Wareham Free Library et al v. Wareham, Town of et al

Filing 21

JOINT STATEMENT re scheduling conference. (Zoubaidoulline, Timour)

Wareham Free Library et al v. Wareham, Town of et al

Doc. 21

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS DOCKET NO. 07-CV-11807 RGS WAREHAM FREE LIBRARY, INC. and PRISCILLA PORTER, MARY NYMAN, HAZEL TABER, MICHELLE BAUM, SANDRA WHEELER, JOHN LANCI, MARTHA MAGUIRE, YELENA FARIOLI-BEAUPRE, and DIANE LAZARUS, Individually and As Trustees of Wareham Free Library, Inc. Plaintiffs / Defendants in Counterclaim / Third Party Plaintiffs v. THE TOWN OF WAREHAM Defendant / Plaintiff in Counterclaim and BRENDA ECKSTROM, BRUCE SAUVAGEAU, JOHN CRONAN, JAMES POTTER, and M. JANE DONAHUE, Individually and As Members of The Board of Selectmen of Wareham Defendants v. FRIENDS OF THE WAREHAM FREE LIBRARY, INC., Defendant in Counterclaim v. MASSACHUSETTS INTERLOCAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Third Party Defendant JOINT STATEMENT

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PROPOSED SCHEDULE

The parties propose the following schedule for litigation events:

Filing of Motions to Amend ....................................................... February 22, 2008 Service of Initial Disclosures under FRCP 26(a)(1) ........................... March 24, 2008 Service of, and compliance with, Written Discovery Requests .............. May 23, 2008 Completion of Fact Depositions ................................................. August 22, 2008 Disclosure of Experts .............................................................. September 19, 2008 Completion of Expert Depositions ............................................... October 17, 2008 Filing of Motions for Summary Judgment ...................................... November 21, 2008 Final Pretrial Conference .......................................................... February 2009

The proposed plan for discovery does not extend beyond 270 days from the date of the Scheduling Conference.

Defendants' Additional Statement

Defendants the Town of Wareham and members of the Board of Selectmen believe that four counts of plaintiffs' complaint may be ripe for judicial determination without the need for discovery. The Town defendants would propose creating a stipulated fact record on which the Court could consider arguments that could dispose of all counts.

Plaintiffs' Response

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Plaintiffs and defendants in counterclaim believe that discovery may be necessary prior to adjudicating all claims.

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CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL

The undersigned counsel certify that they have conferred with the parties with a view to establishing a budget for the costs of litigation and to considering the use of alternative dispute resolution.

Respectfully submitted, PLAINTIFFS / DEFENDANTS IN COUNTERCLAIM / THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFFS By Their Attorneys, / S / Timour Zoubaidoulline _____________________________________ Philip N. Beauregard, BBO # 034870 Timour Zoubaidoulline, BBO # 656212 BEAUREGARD, BURKE & FRANCO 32 William Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Tel. [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] PLAINTIFF IN COUNTERCLAIM, The Town of Wareham By Its Attorneys, / S / George X. Pucci ____________________________________ Richard Bowen, BBO # 552814 George X. Pucci, BBO # 555346 KOPELMAN & PAIGE, P.C. 101 Arch Street, 12th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Tel. [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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DEFENDANTS, Officially and Individually, By Their Attorneys, / S / Peter E. Montgomery _____________________________________ Leonard H. Kesten, BBO # 542042 Peter E. Montgomery, BBO # 632698 BRODY, HARDOON, PERKINS & KESTEN, LLP One Exeter Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Tel. [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

DEFENDANT IN COUNTERCLAIM, Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc. By Its Attorneys, / S / Thomas J. Gallitano ____________________________________ Thomas J. Gallitano, BBO # 550745 Lurleen A. Manning, BBO # 655109 CONN, KAVANAUGH, ROSENTHAL, PEISCH & FORD, LLP Ten Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 Tel. [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association By Its Attorneys, / S / Arthur E. Maravelis ______________________________________ Arthur E. Maravelis, BBO # 564673 TANG & MARAVELIS, P.C. 50 Mall Road, Suite 111 Burlington, MA 01803 Tel. [phone] [e-mail]

Dated: January 18, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE In accordance with the Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") Administrative Procedures of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, I, Timour Zoubaidoulline, hereby certify that the foregoing document(s) filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing ("NEF") and that paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants by first class mail on January 18, 2008. / S / Timour Zoubaidoulline ________________________________________ TIMOUR ZOUBAIDOULLINE, BBO # 656212

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