before February 15, 2007. Briefing shall be pursuant to
D. Del. LR 7.1.2. No summary judgment 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—dispositive motion shall contain the statement required
by D. Del. LR 7.1.1.
7. Motions in Limine. All motions in limine shall be
filed on or before May 25, 2007. All responses to said
motions shall be filed on or before June 4, 2007.
i 8. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be
held on June 11, 2007 at 4:30 pm in courtroom 6B, sixth
floor Federal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and D. Del.
LR 16.4 shall govern the pretrial conference.
9. Trial. This matter is scheduled for a five day
jury trial commencing on June 25, 2007 in courtroom 6B,

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sixth floor Federal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware. For purposes of completing pretrial
preparations, the parties should plan on being allocated a
total number of hours in which to present their respective
cases.
The Honorable Sue L. Robinson