Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
BARBARA R. JOHNSON )
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Plaintiff, ) C.A. No. 07-685-***—SLR
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v. )
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- NANTICOKE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ) Demand for Jury Trial
And NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, )
INC. )
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Defendant. )
AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
At Wilmington this d~l‘H- day of , 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 l6.2(a) and (b).
The scheduling order entered on January 16, 2008 is vacated.
l'l` IS ORDERED that:
l . Pre—Discovery Disclosures. The parties have exchanged the information
required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l) and D. Del. LR 16.2.
2. Discovery.
(a) Discovery will be needed on the following subjects: (l) liability; and (2)
damages.
(b) All discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by July 31,
2008.
(c) Maximum of 30 interrogatories by each party to any other party.
(d) Maximum of 30 requests for admission by cach party to any other party.
(e) Maximum of 5 depositions by plaintiff and 5 by defendant.

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(f) Each deposition limited to a maximum of 6 hours unless extended by
agreement of parties.
(g) Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) on issues for which any
party has the burden of proof due by June 30, 2008. Rebuttal reports due by July 31. 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 liled on
or before April 30, 2008.
4. Summary Judgment Motions. All summaryjudgment motions shall be served
and filed with an opening brief on or before September 30, 2008. 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 ofthe court.
5. Applications by Motion. Any application to the court shall be written motion
tiled 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 thc
statement required by D. l)el. LR 7.1.1.
Motions in Limine. All motions m limii shall be filed on or before
__. All responses to said mo ` ns shall be filed on or before
gi/V .
7. Pretrial Conferei . A pretrial conference will be held on _ ,
2008 at ) l\/I. in courtr m 6B, sixth floo ederal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington,
Delaware The Fe ral Rules of Civil Procedure and D. Del. LR 16.4 shall govern the pretrial
conference

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8. Trial. This inat r is scheduled for a 2 ayjury trial commencing on
in courtroom 6B, 'xth floo ederal Building, 844 King Street. Wilmington, {ZL
Delaware. For purposes of completing `a eparations, the parties should plan on being
allocated a total number ol` hour `n which to prese their respective cases.
Sue L. Robinson

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