Public Citizen, Inc. et al v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board et al

Filing 54

SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/12/2009 01:45 PM & Bench Trial set for 8/31/2009 09:00 AM before Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. Signed by Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. (Attachments: # 1 Pretrial Notice Form)(Reference: ALL CASES)(caa, )

Public Citizen, Inc. et al v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board et al

Doc. 54

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA PUBLIC CITIZEN VERSUS LOUISIANA ATTORNEY , ETC. A Preliminary Pre-Trial conference was held on APRIL 7, 2009 PRESENT: GREGORY BECK JAMES GARNER SCOTT WOLFE, JR. ERNEST SVENSON PHILLIP WHITTMANN Pleadings have been completed. Jurisdiction and venue are established. All pre-trial motions, including motions in limine regarding the admissibility of expert testimony, shall be filed and served in sufficient time to permit hearing thereon no later than 30 days prior to trial. Any motions filed in violation of this order shall be deemed waived unless good cause is shown. All other motions in limine shall be allowed to be filed up to the time of trial or as otherwise ordered by the Court. Dispositive motions are to be filed by July 14, 2009 and set for hearing on July 29, 2009. Oppositions are due by July 21, 2009. Counsel shall complete all disclosure of information as follows: Depositions for trial use shall be taken and all discovery shall be completed no later than 30 days prior to the pretrial conference. Amendments to pleadings, third-party actions, cross- claims, and counter-claims shall be filed no later than 30 days from today. Counsel adding new parties subsequent to mailing of this Notice shall serve on each new party a copy of this Minute Entry. Pleadings responsive thereto, when required, shall be filed within the applicable delays therefor. If Rule 26 disclosures have not been completed or waived, than they shall be exchanged within 14 days. CIVIL ACTION NO: 08-4451 SECTION: "F"

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Written reports of experts, as defined by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B), who may be witnesses for Plaintiff fully setting forth all matters about which they will testify and the basis therefor shall be obtained and delivered to counsel for Defendant as soon as possible, but in no event later than 90 days prior to pretrial conference. Written reports of experts, as defined by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B), who may be witnesses for Defendant fully setting forth all matters about which they will testify and the basis therefor shall be obtained and delivered to counsel for Plaintiff as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days prior to pretrial conference. Counsel for the parties shall file in the record and serve upon their opponents a list of all witnesses who may or will be called to testify at trial, and all exhibits which may or will be used at trial no later than 60 days prior to pretrial conference. The Court will not permit any witness, expert or fact, to testify or any exhibits to be used unless there has been compliance with this Order as it pertains to the witness and/or exhibits, without an order to do so issued on motion for good cause shown. Settlement possibilities were discussed. A further settlement conference will be scheduled at any time at the request of any party to this action. discovery. This case does not involve extensive documentary evidence, depositions or other

A final pre-trial conference will be held before the District Judge on WED. AUGUST 12, 2009, AT 1:45 P.M.. Counsel will be prepared in accordance with the final Pre-Trial Notice attached. Trial will commence on MON. AUGUST 31, 2009, AT 9:00 A.M. before the District Judge WITHOUT a jury. Attorneys are instructed to report for trial no later than 30 minutes prior to this time. The starting time on the first day of a jury trial may be delayed or moved up because of jury pooling. Trial is estimated to last 1 day(s). Deadlines, cut-off dates, or other limits fixed herein may only be extended by the Court upon timely motion filed in compliance with the Plan and Local Rules and upon a showing of good cause. Continuances will not normally be granted. If, however, a continuance is granted, deadlines and cut off dates will be extended automatically, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.