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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
MICHAEL DORAN, )
)
Plaintiff )
)
v. )
) Civil Action No. 08-380 JJF
CFT AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC., )
) Jury Trial Demanded
Defendant. )

RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER
The parties having satisfied their obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f),
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties will exchange by September 15, 2008
the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and D. Del. LR 16.1.
2. Joinder of other Parties. All motions to join other parties shall be filed on or
before March 31, 2009.
3. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, this matter is referred to
Magistrate Judge l ji! [ lgé/F for the purposes of exploring the
possibility of settlement. If the parties agree that they would benefit from a
settlement conference, the parties shall contact the Magistrate Judge to schedule a
settlement conference so as to be completed no later than the Pretrial Conference
or a date ordered by the Court.
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4. Discovery.
(a) Exchange and completion of interrogatories, identification of all fact
witnesses and document production shall be commenced so as to be
completed by May 29, 2009.
(b) Maximum of 25 interrogatories by each party to any other party.
(c) Maximum of 25 requests for admission by each party to any other party.
(d) Maximum of 10 depositions by plaintiff and 10 by defendant. Depositions
shall not commence until the discovery required by Paragraph 4 (a, b and
c) are completed.
(e) Reports from retained experts required by F ed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) are due
from the plaintiff by July 3l, 2009, and from the defendant by August 31,
2009.
5. N on-Case Dispositive Motions.
(a) Any non-case dispositive motion, along with an Opening Brief, shall be
filed with a Notice of Motion. The Notice of Motion shall indicate the
date on which the movant seeks to have the motion heard. The hearing
date selected shall allow time for the filing of the motion, allow for
briefing in accordance with the Federal and Local Rules, and shall permit
all briefing to be filed no later than 12:00 noon the Friday before the
motion day on which it is to be heard. Available motion dates will be
posted on the Court’s website at:
http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/JJFmain.htm.
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(b) At the motion hearing, each side will be allocated ten (10) minutes to
argue and respond to questions from the Court.
(c) Upon filing of the Notice of Motion, a copy of said Notice shall be sent to
Chambers by e—mail at: [email protected]. gov.
6. Amendment of the Pleadings. All motions to amend the pleadings shall be filed
on or before March 31, 2009.
7. Case Dispositive Motions. Any case dispositive motions, pursuant to the federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be served and filed with an opening brief on or
before October 30, 2009. Briefing shall be pursuant to D. Del. LR 7.1.2. No case
dispositive motion may be filed more than ten (10) days from the above date
without leave of the court. The parties shall follow the Court’s procedures for
summary judgment motions which is available on the Court’s website at:
http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/JJFmain.htm.
8. Applications by Motion.
(a) Any applications to the Court shall be by written motion filed with the
Clerk of the Court in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and the Local Rules of Civil Practice for the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware (Amended Effective June 30,
2007). Any non-dispositive motion shall contain the statement required by
D.Del. LR 7.1.1 and be made in accordance with the Court’s February 1,
2008 Order on Procedures for filing non-dispositive motions in non-patent
cases (] cases excluded). Briefs shall be limited to no more than ten
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(10) pages. Parties may file stipulated and unopposed Orders with the ·
Clerk of the Court for the Court’s review and signing. The Court will not
consider applications and requests submitted by letter or in a form other
than a motion.
(b) No facsimile transmissions will be accepted.
(c) No telephone calls shall be made to Chambers.
(d) Any party with a true emergency matter requiring the assistance of the
Court shall e-mail Chambers at: [email protected]. The e-mail
shall provide a short statement describing the emergency.
8. Pretrial Conference and Trial. After reviewing the parties’ Proposed
Scheduling Order, the Court will schedule a Pretrial Conference.
The Court will determine whether the trial date should be scheduled when
the Scheduling Order is entered or at the Pretrial Conference. lf scheduling of the
trial date is deferred until the Pretrial Conference, the parties and counsel shall
anticipate and prepare for a trial to be held within sixty (60) to ninety (90) days of
the Pretrial Conference.
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