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Filing 591

ORDER that by or before December 5, 2014, the parties shall meet and confer and jointly submit a revised Rule 26(f) report. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (JSF)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY )
COMMISSION,
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Plaintiff,
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ABDI MOHAMED, et al.,
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Plaintiff/Intervenors,
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FARHAN ABDI, et al.,
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Plaintiff/Intervenors,
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V.
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JBS USA, LLC, f/k/a JBS SWIFT & CO.,
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a/k/a SWIFT BEEF COMPANY,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 8:10CV00318

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the parties’ respective Rule 26(f) reports, and notes that the
reports contain very different proposals regarding the progression schedule for Phase II of
this litigation. These differences are largely attributable to Plaintiffs’ desire to conduct
limited “bellwether” discovery and trials.
Having reviewed the matter, the Court rejects Plaintiffs’ bellwether proposal as this
procedure will not lend itself to an efficient adjudication of this action. Therefore, the Court
will generally adopt Defendant’s suggested progression schedule. However, because
Plaintiffs have not responded to the specific dates set forth by Defendant in its report, the
Court will order the parties to confer and submit a joint progression schedule.

In addition, although the parties were not clear as to whether they are interested in
mediating this matter, the parties are advised that they are free to mediate this dispute at any
time. However, the Court will not order, nor will it conduct, any such mediation.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that by or before December 5, 2014, the parties shall meet and
confer and jointly submit a revised Rule 26(f) report.
DATED November 19, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
S/ F.A. Gossett
United States Magistrate Judge

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