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Case 1 :04-cv—00939-GIVIS Document 55 Filed 04/07/2006 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
MERCK AND COMPANY INC., )
I Plaintiff )
) C.A. N0. 04-939 (GMS)
V. )
)
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A, )
INCORPORATED, )
Defendant )
SCHEDULING ORDER
This @ day of April 2006, the Court having conducted a Rule I6 Scheduling
Teleconference pursuant to Local Rule l6.2(b) on April 6, 2006, and the parties having determined
after discussion that the matter cannot be resolved at this juncture by settlement, voluntary mediation
or binding arbitration;
IT IS ORDERED that:
I. Pretrial Conference. On July 27, 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m., the Court will
hold a Pretrial Conference in Chambers with counsel. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the
parties should assume that tiling the Joint Pretrial Order (a sample form of Pretrial Order can be
located on this court’s website at www.ded.uscourts. gov satisfies the pretrial disclosure requirement
in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3). Thirty (30) days before the Joint Proposed Pretrial
Order is due, plaintiffs counsel shall forward to defendant’s counsel a dran of the pretrial order
containing the information plaintiff proposes to include in the draft. Defendant’s counsel shall, in
tum, provide to plaintiffs counsel any comments on the plaintiffs draft as well as the information
defendant proposes to include in the proposed pretrial order. Motions in limine: No party shall file
more than ten (IO) motions in limine. Briefs (opening, answering and reply) on all motions in
Zimine shall be filed by June 26, 2006 . Opening and answering briefs shall not exceed five (5)

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pages and reply briefs shall not exceed three (3) pages. The parties shall tile with the court the joint
proposed final pretrial order with the infomation required by the form of Final Pretrial Order
(located on the C0nrt’s website) on or before June 26, 2006 .
2. @11. This matter is scheduled for a 4 day bench trial beginning at RJ11. on
August 28, 2006.
3. Scheduling: The parties shall contact chambers, at (302) 573-6470, only in
situations where scheduling relief is sought, and only then when ALL participating counsel
is on the line for purposes of selecting a new date.
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