SOGHOIAN v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Filing 12

SCHEDULING ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment will be due by 1/20/2012. Plaintiff's opposition to the motion for summary judgment will be due by 2/21/2012. Defendant's reply to the motion for summary judgment will be due by 3/13/2012. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 10/11/2011. (MT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Plaintiff,
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
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Defendant.
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CHRISTOPHER SOGHOIAN,

Civil Action No. 11-1080 (ABJ)

SCHEDULING ORDER
Upon consideration of defendant’s consent status report, it is ORDERED that:
1. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment will be due by January 20, 2012.
2. Plaintiff’s opposition will be due by February 21, 2012.
3. Defendant’s reply will be due by March 13, 2012.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the counsel read and comply with all of the Local
Rules of this Court, particularly LCvR 5.1(b), 5.2(a), and 5.4. All rules will be enforced by the
Court whether or not they are specifically reiterated in this Scheduling Order.
SCHEDULING MATTERS
Counsel are directed to contact the Court’s Deputy Clerk in the first instance to request
the rescheduling of court appearances. The party seeking the change in schedule must first confer
with counsel for all other parties and be prepared to provide the Deputy Clerk with proposed
mutually agreeable dates.
Extensions of time to file dispositive motions, status reports, or expert witness
designations, or to complete discovery, will be granted as a matter of course if all parties consent

and if the extensions will not require a change in any scheduled court appearance (status
conference, motion hearing, pretrial conference, trial). But any motion to extend a deadline set
by the Court must be filed at least two business days prior to the date to be extended.
Motions that do not comply with this requirement, including consent motions, will be denied
absent a statement demonstrating good cause for the failure to do so.
MOTIONS
Motions that do not comply with LCvR 7 may be denied or stricken sua sponte.
A party may not file a sur-reply without first requesting leave of the Court.
Motions for reconsideration of prior rulings are strongly discouraged. They may be filed
only when the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e), and/or Fed. R. Civ. P.
60(b) are met. If such a motion is filed, it shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length. Moreover,
the Court may strike: (a) motions which simply reassert arguments previously raised and rejected
by the Court; or (b) arguments which should have been previously raised, but are being raised for
the first time. See Nat’l Trust v. Dep’t of State, 834 F. Supp. 453, 455 (D.D.C. 1995).
SO ORDERED.

AMY BERMAN JACKSON
United States District Judge
DATE: October 11, 2011
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