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Case 1 :07-cv-00440-SLB Document 49 Filed 12/14/2007 Page 1 of 4
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December 14, 2007
The Honorable Sue L. Robinson
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 N. King Street
Room 6124
Lockbox 31
Wilmington, DE 19801
Rei G&G, LLC v. James Hyde et al`., Civ. No. 07-440-SLR
Your Honor:
In accordance with your Order for Scheduling Conference dated November 20, 2007, and
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), the parties in the above—captior1ed matter have conferred
regarding a discovery plan in advance of the Scheduling Conference set for Tuesday December
18, 2007 at 8:30 am. Under cover of this letter I am transmitting to you a proposed form of
order incorporating the agreement of the parties with respect to the discovery plan.
lf you have any questions or further requirements, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
VirgirE% Whitehi il Guldi
Enclosure
cc: Lawrence Block, Esquire (w/Enclosure)
James L. Hyde (vv/Enclosure)
Verdi White, lll (w/Enclosure)
Doyle Judd (w/'Enclosure)
Craig Cox (w/Enclosure)
Tim Welland (w/Enclosure)
Michael A. Weidinger, Esquire (w/Enclosure)
Michael L. Scheier (w/Enclosure)
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Case 1:07-cv-00440-SLR Document 49 Filed 12/14/2007 Page 2 ot 4
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
G&G, LLC
Plaintiff,
: Case No. 07-440 (SLR)
JAMES HYDE, etal.,
Defendants.
ORDER
At Wilmington this ___ day of December 2007, the parties having satisfied their
obligations under F ed. R. Civ. P. 26(l), and the court having conducted a pretrial scheduling
conference pursuant to F ed. R. Civ. P. 16 and D. Del. LR l6.2(a) and (b).
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties will exchange by December 17, 2007 the
information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and D. Del. LR 16.2.
2. Discovery.
(a) All fact discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by June 23,
2008.
(b) Each deposition is limited to a maximum of 8 hours unless extended by
agreement of parties.
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(c) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) on issues for which any
party has the burden of proof due by July 14, 2008. Rebuttal expert reports due by August 4,
2008.
(d) Expert discovery shall be concluded by August 22, 2008.
(e) Discovery Disputes. Any discovery dispute shall be submitted to the court
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37. During the course of discovery, each party is limited to two (2)
Rule 37 motions. The court shall make itself available, however, to resolve through a telephone
conference, disputes that arise during the course of a deposition and disputes related to entry of a
protective order.
3. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§636, this matter is referred to a
Magistrate Judge for the purposes of exploring ADR.
4. Summary Judgment Motions. All summary judgment motions shall be served and
tiled with an opening brief on or before September 22, 2008. Briefing shall be pursuant to D.
Del. LR 7.1.2. No summary judgment motion may be tiled more than ten (I0) days from the
above date without leave of the court.
5. Applications by Motion. Any application to the court shall be by written motion
tiled with the clerk. Unless otherwise requested by the court, counsel shall not deliver copies of
papers or correspondence to chambers. Any nomdispositive motion shall contain the
statement required by D. Del. LR 7.1.1.
6. Motions in Limine. All motions in limine shall be filed on or before two weeks
before pretrial conference. All responses to said motions shall be tiled on or before one week
before pretrial conference.
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7. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be held on at ni. 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 day/week bench/jury trial commencing on
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.
Honorable Sue L. Robinson
United States District Judge
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