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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT SAMMIE GOSS, Plaintiff, v. FAIRFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., : : : : No. 3:03cv0935(WIG)
: Defendants. -------------------------X SCHEDULING ORDER This case has been pending for two and one-half years. The deadlines set forth in the initial court order on pretrial deadlines have long since expired. In light of Plaintiff's pro
se status and the difficulties that have been previously encountered in holding a scheduling conference, the Court will not require the parties to conduct a Rule 26(f) planning meeting or to file a Rule 26(f) Report of Parties Planning Meeting. In
lieu thereof, the Court enters the following scheduling order: 1. 5, 2005. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss [Doc. # 46] on May Plaintiff sent the Court a letter which has been
docketed as a response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [Doc. # 50]. If Plaintiff would like to file a supplemental response to
the motion to dismiss, the Court gives her permission to do so. Any supplemental response should be filed by November 5, 2005. The Court appreciates the fact that Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and will liberally construe her filings. 2. Discovery should commence immediately. All discovery
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must be completed by April 5, 2006.
This includes
interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and depositions. 3. If either party intends to call an expert witness at
trial, that party should advise the other party in writing at least thirty (30) days before the close of the discovery period, including a summary of the expert's anticipated testimony and copies of any reports prepared by the expert. Depositions of
expert witnesses must be included by the close of the discovery period. 4. 2006. 5. This case should be ready for trial by August 1, 2006. Dispositive motions must be filed on or before June 5,
At the time the Court schedules a date for trial, a date will be set for the submission of a trial memorandum. It is SO ORDERED this 5th day of October, 2005, at Bridgeport, Connecticut. /s/ William I. Garfinkel WILLIAM I. GARFINKEL, United States Magistrate Judge