Saindon v. Hobart Corporation

Filing 22

Judge Indira Talwani: ORDER entered granting 20 Motion to Amend. (MacDonald, Gail)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

Karen Saindon,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-11526-IT

v.

Hobart Corporation,
Defendant.
Scheduling Order
TALWANI, D.J.
This Scheduling Order is intended to provide a reasonable timetable for discovery and
motion practice in order to help ensure a fair and just resolution of this matter without undue
expense or delay.
Timetable for Discovery and Motion Practice
Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 16.1(f), it
is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Initial Disclosures. Initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and by this
court=s Notice of Scheduling Conference must be completed by June 17, 2015.

2.

Fact Discovery B Interim Deadlines.
a.

All requests for production of documents and interrogatories must be served by
August 31, 2015.

b.

All requests for admissions must be served by January 31, 2016.

c.

All depositions, other than expert depositions, must be completed by January 31,
2016.

3.

Fact Discovery B Final Deadline. All discovery, other than expert discovery, and
requests for admissions, must be completed by January 31, 2016.

4.

Status Conference. A status conference will be held on February 2, 2016, at 2:30 p.m.

Procedural Provisions
5.

Extension of Deadlines. Motions to extend or modify deadlines will be granted only for
good cause shown. All motions to extend shall contain a brief statement of the reasons
for the request; a summary of the discovery, if any, that remains to be taken; and a
specific date when the requesting party expects to complete the additional discovery, join
other parties, amend the pleadings, or file a motion.

6.

Motions to Compel or Prevent Discovery. Except for good cause shown, motions to
compel discovery, motions for protective orders, motions to quash, motions to strike
discovery responses, and similar motions must be filed no later than seven days after the
close of fact discovery or the close of expert discovery, whichever deadline is relevant. If
additional discovery is compelled by the court after the relevant deadline has passed, the
court may enter such additional orders relating to discovery as may be appropriate.

7.

Status Conferences. The court has scheduled a status conference after the close of fact
discovery for case management purposes. Any party who reasonably believes that a
status conference will assist in the management or resolution of the case may request one
from the court upon reasonable notice to opposing counsel.

8.

Early Resolution of Issues. The court recognizes that, in some cases, resolution of one
or more preliminary issues may remove a significant impediment to settlement or
otherwise expedite resolution of the case. Counsel are encouraged to identify any such
issues and to make appropriate motions at an early stage in the litigation.

9.

Pretrial Conference. Lead trial counsel are required to attend any pretrial conference.

Indira Talwani
United States District Judge
By: /s/Gail MacDonald Marchione
Courtroom Deputy Clerk

Date: June 4, 2015

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