Free Scheduling Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv-00720-JCH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

William Connelly v. David Cosgrove, et al

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PRISONER DOCKET NO. 3:00cv720(JCH)(HBF)

FIRST SCHEDULING ORDER The plaintiff has filed this Section 1983 complaint against the defendant(s). Preparation for trial should proceed at this time on claims in the complaint which have not been dismissed or withdrawn. All discovery and further proceedings in this case are limited to this claim/these claims. Pursuant to Rule 16(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is hereby ORDERED: 1. Defendant shall file any motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), or motions to dismiss as frivolous under Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(e), or answer or other reply within 30 days of the date of this order. Failure to respond to the complaint in a timely manner will result in the entry of default for failure to plead. If either party determines that an early settlement conference would be beneficial in this case, he shall file a motion seeking a settlement conference within 60 days of the date of this order. Discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 26 through 37, shall be completed within four months (120 days) of the date of this order. Discovery requests need not be filed with the court. All motions for summary judgment shall be filed within five months (150 days) of the date of this order. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7(a), a non-moving party must respond to a dispositive motion within 21 days of the date the motion was filed. If no response is filed, or the response is not timely, the dispositive motion can be granted absent objection. If the motion is granted, the complaint will be dismissed as to all defendants, appearing and non-appearing and the case will be closed. The case will not proceed to trial.

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Case 3:00-cv-00720-JCH

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Extensions of the deadlines in this scheduling order will not be considered favorably. SO ORDERED this 13th day of September, 2005, at Bridgeport.

/s/ U.S. Magistrate Judge

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