Filed: Mar. 12, 2012
Latest Update: Mar. 12, 2012
Summary: ORDER STEWART DALZELL, District Judge. And now, this 12th day of March, 2012, upon consideration of plaintiff Sharyn Solomon's ("Solomon's") complaint (docket entry #1), defendant School District of Philadelphia's (the "District's") motion for summary judgment (docket entry #26), Solomon's response in opposition thereto (docket entry #28), and the District's reply in support of its motion (docket entry #32), and upon the analysis set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED
Summary: ORDER STEWART DALZELL, District Judge. And now, this 12th day of March, 2012, upon consideration of plaintiff Sharyn Solomon's ("Solomon's") complaint (docket entry #1), defendant School District of Philadelphia's (the "District's") motion for summary judgment (docket entry #26), Solomon's response in opposition thereto (docket entry #28), and the District's reply in support of its motion (docket entry #32), and upon the analysis set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED t..
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ORDER
STEWART DALZELL, District Judge.
And now, this 12th day of March, 2012, upon consideration of plaintiff Sharyn Solomon's ("Solomon's") complaint (docket entry #1), defendant School District of Philadelphia's (the "District's") motion for summary judgment (docket entry #26), Solomon's response in opposition thereto (docket entry #28), and the District's reply in support of its motion (docket entry #32), and upon the analysis set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The District's motion for summary judgment (docket entry #26) is GRANTED IN PART;
2. Counts I, II, V, and VI of Solomon's complaint (docket entry #1) are DISMISSED;
3. By noon on March 19, 2012, the parties shall FILE a joint submission in accordance with the attached Standing Order, along with proposed jury instructions and verdict forms, and motions in limine;
4. By noon on March 21, 2012, the parties shall RESPOND to any motions in limine filed along with the joint submission; and
5. Trial, not to exceed two days for each side's presentation of evidence, shall COMMENCE at 9:30 a.m. on March 26, 2012 in Courtroom 15B.
Judge Dalzell's
Standing Order regarding pretrial submissions
In lieu of pretrial memoranda or a Final Pretrial Order, under Local Rules 16.1(d)(1) and (2), counsel shall submit a joint Pretrial Stipulation no later than two weeks before commencement of trial (unless another date is provided in the scheduling order), containing the following:
1. Applicable law, including, in diversity cases, basis of choosing applicable state law.
2. Agreed facts. Make a conscientious effort to narrow the areas of dispute.
3. Each party's disputed facts.
4. Each party's witnesses, the subject matter of each witness's testimony, and a realistic, good faith estimate of the total time for trial.
5. List of each party's exhibits (each party shall submit two sets of pre-marked and tabbed exhibits in separate three-ring binders on the morning of trial)
— Any objections to authenticity should be noted or will be considered waived.
6. Unusual issues — contentions and authority.
7. The signed approval of trial counsel for each party.
