Free Motion to Amend/Correct - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

OSBORN MALEDON
A PR O FESSI O NA L A SSO CIA TI O N A T T O R N E Y S A T LA W

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The Phoenix Plaza 21st Floor 2929 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2793 P.O. Box 36379 Phoenix, Arizona 85067-6379 Telephone Facsimile 602.640.9000 602.640.9050

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Susan Martin, Atty. No. 014226 Daniel L. Bonnett, Atty. No. 014127 Jennifer Kroll, Atty. No. 019859 Martin & Bonnett, P.L.L.C. 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 1720 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2517 Telephone: (602) 240-6900 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs David B. Rosenbaum, Atty. No. 009819 Dawn L. Dauphine, Atty. No. 010833 OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue Suite 2100 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794 Telephone: (602) 640-9000 [email protected] [email protected] Michael L. Banks, Pro Hac Vice William J. Delany, Pro Hac Vice Azeez Hayne, Pro Hac Vice MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 963-5000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Howard Shapiro, Pro Hac Vice PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017 Telephone: (504) 310-4088 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Barbara Allen, Richard Dippold, Melvin Jones, Donald McCarty, Richard Scates and Walter G. West, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,
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No. CV04-0424 PHX ROS

JOINT MOTION TO MODIFY THIRD REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On April 6, 2007, the Court issued a Rule 16 Scheduling Order to establish certain revised discovery and other pre-trial dates. By email dated April 9, 2007, the Court's Judicial Assistant requested that the parties submit a motion or stipulation by April 13, 2007, to modify the dispositive motion deadline in order to accommodate the new discovery cut-off date. This Joint Motion addresses the Judicial Assistant's request. Furthermore, since the parties submitted briefing that resulted in the Court's issuance of the Rule 16 Scheduling Order, the parties have engaged in, and are continuing to engage in, significant mediation efforts that the parties believe warrant further adjustments to the newly issued scheduling order. To assist with the mediation efforts, the parties have jointly retained two mediators, one of whom has significant expertise and success in litigation mediation and the other of whom has specialized expertise in ERISA matters. The parties have participated, both jointly and separately, in several day-long meetings with the two mediators, most recently completing a two-day session in Phoenix on April 4 and 5, 2007. Based on the discussions at these mediation sessions, the parties have agreed to continue mediation efforts, using several dates that had been set aside by counsel for depositions. Accordingly, to accommodate the mediation efforts and, in the event that mediation is unsuccessful, to assure the parties adequate time to complete discovery and other pre-trial matters, the parties jointly request that the Court modify the existing Scheduling Order to provide for the following dates: Plaintiffs' expert reports: August 5, 2007 (instead of July 6, 2007)
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vs. Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan, Plan Administrator of Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan, and Plan Administrator of Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan, Defendants.

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Defendants' expert reports: Discovery close: Supplement discovery close: Dispositive motions: Opposition briefs: Reply briefs: Joint Proposed Pretrial Order, Motions in Limine, and Joint Statement:

September 15, 2007 (instead of Aug. 5, 2007) October 15, 2007 (instead of Aug. 15, 2007) November 15, 2007 (instead of Oct. 1, 2007) December 15, 2007 (instead of Sept. 1, 2007) January 31, 2008 (to accommodate holidays) February 15, 2008

January 15, 2008 or 30 days after ruling on dispositive motions (instead of October 1, 2007, or 30 days after ruling on dispositive motions)

The attached [proposed] Fourth Revised Scheduling Order sets forth these proposed dates.1 Respectfully submitted this 13th day of April, 2007. OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. By: /s/David B. Rosenbaum David B. Rosenbaum Dawn L. Dauphine Osborn Maledon, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 2100 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2794 Michael L. Banks (Pro Hac Vice) William J. Delany (Pro Hac Vice) Azeez Hayne (Pro Hac Vice) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

The parties have several motions pending regarding discovery and case management issues, and this stipulated motion is expressly filed by the parties without prejudice to the positions taken by the parties in those pending motions.
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Howard Shapiro, Pro Hac Vice PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, LA 70112-4017 Attorneys for Defendants By: /s/Susan Martin (with permission) Susan Martin, Atty. No. 014226 Daniel L. Bonnett, Atty. No. 014127 Jennifer Kroll, Atty. No. 019859 Martin & Bonnett, P.L.L.C. 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 1720 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2517 Telephone: (602) 240-6900 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do certify that on April 13, 2007, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

s/Kelly Dourlein

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