Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
STANFORD L. BURRIS, )
Plaintiff, g
v. g C.A.No.:04-1469-.5i.R
RICHARDS PAVING, INC. g
Defendant. g
ORDER
At Wilmington this N·‘f•~ day of No vcmbxr 2005, the parties having satisfied their
obligations under Fed.R.Cvi.P. 26(D, and the court having conducted a pretrial scheduling
conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. I6 and D.Del. LR l6.2(a) and (b).
IT IS ORDERED that:
l. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties will exchange by December 15, 2005,
the information required by Fed.Civ.P. 26(a)(l) and D.Del. LR l6.2.
2. Discovery.
(a) Discovery will be needed on the following subjects: Whether Plaintiff
was subject to a failure to accommodate a disability under the ADA.
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by July I5,
2006.
(c) Maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party.
(d) Maximum of 25 requests for admission by each party to any other party.
(e) Maximum of l0 depositions by plaintiff and I0 by defendant.

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(t) Each deposition other than of plaintiff is limited to a maximum of 7 hours
unless extended by agreement of the parties.
(g) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) on issues for which any
party has the burden of proof due by May l, 2006. Rebuttal expert reports due by June l, 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 any disputes related to
entry of 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 tiled on
or before January 2, 2006.
4. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636, this matter is referred to
Magistrate Judge Thynge for the purposes of exploring ADR.
5. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions shall be served
and filed with an opening brief on or before August 1, 2006. Briefing shall be pursuant to D.Del.
LR 7.1.2. No summary judgment motion may be tiled 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
tiled 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.

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7. Motions in Limine. All motions in limine shall be filed on or before [ QL
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8. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be held on Nv ¤f•.rr—5u* Ulu iQ_¤l}•_§¤
4;+ fig: to y .m. 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 govem
the pretrial conference.
9. Trial. This matter is scheduled for a om. day/@ bench @ trial
commencing on ;b».:.»zw~$tr '-ln ¤*0¤i¤ in courtroom 6B, sixth floor Federal Building, 844 King
Street, Wilmington, Delaware. For purposes of completing the pretrial preparations, the parties
should plan on being allocated a total number of hours in which to present their respective cases.