Free Proposed Pretrial Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ESTATE OF THELMA J. MARR * C.A. No.: 05-243-SLR
and ELLIS D. MARR, as *
adminitrator of the Estate *
of Thelma J. Marr and *
individually, *
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Plaintiffs, *
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STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE * ORDER
COMPANY, a foreign *
corporation, *
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Defendant. *
At Wilmington this day of , 200__, 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:
l. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties [have exchanged]
[will exchange by July 15, 2005] 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: the insurance policy and the underlying accident.
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be
completed by February 2, 2006 .
(c) Maximum of 10 interrogatories by each party to
any other party.
(d) Maximum of 10 requests for admission by each
party to any other party.

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(e) Maximum of _5_ depositions by Plaintiff and _1Q_ by
Defendant.
(f) Each deposition limited to a maximum of _g_ hours
unless extended by agreement of the parties.
(Q} Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2)
on issues fore which any party has the burden of proof due by
February 2, 2005. Rebuttal expert reports due by March 2, 2006.
(h) Discovery Dispute. 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
prospective order.
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
August 1, 2005.
4. Settlement Conference. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636, this
matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Thynge for the purpose of
exploring ADR.
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 in limine shall be filed
on or before May 18, 2006. All responses to said motions shall be
filed on or before May 25, 2006.
7. Pretrial Conference. A pretrial conference will be held
on June 1, 2006 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 week bench trial
commencing on June 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2006 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.