Caleres, Inc. v. Daden Group, Inc.

Filing 23

MEMORANDUM AND PRE-HEARING SCHEDULING ORDER - (See Order for complete details.) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is set for a preliminary injunction hearing on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 14-South. IT IS FURTHER ORDERE D that plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery 16 is granted only to the extent set out below, and the following schedule shall apply to the preliminary injunction hearing and will be modified only upon a showing of exceptional circumsta nces: 1. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to plaintiffs Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief no later than August 22, 2016. 2. The parties shall complete fact discovery for purposes of the preliminary injunction hearing no later than September 28, 2016. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will hold a telephone status conference with counsel on September 6, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Plaintiff's counsel shall place the call and have all participants on the line before connecti ng my chambers at 314-244-7520. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no later than 5:00 p.m. on September29, 2016, the parties shall file the following:1. Witneses; 2. Exhibits; 3. Proposed Findings and Conclusions; 4. Extimated Length of Hearing; 5. Bond Prop osal; 6. Proposed Form of Relief. ( Motion Hearing set for 10/6/2016 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14S before District Judge Catherine D. Perry., Response to Court due by 9/29/2016., Telephone Conference set for 9/6/2016 04:00 PM in Telephone before District Judge Catherine D. Perry.). Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on August 15, 2016. (MCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CALERES, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
DADEN GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:16 CV 1281 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND PRE-HEARING SCHEDULING ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is set for a preliminary
injunction hearing on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 14South.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Expedited
Discovery [16] is granted only to the extent set out below, and the following
schedule shall apply to the preliminary injunction hearing and will be modified
only upon a showing of exceptional circumstances:
1.
Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to plaintiff’s Complaint
and Request for Injunctive Relief no later than August 22, 2016.
2.
The parties shall complete fact discovery for purposes of the
preliminary injunction hearing no later than September 28, 2016.
(a) All responses to written discovery shall be made within fifteen
(15) calendar days from email receipt of discovery requests.

(b) The parties shall give five (5) days’ advance notice of
depositions and shall cooperate in the scheduling of depositions.
3.
Each party shall disclose its expert witnesses no later than August 31,
2016, with such disclosure to include the general subject matter of the experts’
testimony. Expert reports shall be provided no later than September 15, 2016, and
expert depositions shall be completed no later than September 28, 2016.
4.
Any motion for protective order governing the disclosure of discovery
material shall be filed no later than 4:30 p.m. on August 15, 2016. With any
motion, the parties shall submit a proposed stipulated Protective Order for Court
approval and shall email a word processing version of the proposed order to my
Judicial Assistant at [e-mail].
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will hold a telephone status
conference with counsel on September 6, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Plaintiff’s counsel
shall place the call and have all participants on the line before connecting my
chambers at 314-244-7520.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no later than 5:00 p.m. on September
29, 2016, the parties shall file the following:
1.
Witneses: A list of all proposed witnesses, identifying those
witnesses expected to be called to testify at the hearing.
2.
Exhibits: A list of all exhibits to be offered into evidence at the
hearing (plaintiff to use Arabic numerals and defendant to use letters, e.g., Pltf-1,
Deft-A) and provide copies of all exhibits to opposing counsel.
3.
Proposed Findings and Conclusions: Proposed findings of fact and
conclusions of law, citing authorities in support of the proposed legal conclusions.
4.
Estimated Length of Hearing: File a JOINT statement setting out the
estimated length of the hearing.

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5.
Bond Proposal: Plaintiff shall submit a bond proposal as required by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c).
6.
Proposed Form of Relief: Plaintiff shall submit a proposed form of
preliminary injunction and email a word processing version of this document to my
judicial assistant.

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CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated this 15th day of August, 2016.

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