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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
PHILIP GLYNN :
Plaintiff,
V. CIVIL ACTION NO.:
: 302CV1802 (AVC)
BANKERS LIFE AND
CASUALTY COMPANY, :
Defendant October 18, 2004
PLAINTIFF 'S OBJECTION TO
DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO REOPEN DISCOVERY
The plaintiff hereby objects to the defendant's Motion to Reopen Discovery dated
October 8, 2004.
The defendant's current motion has not offered any argument demonstrating the
requisite good cause needed for the court to modify the deadlines in the operative scheduling
order. The defendant's trial strategy of not disclosing any expert witness to support any
arguments it may have, despite ample opportunity to do so, is an insufficient reason to reopen I
discovery. _
To allow the defendant to reopen discovery at this time, due to the second-guessing of
its prior strategy of not providing expert testimony to support its case would be inappropriate.
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The defendant acted without diligence, as evidenced by their inability to meet the scheduling
order deadline applicable to the disclosure of experts, despite numerous opportunities to do so.
Further the defendant lacks candor when it states that the plaintiff has demanded or insisted that
the defendant produce an expert. Neither the plaintiff, nor this Court, need direct the defendant
on how to strategize its case, nor allow the defendant to attempt to potentially remedy its case
when its prior strategy is ineffective.
To reopen discovery at this time, when there is a trial ready date assigned for December
8, 2004, would greatly prejudice the plaintiff; therefore, the Court should SUSTAIN the
Plaintiffs Objection to Defendant's Motion to Reopen Discovery.
PLAINTIFF,
By__..__;_____
Everett H. Madin, Jr.
Federal Bar No.: CT 12297
RISCASSI & DAVIS, P.C.
131 Oak Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Ph: 860-522-1196
Fax: 860-246-5 847
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing Memorandum of Law has been mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to counsel of record this 18 th day of October, 2004, more
specifically, to the following:
Andrew Muscato, Esq.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036-6522
John T. Shaban, Esq. I
Maciej A. Piatkowski, Esq.
Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC A
100 Field Point Rd.
Greenwich, CT 06830
Everett H. Madin, Jr. A
ORDER
Upon the foregoing objection and for good cause shown the same is hereby ORDERED: _
Sustained/Overruled By the Court,
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