Free Memorandum in Support of Motion - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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2001 WL 92280 Page l
(Cite as: 2001 WL 92280 (S.D.N.Y.))
H related to the disclosure of new information or
Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. documents, or are not calculated to lead to the
discovery of admissible evidence relevant to class
certification issues.
United States District Court, S.D. New York. 2. The PEC is to provide disclosure of expert
testimony relevant to class issues pursuant to Rule
In re: REZULIN PRODUCTS LIABILITY 26 on or before March 16, 2001.
LITIGATION (MDL-1348)
3. The depositions of the PECs' expert witnesses is
No. 00 Civ. 2843(LAK). to commence within fifteen (15) days of any
disclosure, and are to be completed within thirty
Feb. 5, 2001. (30) days of such disclosure.
4. All depositions of non-party generic fact
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 10 witnesses relevant to class issues, if any, are to be
completed by April 13, 2001.
KAPLAN, J.
5. The Defendants‘ opposition to the PEC's Motion
(Class Action Discovery and Briefmg Schedule) for Class Certification and the Defendants‘
disclosure of expert testimony relevant to class
*1 Pursuant to Paragraph 3.4 of this Court's Pretrial issues pursuant to Rule 26 is to be served on or
Order No. 2 (Pretrial Schedule), the Court has been before May l, 2001.
informed that the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee
("PEC") and the defendants have agreed upon a 6. The Depositions of defendants' expert witnesses
schedule for class related discovery and briefmg, are to be completed within thirty-five (35) days of
and therefore, upon review of the proposed the disclosure of defendants' experts.
schedule for class related discovery and briefmg, it
is hereby 7. Reply briefs, if any, are to be served within
twenty-five (25) days of the completion of the
ORDERED, as follows: depositions of defendants' experts.
1. Depositions as to class representatives including 8. Any agreements to extend the deadlines set forth
plaintiffs, health care providers and other fact in this Order, or any applications for extensions that
witnesses may commence immediately and may have not been agreed to, shall be presented to the
proceed on multiple tracks, however, there shall be Court as soon as any need for an extension becomes
no more than three (3) deposition tracks scheduled apparent.
for any one day absent the agreement of the parties.
The Defendants shall have the right to take 9. Any hearings with respect to class issues and the
non-duplicative supplemental depositions as new oral argument of the PEC's Motion for Class
infomiation or documents are produced, however, Certification shall be scheduled by the Court.
there shall be no more than two depositions of any
witness as to class issues. Plaintiffs reserve the right SO ORDERED.
to move for a protective order with respect to any
such supplemental deposition or with respect to the 2001 WL 92280, 2001 WL 92280 (S.D.N.Y.)
depositions of any fact witnesses other than
plaintiffs, health care providers and pharmacies, if END OF DOCUMENT
such supplemental depositions are not reasonably
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