Free Motion to Expedite - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00945-CFD

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

CLARENCE R. COLLINS, JR., et al. Plaintiffs, V. OLIN CORPORATION, et al. Defendants.

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3:03-CV-945 (CFD)

MAY 20, 2004

MOTION FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING AND CONSIDERATION OF DEFENDANTS' JOINT MOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITIONS OF NAMED PLAINTIFFS DATED MAY 20, 2004

The defendants, Town of Hamden ("Town") and Olin Corporation ("Olin"), move this Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 7(a), for an order expediting the briefing schedule in connection with the defendants' Motion to Compel, dated May 20, 2004. The defendants also move this Court for expedited consideration of the referenced Motion to Compel Depositions of named Plaintiffs. The dates proposed for briefing the defendants' Motion to Compel are: May 27, 2004 June 3, 2004 Plaintiffs' Opposition Brief Due Defendants' Reply Brief Due

Expedited briefing and disposition are necessary in order that the issues raised by this Motion may be decided sufficiently before the discovery class action discovery cut-off so as to allow all depositions and other discovery to be completed. Plaintiffs are well-aware of the issues

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raised in this motion, and thus should be more than able to complete their briefing within seven days. THE DEFENDANT, TOWN OF HAMDEN

By______________________________ Ann M. Catino Federal Bar #ct02747 Joseph G. Fortner, Jr. Federal Bar #ct 04602 HALLORAN & SAGE LLP One Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-6103 OLIN CORPORATION By: Michael H. Wetmore Joel B. Samson HUSCH & EPPENBERGER, LLC 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600 St. Louis, MO 63105 (314) 480-1500

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 20th day of May, 2004, a copy of the foregoing was served by first class U.S. mail, postage prepaid, upon all counsel and pro se parties of record, as follows: Monte E. Frank, Esq. David B. Zabel, Esq. Alison K. Clark, Esq. Cohen and Wolf, P.C. 158 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 Mark Roberts, Esq. McRoberts, Roberts & Rainer L.L.P. 101 Merrimac Street Boston, MA 02114 Neil T. Leifer, Esq. Michael A. Lesser, Esq. Brad J. Mitchell, Esq. David C. Strouss, Esq. Thornton & Naumes, LLP 100 Summer Street, 30th Floor Boston, MA 02110 ________________________________ Joseph G. Fortner, Jr.
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