Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
JOHN J. DOUGHERTY, g
Plaintiff, )
v. g C.A. No. 07-674 (SLR)/L?$
ALAN BLIZE and ASDI g
INCORPORATED, )
a Delaware Corporation, )
Defendants. g
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O R D E R
At Wilmington this30’I;h day of January 2008, 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. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties have exchanged the
information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and D. Del. LR 16.2.
2. Discovery.
(a) Discovery will be needed on the following subjects: Liability,
including the reason(s) for the separation of Plaintiff from his employment with
Defendant ASDl, damages, and any other matter that becomes relevant during
discovery.
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by
August 18, 2008.

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(c) Maximum of 35 interrogatories by each party to any other side.
(d) Maximum of 10 requests for admission by each side to any other
party.
(e) Maximum of 10 depositions by plaintiff and 10 total by defendants
collectively.
(f) Each deposition, other than of Plaintiff, is limited to a maximum of
seven (7) hours unless extended by agreement of the parties.
(g) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) on issues for
which any party has the burden of proof due by September 18, 2008. Rebuttal expert
reports due by October 20, 2008.
3. 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 1, 2008.
4. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions shall be
served and filed with an opening brief on or before February 9, 2009. An answering
brief shall be filed on or before March 9, 2009, and a reply brief shall be filed on or
before March 30, 2009. 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.
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6. Motions in Limine. All motions Ln@g_e_ shall be filed on or before May
26, 2009. All responses to said motions shall be filed on or before June 2, 2009.
7. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be held on June 9, 2009
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.
8. Trial. This matter is scheduled for a 3-dayjury trial commencing on June
22, 2009, 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.
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