Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
JAMES R. WATSON and CAROLYN )
WATSON, h/w, )
Plaintiffs, . ;
v. g Civ. No. 04-1298-SLR
OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL ;
mc., )
Defendant. ;
O R D E R
At Wilmington this Cl¢* day of March, 2005, the parties
having satisfied their obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f),
and the court having conducted a pretrial scheduling conference
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and D. Del. LR 16.2(a) and (b).
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Discovery. All discovery shall be commenced in time to
be completed by May S1, 2005.
(a) 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 and disputes related to entry
of a protective order.
(b) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2)

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shall be due by June 30, 2005.
2. 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 filed on or
before April 29, 2005.
3. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636,
this matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Thynge for the
purposes of exploring ADR.
4. Sum ary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions
shall be served and filed with an opening brief on or before
August 1, 2005. Briefing shall be pursuant to D. Del. LR 7.1.2.
No summary judgment motion may be filed more than ten (10) days
from the above date without leave of the court.
5. Applications by Motion. Any application to the court
shall be by written motion filed 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.
6. Motions in Limine. All motions in limine shall be filed
on or before September 27, 2005. All responses to said motions
shall be filed on or before October 4, 2005.
7. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be held
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on October 11, 2005 at 4:30 p.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 govern
the pretrial conference.
9. Trial. This matter is scheduled for a jury trial
commencing on October 24, 2005 in courtroom 6B, sixth floor
Federal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington, Delaware. For
purposes of completing pretrial preparations, the parties should
plan on being allocated a total number of hours in which to
present their respective cases. .
United Stages District Judge
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