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IH THE UTTITED STATES DIST RTCT COURT
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
NICOLE D. RATL1l*1i. )
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RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER
The parties having satisfied their nbligatinns under Fed. R. Civ. P- 26{H.
1T IS ORDERED that; _
l. Preiliscnvcry Disclestn-cs. The panics will esehattgc by June 15. 2005 the
intiinnatinn required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26{a)[1) and D. De]. LR l6.2.
E. Jeinder ef ether Parties. All inetinns tejnin ether panics shall be filed nn nr
befnre August 31. 2t}{i5.
3. Settlement Cnnference. Pursuant tn 23 l.Z.S-C. § 636. this matter is referred tn
Magistrate Judge Thynge fnr the purpose nfeztplniing the pnsnbilitjr nf a settlement. lt` the
parties agree that they wnuld benefit Irnm a settlement conference, the patties shall eentaet
Magistrate Judge Thynge tn sehndule tt settlement ennfercnee sn as tn be enmpleted nn later than
the Pretriul Cnnferenee er a date nrdered bv the Cnurt.
4. Discnverv.

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[a} Exchange and completion ol`intetro¤,,,a1o1ic1 identiiication of all fact
tvintesses a.t1d document production shall be commenced so as to be completed by Cletober 31-
2005.
(b} lvlaximum nti5l} interrogatories by each party to any other party.
lfc} Maximum ot`25 req@ for admission by each party to any other party . Z
{d] Maximum ol` 10 depositions by Plaintzifiis} and I0 by defendantt si.
Depositions shall not cotrunence until the discovery required by Paragraph 4 (a. b and ci are
completed, unless this is waived by the parties.
(c) Reports from retained experts required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 2ti(a}{2) are due
from the plainti;El`[s} by December 31. 2005; from the defendant by February 28. 2006.
(1) Any party desiring to depose an expert witness shall notice and complete
said deposition no later than thirty [30} days from receipt of said expert`s report. tmless
otherwise agreed in writing by the parties.
5. Discovery Disputes. _
(a} A party seeking discovery which the opposing party refuses to provide
shall iilc a motion [no brief`) pursuant to Rule 32 ofthe Federal Rttlcs ot'Cit.il Procedures and
Local Rule 31]. Said motion shall not exceed a total of Your (4} pages. an Answer to the Rule
37 motion. not to exceed Four (4) pages. shall be Bled within Eve {5] days of services ofthe
motion. No reply is permitted.
(b} All papers shall set forth in a plain and concise manner the issueisi in
dispute. the party`s position onthe issue{s), and the reasons for the pa.rty’s position.
[ci Upon receipt of the Answer. the movant shall notify Chambers by e·mail
at .: ed-uscouris.eot that the panics have completed briefing.

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{cl) Upon receipt ofthe movarrt`s e·mai1. the Court will determine ulrerher at
conference is necessary aud adtise the parties accordingly.
(e) There is no limit on the number of Rule 37* motions a party may tile,
unless otherrvise ordered by the Court.
Et- Amendment of the Pleadings. All motions to amend the pleadings shall be tiled
on or betere December 31, 2005.
T. Case Dispositive Motions. An;-· case dispositive motions, pursuant tothe Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be served and tiled with an opening brief on or betiore February Z
ll', 2996. Briefing slttlll be pursuant to D. Del. LR 7.1.2. No case dispositive motion may be
tiled more than ten {1 ll] days from the above date without leave ofthe Coun.
8. applications by llrlotiort.
(a} rltngr applications to the Court shall be by vnitten motion Eled with the Clerk
of the Court in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of
Civil Practice for tire United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Amended
Effective January I. 1995). Atty non-dispositive motion shall contain the statement required by
D- Dei. LR '}.1.l- Briefs shall be limited to tm more than ten {ttl] pages. Parties may file
stipulated and unopposed Orders vtith the Clerk ofthe Court for the Court’s revievt and signing. _
Tite Court uill not consider applications and requests submitted by letter or in a fomr other than n
a motion.
{b} No facsimile transmissions will be aeoepted.
(cl No telephone calls shall be made to Chambers.

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id} Any party with a true e1:t1ergency matter requiring the assistance ef the Cetrrt
shall c·rneil Chambers at: jif eit·i| Qi;i:i.tis.cnurts-=·git·. The e-mail shall provide a Sheri statement
describing the emergency.
9. Prerrial cenference and Trial. After reviewing the pttrtics’ Prepused Scheduling
Order. the Court will schedule a Pretrial Ceufereitce.
The Cnurt will detertniue tttdziedzier the trial da1e sheuld be scheduled wlteu die
Scheduling Order is entered er at the Pretrial Cenferenee. If scheduling nf the trial date is
det"erred until the Pretrinl Cenference. the parties and eeunsel shall anticipate and prepare fer :-1
trial te be held within sixty {du} te ninety (Qu) days et` the Pretritil Cenferenee.
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