United States ex rel et al v. Pfizer, Inc. et al

Filing 152

Judge Richard G. Stearns: Case Management and Scheduling Order entered. Fact discovery will close on February 17, 2012; expert discovery will close on July 31, 2012; and summary judgment motions are due on or before September 28, 2012, as set out in the attached Order.(Zierk, Marsha)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-10288-RGS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-11518-RGS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ex rel. BERNARD LISITZA
v.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ORTHO-McNEIL-JANSSEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and
JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTH CARE

ORDER ON PROPOSED CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
May 3, 2011
STEARNS, D.J.
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and Local Rule 16.1(B), the court orders the
following pretrial schedule:
Initial disclosures should have been exchanged on April 18, 2011; fact discovery
will close on February 17, 2012; disclosure of plaintiffs’ experts and reports due by
March 30, 2012; disclosure of defendants’ experts and reports due by May 15, 2012;
disclosure of any rebuttal experts and reports due by June 15, 2012; and all expert
discovery must be complete by July 31, 2012. Any motions for summary judgment,
including any cross-motions must be filed by September 28, 2012; oppositions due by

November 15, 2012; and replies due no later than December 3, 2012. A sur-reply may
be filed only with leave of court.
With regard to discovery, the court will permit twenty(20) depositions per side
without leave of court. Otherwise, the court adopts the parties’ proposed protocols
regarding document production and depositions.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Richard G. Stearns
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE