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Joint Report Of Parties And Proposed Scheduling And Discovery Order (Class Action) - Illinois
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ) ) ) Plain tiff(s), ) CAS E NO.: ) vs. ) Presump tive Trial Month: ) ) ) Defendant(s) . ) JOINT REPORT OF THE PARTIES AND PROPOSED SCHEDUL ING AND DISCOVERY ORDER (CLASS ACTION) Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), SDIL-LR 26.1, and SDIL-LR23.1, an initial conference of the parties was held on _________________ withattorneys _____________________ ________________ participating. SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY PLANS W ERE DISCUSSED AND AGREEDTO AS FOLLOWS: 1. Discovery prior to Class Certification must be sufficient to permit the Courtto determine whether the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 aresatisfied, including a preliminary inquiry into the merits of the case to ensureappropriate management of the case as a Class Action. However, in order to ensurethat a Class Certification decision be issued as soon as practicable, priority shall begiven to discovery on class issues. Once Class Certification is decided, the Court may,upon motion of either party, enter a second scheduling and discovery order, if<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2necessary. 2. Initial interrogatories and requests to produce, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 33 and 34 and SDIL-LR 33.1, shall be served on opposing parties by ______________________. Due to the nature of this case, the parties are exempted from compliance withFederal Rules of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2)(A) (10 deposition limit) and 33(a) (25interrogatory limit). (3) Plaintiff(s) depositions shall be taken by ___________________________. (4) Defendant(s) depositions shall be taken by _______________________. (5) Third Party actions must be commenced by ______________________. (6) Expert witnesses for Class Certification, if any, shall be disclosed, along with a written report prepared and signed by the witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), as follows: Plaintiff(s) expert(s):_____________________________. Defendant(s) expert(s):_________________________. (7) Depositions of Class Certification expert witnesses must be taken by: Plaintiff(s) expert(s):_____________________________. Defendant(s) expert(s):_________________________. (8) Plaintiff(s) Motion for Class Cer tification and Memorandum in Support shall be filed by _______________________ and shall not exceed _____ pages. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3(9) Defendant(s) Memorandum in Opposition to Class Certification shall be filed by _____________________ and shall not exceed _____ pages.(10) Plaintiff(s) Reply Memorandum, if any, must be filed by ___________ _______ and shall not exceed _____ pages.(11) The Class Certification hearing shall be as scheduled by the Court. (12) Expert witnesses for trial, if any, shall be disclosed, along with a written report prepared and signed by the witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), as follows: Plaintiff(s) expert(s):____________________________. Defendant(s) expert(s):________________________. Plaintiff(s) rebuttal expert(s):_____________________. (13) Depositions of trial expert witnesses must be taken by: Plaintiff(s) expert(s):____________________________. Defendant(s) expert(s):________________________. Plaintiff(s) rebuttal expert(s):______________________. (14) All discovery shall be completed by ___________________ (w hich date shall be no later than one hundred fifteen (115) days before the first day of the presumptive trial month). Any written interrogatories or request for production served after the date set out in the Scheduling and Discovery Order shall be served by a date that allows the served parties the full thirty (30) days as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in which to answer or produce by the discovery cut-off date. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 (15) All dispositive motions shall be filed by ___________________ (which date shall be no later than one hundred (100) days before the first day of the presumptive trial month). Dispositive motions filed after this date will not be considered by the Court. DATED:__________________________ __________________________________ ________________________________Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Attorney for Defendant(s)<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ) ) ) Plain tiff(s), ) CAS E NO.: ) vs. ) Presump tive Trial Month: ) ) ) Defendant(s) . ) SCHEDUL ING AND DISCOVERY ORDER (CLASS ACTION) Depositions upon oral examination, interrogatories, request for documents, andanswers and responses thereto shall not be filed unless on order of the Court. Disclosures or discovery under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 26(a) and SDIL-LR26.1 are to be filed with the Court only to the extent required by the final pretrial order,other order of the Court, of if a dispute arises over the disclosure or discovery. Having reviewed the Report of the Parties and finding that the parties havecomplied with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), SDIL-LR 26.1,and SDIL-LR 23.1, the Court hereby approves and enters the Proposed Schedulingand Discovery Order as submitted by the parties/as modified at the Pretrial Schedulingand Discovery Conference. (A) A settlement conference is set before _______________________ in accordance with SDIL-LR 16.3(b) on _____________________ at _________________ in ______________________________.<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6 (B) A Class Certification hearing is set for _____________________ at ____________________ before the trial judge. (C) A final pretrial conference is set for _______________________ at ________________ before the trial judge in accordance with SDIL-LR 16.2(b). (D) As initially set by the Court, the presumptive trial month is _________________. (E) __________________________________________ ________________ __________________________________________ ________________ ________. DATED: _______________________ ____________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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