Filed: May 03, 2016
Latest Update: May 03, 2016
Summary: SCHEDULING ORDER MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr. , District Judge . After reviewing the parties' Joint Status Report, the Court makes the following Scheduling Order. I. SERVICE OF PROCESS All named Defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown. II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS No joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown. III. JURISDICTI
Summary: SCHEDULING ORDER MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr. , District Judge . After reviewing the parties' Joint Status Report, the Court makes the following Scheduling Order. I. SERVICE OF PROCESS All named Defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown. II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS No joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown. III. JURISDICTIO..
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SCHEDULING ORDER
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.
After reviewing the parties' Joint Status Report, the Court makes the following Scheduling Order.
I. SERVICE OF PROCESS
All named Defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown.
II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS
No joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown.
III. JURISDICTION/VENUE
Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. sections 1331, 1332, 1961, 1962 and 1964. Jurisdiction and venue are proper.
IV. PHASE I DISCOVERY
The Court grants Defendants' request to bifurcate the discovery process. All discovery in Phase I shall be limited to facts that are relevant to whether this action should be certified as a class action and shall be completed by August 25, 2016. In this context, "completed" means that all discovery shall have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been obeyed. All motions to compel discovery must be noticed on the magistrate judge's calendar in accordance with the local rules of this Court.
V. CERTIFICATION MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE
The hearing on the certification motion shall be December 1, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. All papers should be filed in conformity with the Local Rules. However, the parties shall comply with the following filing deadlines:
Plaintiff's Motion Filed not later than October 6, 2016
Defendants' Response Filed not later than November 3, 2016
Plaintiff's Reply Filed not later than November 17, 2016
The Court places a page limit for points and authorities (exclusive of exhibits and other supporting documentation) of twenty (20) pages on all initial moving papers, twenty (20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. All requests for page limit increases must be made in writing to the Court setting forth any and all reasons for any increase in page limit at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the motion.
For the Court's convenience, citations to the Supreme Court Lexis database should include parallel citations to the Westlaw database.
VI. POST-CERTIFICATION CASE ACTIVITY
All other necessary dates and deadlines, including dates for the Final Pretrial Conference and Trial, along with all deadlines associated therewith, will be set by a Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order to be issued following the ruling on the class certification motion.
VII. OBJECTIONS TO PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
This Scheduling Order will become final without further order of the Court unless objections are filed within seven (7) court days of service of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
