Bethea v. Potter et al

Filing 40

ORDER, the parties shall complete all discovery and inspection and file all motions, with the exception of motions in limine, by 6/4/09, after which no discovery will be conducted and no motion will be entertained without a showing of special circums tances. A final pretrial conference will be held at 4:30 pm on that date and the action shall be added to the trial calendar published in the NY Law Journal. ( Discovery due by 6/4/2009. Motions due by 6/4/2009. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 6/24/2009. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/24/2009 at 04:30 PM before Judge Robert W. Sweet.) (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 4/10/09) (cd)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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The parties to this action, by their attorneys, having appeared before this court at a pretrial conference on , pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Pursuant to

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. All motions are to be made returnable at 12:00 noon on Wednesday and in
compliance with the rules of this Court.

2. The parties shall complete all discovery and i d file all , after motions,with the exception of motions limine, by which no discovery will be conducted and no motioz bill betentertained without a showing of special circumstances. Plaintiff [sl shall submit a draft of the pretrial order to the defendant[sl on or before the completion of discovery.
3. The parties shall, in order to prevent delay or interruption of the trial,
have sufficient witnesses at all times during the trial and shall perpetuate
before trial the direct and cross-examination testimony of any essential
witness.

4. The parties shall submit to the court trial briefs, a joint proposed pretrial order, motions limine and proposed jury charges and in accordance with the annexed form and instructions by . A final pretrial conference will be held at 4 :30 action shall be added to the trial calendar published in the New York Law Journal. Prior to submission of the final pretrial order, the parties are directed to exchange offers of settlement. The parties are directed to be ready for trial the day after the pretrial order is due and, upon receipt of twenty-four hour telephone notice, on any day thereafter. 5. Adjournments of the dates set forth above will not be granted except for
good cause and upon written application made as soon as the grounds for such
application are known.

6. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this order will result
in dismissal of the action, entry of a default judgment, or other appropriate
sanction.

It is so ordered.