Silvers v. Google, Inc.

Filing 246

SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 11/16/2007. Expert Discovery due by 9/30/2008. Joinder of Parties due by 11/16/2007. Motions due by 10/31/2008. Pretrial Stipulation due by 1/14/2009.Signed by Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp on 10/24/07.(sh)

Silvers v. Google, Inc.

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Case 9:05-cv-80387-KLR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
C A S E NO. 05-80387-CIV-RYSKAMP/Vitunac

STELOR PRODUCTIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. __________________________________________ GOOGLE INC., a Delaware corporation, Counterclaimant, v. STEVEN A. SILVERS, an individual; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, LLC; a business entity of unknown form; and STEVEN ESRIG, an individual, Counterdefendants. ____________________________________________

SCHEDULING ORDER Pursuant to Local Rule 16.1(b)(7), IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. No pretrial conference shall be held in this action, unless the parties so request or

the Court determines, sua sponte, that a pretrial conference is necessary. Should a pretrial conference be set, the compliance deadlines as set forth in the remainder of this Order shall remain unaltered. 2. Counsel shall meet at least ONE MONTH prior to the beginning of the trial

calendar to confer on the preparation of a pretrial stipulation. 1

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The joint pretrial stipulation shall be filed on or before the date set forth in the

attached Notice of Trial and shall conform to Local Rule 16.1(e). The Court will not allow unilateral pretrial stipulations. 4. In cases tried before a jury, each party shall file the original and one copy of the

proposed jury instructions at least ONE WEEK prior to the beginning of the trial calendar. Additionally, one copy of the proposed jury instructions shall be sent in Word or WordPerfect format to [e-mail]. Each jury instruction shall be typed on a separate sheet and must be supported by citation of authority. In preparing their requested jury instructions, the parties shall utilize as a guide the Pattern Jury Instructions for civil cases approved by the United States Eleventh Circuit, including the Directions to Counsel contained therein. At the close of the evidence, a party must file additional instructions covering matters occurring at the trial that court no reasonably be anticipated, and with the Court's permission, file untimely requests for instructions on any issue. 5. In cases tried before the Court, each party shall file the proposed findings of fact

and conclusions of law at least ONE WEEK prior to the beginning of the trial calendar. Proposed conclusions of law shall be supported by citations of authority. 6. All exhibits must be pre-marked. The plaintiff and defendant shall both mark

their exhibits numerically. A typewritten exhibit list setting forth the number, and description of each exhibit shall be submitted at the time of trial. The parties shall submit said exhibit list on Form AO187, which is available from the Clerk's office. All electronically filed exhibits should be listed as one attachment unless over 5mb (100 pages).

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7.

A motion for continuance shall not stay the requirement for the filing of a pretrial

stipulation and, unless an emergency situation arises, a motion for continuance will not be considered unless it is filed at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the trial calendar is scheduled to commence. 8. Non-compliance with any provision of this order may subject the offending party

to sanctions or dismissal. It is the duty of all counsel to enforce the timetable set forth herein in order to insure an expeditious resolution of this cause. 9. The following timetable shall govern the pretrial procedure in this case. This

schedule shall not be modified absent compelling circumstances. November 16, 2007 Joinder of additional parties and amended pleadings.

April 18, 2008

Each party shall furnish opposing counsel with a written list containing the names and addresses of all expert witnesses intended to be called at trial and only those expert witnesses listed shall be permitted to testify. Within the 14 day period following this disclosure, the parties shall make their experts available for deposition. The experts' depositions may be conducted without further order from the Court. Each party shall furnish opposing counsel with a written list containing the names and addresses of all rebuttal expert witnesses intended to be called at trial and only those expert witnesses listed shall be permitted to testify as rebuttal experts at trial. Within the 14 day period following this disclosure, the parties shall make their experts available for deposition. The experts' depositions may be conducted without further order from the Court. Parties shall furnish opposing counsel with a written list containing the names and addresses of all witnesses intended to be called at trial and only those witnesses listed hall be permitted to testify. All non-expert discovery must be completed. All expert discovery must be completed 3

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October 31, 2008

All pretrial motions and memoranda of law must be filed.

Pretrial Stipulation required by Local Rule 16.1.E. shall be filed by January 14, 2009. This case is assigned to the standard track. This is a jury trial. 10. 11. Trial date and calendar call will be set by separate notice. If this case is settled, counsel are directed to inform the Court promptly by calling

chambers and submitting an appropriated order of dismissal, within ten (10) days of notification of settlement to the Court, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1). Dated this 24 day of October, 2007.

__/s/ Kenneth L. Ryskamp_________ KENNETH L. RYSKAMP United States District Judge copies provided to: all counsel of record

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