Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) ) Midland Credit Management Long Term) Disability Plan, et al. ) Defendants. ) ) Angela Jolicoeur, NO. CIV 04-0499-PHX-SRB

RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to the terms of the Case Management Plan and the representations made by the parties at the Rule 16 Scheduling

Conference, all parties shall comply with the deadlines established in this Order. A. The Fed.R.Civ.P. as amended December 1, 2006, shall apply

to all proceedings concerning this case. B. All Initial Disclosures as defined in Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a),

if not already disclosed prior to the Scheduling Conference, shall be made no later than five (5) days after the date of entry of this Order, or in the alternative, no later than: already exchanged.

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C.

To satisfy the requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a), the

parties shall file with the Clerk of the Court a Notice of Initial Disclosure, rather than copies of the actual disclosures. D. Motions to Amend the Complaint, and to join additional

parties shall be filed no later than May 1, 2007. E. Production and Review of the Administrative Record: UNUM

Life has previously disclosed a copy of the administrative record for the plaintiff's review. The plaintiff will notify the defendants by

April 30, 2007 of her position as to the following: 1. whether the plaintiff believes that any additional documents should be added to the administrative record; 2. whether the plaintiff believes that any documents contained

in the administrative record should be omitted; and 3. whether the plaintiff believes that any discovery beyond the administrative record should be conducted and on what grounds. The parties will thereafter work together to resolve any issues. F. Filing of Administrative Record: By July 30, 2007, the

parties will file a joint administrative record with the Court, or if agreement cannot be reached, Plaintiff shall file her proposed additions to the record.

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G.

All

agreed

upon

discovery,

including

answers

to

interrogatories, production of documents, depositions and requests to admit must be completed by July 30, 2007. H. Parties Motions on discovery matters are strongly discouraged. are directed to LRCiv 7.2(j), which prohibits filing

discovery motions unless parties have first met to resolve any discovery difficulties. If the parties cannot reach a resolution,

they are directed to jointly arrange a conference call with the Court to resolve the matter orally in court in lieu of filing a formal motion. However, if after discussion of specific discovery Plaintiff wishes to take, Defendant's refuse to allow the discovery, Plaintiff may file a Motion for Discovery not later than July 30, 2007. I. 2007. Plaintiff shall file a dispositive motion by August 30,

Defendant shall respond by September 30, 2007. Te reply shall

be filed by October 15, 2007. Each party shall file no more than one motion for summary judgment unless leave of Court is obtained.

DATED this 3rd day of April, 2007.

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