Doe v. City of Albuquerque

Filing 19

SCHEDULING ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia. Discovery 4/15/09; Discovery Motions 5/5/09; Pretrial Motions 5/15/09. (clm)

Doe v. City of Albuquerque

Doc. 19

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, Defendant. No. CIV 08-1041 MCA/LFG

SCHEDULING ORDER
THIS MATTER came before the Court on a Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 scheduling conference conducted January 15, 2009. In accordance with the Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan adopted in compliance with the Civil Justice Reform Act, and pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 473(a)(1), this case is assigned to a "Standard" track classification. Plaintiff(s) should be allowed until January 30, 2009 to join additional parties and amend the pleadings. Defendant(s) should be allowed until February 13, 2009 to join additional parties and amend the pleadings. The termination date for discovery is April 15, 2009, and discovery shall not be reopened, nor shall case management deadlines be modified, except by an order of the Court upon a showing of good cause. This deadline shall be construed to require that discovery be completed on or before the above date. Service of interrogatories or requests for production shall be considered timely only if the responses are due prior to the deadline. A notice to take deposition shall be considered timely only if the deposition takes place prior to the deadline. The pendency of dispositive motions shall not stay discovery.

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Motions relating to discovery (including, but not limited to, motions to compel and motions for protective order) shall be filed with the Court and served on opposing parties by May 5, 2009. See D.N.M.LR-Civ. 7 for motion practice requirements and timing of responses and replies. This deadline shall not be construed to extend the twenty-day time limit in D.N.M.LR-Civ. 26.6. Pretrial motions, other than discovery motions, shall be filed with the Court and served on opposing party by May 15, 2009. See D.N.M.LR-Civ. 7 for motion practice requirements and timing of responses and replies. Any pretrial motions, other than discovery motions, filed after the above dates shall, in the discretion of the Court, be considered untimely. If documents are attached as exhibits to motions, affidavits or briefs, those parts of the exhibits that counsel want to bring to the attention of the Court must be highlighted in accordance with D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.6. Counsel are directed to file a consolidated final Pretrial Order per instructions of the presiding judge. Counsel are directed that the Pretrial Order will provide that no witnesses except rebuttal witnesses whose testimony cannot be anticipated, will be permitted to testify unless the name of the witness is furnished to the Court and opposing counsel no later than thirty (30) days prior to the time set for trial. Any exceptions thereto must be upon order of the Court for good cause shown. ________________________________ Lorenzo F. Garcia Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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