108 Degrees. LLC v. Merrimack Golf Club, Inc. et al

Filing 32

///ORDER approving as outlined 30 Discovery Plan. Length of Trial 2 days. Case Track: Standard. Plaintff's request for injunctive relief is stricken from the amended complaint. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante. Summary Judgment Motions due by 9/1/2010. (dae)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 108 Degrees, LLC v. Merrimack Golf Club, Inc., et al. ORDER AFTER PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE The Preliminary Pretrial Conference was held in chambers on January 20, 2010. The Discovery Plan (document no. 30) is approved as submitted, with the following changes: · Jury trial - February, 2011 · The July 1, 2010 witness report exchange deadline is stricken. Based on the discussions between the court and counsel at the conference, the plaintiff's request for injunctive relief is stricken from the amended complaint. Summary Judgment. The parties and counsel are advised that Civil No. 09-cv-00298-JL

compliance with Rule 56(e) and Local Rule 7.2(b), regarding evidentiary support for factual assertions, and specification and delineation of material issues of disputed fact, will be required. Discovery disputes. Discovery disputes will be handled by

the undersigned judge, as opposed to the Magistrate Judge, in the

normal course.

No motion to compel is necessary.

The party or

counsel seeking discovery-related relief should confer with adverse counsel to choose mutually available dates, and then contact the Deputy Clerk to schedule a conference call with the court. The court will inform counsel and parties what written

materials, if any, should be submitted in advance of the conference call. Customary motions to compel discovery, while disfavored by the undersigned judge, are nonetheless permissible. If counsel

prefer traditional discovery litigation to the conference call procedure set forth above, any such motion to compel should expressly request, in the title of the motion, a referral to the United States Magistrate Judge. normally be granted. Such referral requests will

If the Magistrate Judge is recused,

alternate arrangements will be made.

SO ORDERED. ____________________________ Joseph N. Laplante United States District Judge Dated: cc: January 20, 2010

Paul M. DeCarolis, Esq. Denise A. Brogna, Esq. Mark B. Johnson, Esq. Robert S. Carey, Esq.

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