Free Motion for Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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MAR 2 2005
IN TI-IE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FDR TI-IE DISTRICT DF DELAWARE
.iDH]~! A. ALBANESE. IR., )
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THE CITY DF Wl].l‘•¢lII~lGTDbl ]
DELAWARE, a peiitical subdivisinn )
ef the State ef Delaware, JAIi·f[ES N. ]
MDSLEY, SR. And JEFFREY J'. STARKEY)
SCHEDULING DRDER
The Ceurt having cenducted a scheduling cenferettce pursuant te Lecal Rule I6.2(b] en
February 3, 2005, and the parties having determined after discussien that the matter eannet be
reselved at this juncture by settlement, veluntaiy rnediatipn er binding arbitratinn,
IT IS DRDERED that:
l . Jeinder ufgtber Parties and Amendment efPIeadings. All metinns tnjnin ether parties
and amend the pleadings shall be tiled en er befnre April 4, 2005.
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2. Disetivegj. All fact discnvery in this case shall be initiated se that it will be ccirrtpleted Du
er befere July 29, 2005. Expert diseevery shall be initiated se that it will be eeneluded nn er abeut
August 4, 2005.
a. Discevery Matters. Sheuid ceunsel find they are unable tn reseive a disenvery
matter. the party seeking the relief shall cnntact chambers at {302}5'I3-i';i4?0 tu schedule a telephene
eenference. Net less than ferty-eight heurs prier tu the ennferenee, by hand delivery er facsimile at
(302}5T3·—e·4'?2, the party seeking relief shall Iile with the ceurt a letter agenda net te exceed twe {2}
pages eutlining the issue in dispute. Sheuld the ceurt tind further briefing necessary upen cenclusien
ef the telephene eenferei-lee, the cmtrt shall nrder the party seeking relief tn file with the ceurt a

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TWD PAGE LETTER exclusive ef exhibits, describing the issues in cennectien. The respending
party shall tile within five [5} days frem the date ef service ef the epening letter an answering letter
ef ne mere than TWCI PAGES. The party seeking the relief may then file a reply letter ef ne mere
than TWG PAGES within three (3] days frem the date ef service ef the answering letter.
3. Genlidential Infertnatien and Pagers tiled under Seal. Sheuld ceunsel find it will be
necessary te apply te the ceurt fer a pretective errler specifying terms and cenditiens fer the
_ disclesure ef cenfidential inferrnatien, they sheuld cenfer and attempt te reach an agreement en a
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prepesed ferm ef erder and submit it te the ceurt within ll] days frem the date ef this erder. When
filing papers under seal, ceunsel sheuld deliver te the Clerk an eriginal and twe cepies ef the papers.
If after making a diligent effert the parties are unable tc agree en the centents ef the
jeint prepesed pretective erder, then they shall felluw the dispute resulutien precess eutlined
in paragraph 3{a]·.
4. Settlement Genference. Pursuant te EE U.S.G § efle, this matter is referred te the
_ United States Magistrate fer the purpese ef eitplering the pessibility ef a settlement. If the parties
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agree that the pessibility ef settlement may be enhanced by such referral, the parties shall centact
Magistrate Judge Thynge te schedule a settlement cenference with ceunsel and clients.
5. Case Disgesitive Metiens. All case dispesitive metiens and an epening brief and
affidavits, if any, in suppert ef the metien shall be served and tiled en er befere August I2, 2·I][l5.
Briefing will be presented pursuant te the Ceurt’s Lecal Rules, unless the parties agree te an
iiltei-native hrietine schedule. Any such agreement shall bein writing and tiled with the Ceurt fer the

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scheduling. any application to the Court shall be by written motion tiled with the Clerle Unless
otherwise requested by the Court, counsel shall not deliver copies of papers or correspondence to
Chambers. Any non-dispositive motion should contain the statement required by Local Rule T. I . l.
T. Ural Argument. lf the Court believes that oral argument is necessary, the Court will
schedule a hearing pursuant to Local Rule T. l .4.
E. Pretrial Conference. On January IT, 2005, the Court will hold a Pretrial Conference
in Chambers with counsel beginning at 10:00 a.m. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the parties
W should assume that tiling the pretrial orders satishes the pretrial disclosure requirements in Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 2o{a)[3]. Tl1irty {30) days before the joint proposed pretrial is due, plaintiff s
counsel shall forward to defendant’s counsel a draft ofthe pretrial order containing the information
plaintiff proposes to include in the draft. Defendant’s eoumel shall, in turn, provide to plaintiH`s
counsel any comments on the plaintiff" s draft as well as the information defendant proposes to include
in the proposed pretrial order. Motion in fimine; No party shall file more th an ten [ I0] motions in
firnrrre. Briefs {opening. answering and reply} on all motion in fimtne shall be tild by January I2,
Ti 1006. Opening and answering briefs shall not exceed live {5) pages and reply briefs shall not exceed
three (3} pages The parties shall file with the court thejoint proposed tinal pretrial order with the
information required by the form of Final Preuial Order wliich accompanies this Scheduling Order
on or before December 19, 2005. i
9. This matter is scheduled for a T day J ury Trial beginning at 3: 00 a.m. February

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and management ut" this matter to Chambers at {3G2]57·'3-5
DATE: Fetznruary ?··}'j , 2005. .
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