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IN THE LINITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
BARBARA GOU DY and :
EDWARD GOUDY, husband K
and wife, citizens of the : C. A. NO. 1:07-cv-00796»JjF
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Plaintiffs, :
v. : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
GREENVILLE CORPORATE LLC :
a limited liability company
in the State of Delaware, :
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 have exchanged 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 June 1, 2008.
3. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636, this matter is
Tliynge,
referred to Magistrate Judge for the purposes of exploring the possibility of a
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
October 1, 2008.
b. Maximum of fifty (50) interrogatories by each party to any other
party.
c. Maximum of fifty (50) requests for admissions by each party to any
other party.
d. Maximum of five (5) depositions by pIalntiff(s) and tive (5) by
defendant(s). Depositions shall not commence until the discovery required by
Paragraph 4 (a, b and c) are completed.
e. Reports from retained experts required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a)
(2) are due from the party with the burden of proof on the issue the expert is offered by
November 1, 2008.
f. Any party desiring to depose an expert witness shall notice and
complete said depositions no later than thirty (30) days from receipt of said expert's
report, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties.
5. Non-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 filing ofthe motion, allow for briefing in accordance with the Federal amd
Local Rules, and shall permit all briefing to be filed no later than 12:00 noon the Friday

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before the motion day on which it is to be heard. Available motion dates will be posted
on the Court's website at: http://wvvw.ded.uscourts.gov/JJFmain.htm.
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 email at: [email protected].
6. Amendment of the Pleadings. All motions to amend the pleadings shall
be filed on or before June 1, 2008.
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 December 1, 2008. 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.
8. Application 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 (go g cases excluded). Briefs shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages.
Panties may Hle stipulated and unopposed Orders with the Clerk of the Court for the

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Court's review and signing. The Court will not consider applications and requests
submittecl by ietter 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 email Chambers at; [email protected]. The email shall provide
a short statement describing the emergency.
9. Pretrial Conference and Trial. After reviewing the parties' Proposed
Scheduling Order, the Court will schedule a Pretrial Conference.
The Court will determine whetherthe trial date should be scheduled when V
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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