Spooner v. The Associated Press, Inc. et al

Filing 15

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 1/2/2012. Discovery due by 1/20/2012. Motions (non-disp) due 2/6/2012. Motions (disp) due by 2/20/2012. Ready for trial due by 6/1/2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes on 06/01/2011. (MMP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
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William H. Spooner,

Civil No. 11cv00642 JRT/JJK

Plaintiff,
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

v.
The Associated Press, Inc., et al.,
Defendant.
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Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local
Rules of this Court, and in order to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive
determination of this action, the following schedule shall govern these
proceedings. This schedule may be modified only upon formal motion and a
showing of good cause as required by Local Rule 16.3.
DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND LIMITS
1.

All pre-discovery disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1) shall
be completed on or before June 17, 2011.

2.

All motions which seek to amend the pleadings or to add
parties must be filed and served on or before January 2,
2012.

3.

Fact discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed
on or before January 20, 2012.

4.

No more than a total of 25 interrogatories, counted in
accordance with Rule 33(a), shall be served by each side. No
more than 30 document requests and no more than 30
requests for admissions shall be served by each side.

5.

No more than 10 depositions, excluding expert witness
depositions, shall be taken by each side.

6.

Non-dispositive motions and supporting documents, including
those which relate to fact discovery, shall be filed and served
on or before February 6, 2012.

7.

Each side may call up to 2 expert witnesses. Disclosure of the
identity of expert witnesses under Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and the full
disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(2)(B), accompanied by the
written report prepared and signed by the expert witness, shall
be made as follows:
a.

b.

Identities by Defendant on or before November 18, 2011.
Reports by Defendant on or before January 2, 2012.

c.

8.

Identities by Plaintiff on or before September 2, 2011.
Reports by Plaintiff on or before October 14, 2011.

Any rebuttal expert report by the Plaintiff on or before January
16, 2012.

Each side may take one deposition per expert. Expert
discovery, including depositions, shall be completed by
February 6, 2012. All non-dispositive motions and supporting
documents which relate to expert discovery shall be filed and
served on or before February 6, 2012.

NON-DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: GUIDELINES
All non-dispositive motions shall comply with the Electronic Case Filing
Procedures for the District of Minnesota, with Local Rules 7.1 and 37.1, and be
in the form prescribed by Local Rule 37.2. The “Meet and Confer”
requirement should include attempts to do so through personal contact, rather
than solely through correspondence. All non-dispositive motions shall be
scheduled for hearing by calling Jackie Phipps, Judicial Assistant to Magistrate
Judge Keyes, at 651/848-1180, prior to filing, except when all parties are in

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agreement that no hearing is required. Such an agreement shall be expressly
set forth in the notice of motion. Counsel are advised not to notice additional
motions for hearing on an already existing hearing date without first contacting
the Court for permission to do so. All motions must be filed and served within the
time periods set forth in the local rules.
DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: GUIDELINES AND DEADLINES
All dispositive motions shall be filed and served in compliance with the
Electronic Case Filing Procedures for the District of Minnesota and Local Rule
7.1. Counsel are reminded that they must anticipate the time required for
obtaining hearing dates. All dispositive motions shall be fully briefed and filed by
the moving party on or before February 20, 2012. Responses to dispositive
motions shall be filed with the Court and served on or before 21 days after the
service of the supporting memorandum to the original motion. Replies to
responsive briefs shall be served and filed 14 days after the service of the
response to the dispositive motion. Counsel for the moving party shall call
Calendar Clerk Holly McLelland at 612-664-5083 to schedule the hearing when
they file their reply brief. The moving party will file the notice of hearing on
motion at that time.
TRIAL
This case shall be ready for a jury trial on June 1, 2012. The anticipated
length of trial is 3 days.

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Dated: June 1, 2011

s/ Jeffrey J. Keyes
JEFFREY J. KEYES
United States Magistrate Judge

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