CONLOGUE v. HAMILTON et al
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ORDER IN LIEU OF PRE-FILING CONFERENCE, Set Deadlines: Joint Stipulated Record due by 5/15/2017, Stipulations and Motions for Summary Judgment due by 5/19/2017, Specific Document Deadline (1) for Response to Summary Judgment due by 6/16/2017, Specific Document Deadline (2) for Reply to Summary Judgment due by 6/30/2017. By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (jwr)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
DANARAE CONLOGUE as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Lewis N.
Conlogue,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCOTT HAMILTON,
Defendant.
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ORDER IN LIEU OF PRE-FILING CONFERENCE
The Court has reviewed the Notices Of Intent To File Motion For Summary Judgment
(ECF Nos. 20 & 21) and the Defendants’ Summary Judgment Pre-Filing Memorandum (ECF No.
24). Having reviewed these filings, the Court concludes that no conference is necessary and hereby
ORDERS that the following procedure be followed in connection with the to-be-filed motion:
On or before May 15, 2017, the parties shall file a joint stipulated record using the
“Stipulated Record” event in CM/ECF. The first page of the Stipulated Record shall consist of a
list describing each exhibit submitted. Each exhibit shall then be clearly labeled and separately
attached to this filing. The Stipulated Record may include any exhibits and depositions1 (including
any exhibits to the depositions) that both sides agree will be referenced in the statements of material
fact. The inclusion of any exhibit in the Stipulated Record does not prevent any party from later
objecting to the admissibility of the document. Likewise, the submission of a joint record does
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To the extent any depositions are filed, counsel shall endeavor to ensure that any deposition excerpt is complete
and includes all relevant pages. In the absence of an agreement on what constitutes a complete deposition excerpt,
counsel shall include the complete deposition in the joint record.
not prevent either side from submitting additional documents with their respective statements of
material fact.
The Defendant indicates that the parties have already reached several stipulations. The
Court encourages the parties to file stipulations of fact that could serve to further streamline the
parties’ statements of material fact. The Court reminds the parties that they are free to indicate
that any such stipulations are admissions solely for the purposes of the to-be-filed summary
judgment motion. See D. Me. Local Rule 56(g). Any stipulations will be considered by the Court
in ruling on the motion and need not be reiterated or referenced in the statements of material fact.
The parties are free to submit any stipulations on or before May 19, 2017.
On or before May 19, 2017, Defendant shall file his outlined motion for summary
judgment. The motion for summary judgment shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.
On or before June 16, 2017, Plaintiff shall file her opposition to the pending motion for
summary judgment. This response shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.
On or before June 30, 2017, Defendant shall file his reply in support of Defendant’s motion
for summary judgment, which shall not exceed ten (10) pages.
The Court also expects the parties’ summary judgment filings will comply with all aspects
of Local Rule 56. Absent prior court approval, Defendant’s statement of material facts shall not
exceed two hundred (200) paragraphs. Any additional statement of material facts by Plaintiff shall
not exceed one hundred fifty (150) paragraphs. The parties are reminded that Local Rule 56(f)
requires specific record citations for all facts submitted in a statement of material facts. Absent a
specific citation, the Court has no duty to consider any part of the record submitted. To the extent
any party will rely on a page of the joint record for a specific citation, the Court encourages the
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parties to use the “PageID #” generated by CM/ECF, particularly if the alternative pin citation may
not be readily apparent to the Court.
With respect to the prior Scheduling Order deadlines (ECF Nos. 6, 13, 17 & 19), it appears
that the only deadlines that may remain after the anticipated motion for summary judgment is the
ready for trial deadline and any trial-related motions deadlines. These deadlines shall remain
stayed until the Court issues its ruling on the motion for summary judgment. To the extent that
issues remain for trial after the motion for summary judgment is decided, the Court anticipates that
this case will be placed on the next available trial list following the Court’s summary judgment
decision and that pre-trial motions shall, to the extent practicable, be filed prior to any final pretrial
conference.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ George Z. Singal
United States District Judge
Dated this 14th day of April, 2017.
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