United States District Court, D. Connecticut
ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD, Individually and as Lead Plaintiff on behalf of all others similarly situated; and ANCHORAGE POLICE & FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Individually and as Named Plaintiff on behalf of all similarly situated bond purchasers, Plaintiffs,
v.
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.; EREZ VIGODMAN; EYAL DESHEH; SIGURDUR OLAFSSON; DEBORAH GRIFFIN; and TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS III B.V., Defendants.
CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
STEFAN
R. UNDERHILL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
After
consultation with counsel for the parties, I adopt the
following Case Management Order. This plan is also a
scheduling order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 and 26(f).
I.
INITIAL DISCLOSURES
1.
Initial disclosures were due to be served by 5 PM Eastern
Standard Time on November 15, 2019.
II.
CONSOLIDATION
1. The
parties shall make submissions regarding the consolidation of
this case and the 19 other related actions pending before me
no later than December 13, 2019.
III.
JOINDER OF PARTIES, AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS, AND MOTIONS
ADDRESSED TO THE PLEADINGS
1.
Plaintiffs are allowed until September 4, 2020 to file
motions to join additional parties and to amend the
pleadings. Motions filed after September 4, 2020 will
require, in addition to any other requirements under the
applicable rules, a showing of good cause for the delay.
2. In
the event that Plaintiffs move to add additional parties or
to amend the complaint, Defendants are allowed until October
5, 2020 to file motions to join additional parties and/or a
response to any motion to amend the pleadings. Motions filed
after October 5, 2020 will require, in addition to any other
requirements under the applicable rules, a showing of good
cause for the delay.
IV.
DISCOVERY
1. All
fact discovery will be completed (not propounded) by February
26, 2021.
2. Fact
depositions will commence as soon as practicable and will be
completed by February 26, 2021.
3. The
parties will designate all trial experts (“Trial
Experts”) and serve their reports pursuant to
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) (“Opening Reports”) by
March 26, 2021.
4. The
parties will designate all rebuttal trial experts
(“Rebuttal Experts”) and serve their reports
pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2) ...