KULIS et al v. WINN
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ORDER IN LIEU OF PRE-FILING CONFERENCE By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (akr)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
DOUGLAS KULIS & MARGARET
WINN,
Plaintiffs,
v.
KATHERINE WINN, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Elisabeth
Hersant,
Defendant.
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ORDER IN LIEU OF PRE-FILING CONFERENCE
The Court has reviewed Defendant’s Notice Of Intent To File Motion For Summary
Judgment And Need For Pre-Filing Conference (ECF No. 15) and Defendant’s Preconference
Memorandum (ECF No. 18).
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 November 20, 2018, 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
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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.
objecting to the admissibility of the document. Likewise, the submission of a joint record does
not prevent either side from submitting additional documents with their respective statements of
material fact.
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 November 23, 2018.
On or before November 23, 2018, Defendant shall file her outlined motion for summary
judgment. The motion for summary judgment shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages.
On or before December 14, 2018, Plaintiff shall file its opposition to the pending motion
for summary judgment. This response shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages. To the extent that
Plaintiff seeks to challenge the admissibility of Defendant’s proffered expert testimony, Defendant
shall separately file any Daubert/Kumho motion along with the response to Defendant’s motion
for summary judgment. Any such Daubert/Kumho motion shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages.
On or before January 4, 2019, Defendant shall file its reply in support of Defendant’s
motion for summary judgment as well as its opposition to any Daubert/Kumho motion, each of
which shall not exceed ten (10) pages.
While no reply is necessary, the Court will consider any reply in support of Plaintiff’s
Daubert/Kumho motion that is filed by January 16, 2019.
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
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exceed thirty (30) paragraphs. Any additional statement of material facts by Plaintiff shall not
exceed thirty (30) 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 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 No. 6), 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 motion 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 26th day of October, 2018.
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