United States District Court, D. Connecticut
SCHEDULING ORDER
MICHAEL P. SHEA, U.S.D.J.
Upon
consideration of the defendant's Rule 26(f) Report (ECF
No. 14), the Court orders that the deadlines set forth below
shall apply. The parties' Rule 26(f) Report is hereby
adopted unless otherwise stated.
• The parties are allowed until December 2, 2019 to file
motions to join additional parties or to amend the pleadings.
Defendant is allowed until December 30, 2019 to file a
response to any amended complaint.
• Discovery will not be conducted in phases. All fact
and expert discovery will be completed (not propounded) by
January 1, 2021.
• A damages analysis will be provided by any party who
has a claim or counter claim for damages by July 1, 2020.
• The parties' expert reports on any issues on which
they bear the burden of proof will be due September 1, 2020.
Depositions of such experts will be completed by October 1,
2020.
• The parties' expert reports on any issues on which
they do not bear the burden of proof will be due November 1,
2020. Depositions of such experts will be completed by
December 1, 2020.
• Dispositive motions are due March 1, 2021. The parties
shall file response and reply briefs within the time limits
set forth in the Local Rules of Civil Procedure.
• The Joint Trial Memorandum is due March 15, 2021, or
45 days from the Court's ruling on dispositive motions if
any are filed, whichever is later.
• The case will be considered trial ready within 15 days
of the filing of the Joint Trial Memorandum.
• In addition, a Telephonic Status Conference will be
held on June 30, 2020 at 10:00 am; the Court will provide the
parties with the dial-in information. The parties will file a
joint status report by June 23, 2020.
Finally,
the parties are responsible for following the appended
instructions regarding (1) joint status reports, (2)
discovery disputes, and (3) the joint trial memorandum, all
of which the Court hereby incorporates as part of this
Scheduling Order.
IT IS
SO ORDERED.
ORDER
I.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STATUS REPORTS
On or
before the deadline assigned by the Scheduling Order, the
parties shall file with the Clerk's Office, with
certification copies sent to all counsel of record, an
original joint status report, stating the following:
(a) The status of the case, describing the status of
discovery and identifying any pending motions and any
circumstances potentially interfering with the parties'
compliance with the scheduling order;
(b) Interest in referral for settlement purposes to a United
States Magistrate Judge or to the District's ...