Gold et al v. New York Life Insurance CO. et al

Filing 13

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: The parties shall engage in an initial phase of discovery relevant to Plaintiffs individual claims. Said discovery shall not address issues relevant only to certification of a class action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. The follo wing schedule shall be in place unless otherwise amended by the Court following the status conference scheduled for September 22, 2009: The parties shall exchange their Rule 26 disclosures by August 16, 2009; The parties may serve all written discove ry requests relating to the initial phase off act discovery. The parties shall have sixty (60) days to respond to written discovery requests served before the status conference scheduled for September 22, 2009. The parties shall submit a joint letter by September 18, 2009 setting forth their respective positions as to the appropriate contours of discovery, including proposed limitations concerning the number and length of depositions and the subject matter of discovery. The initial phase of fact discovery shall be completed by January 15, 2010. A status conference will be held on September 22, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at which the Court will address the scope of discovery going forward in this matter. No depositions shall take place prior to that conference. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 8/7/2009) (jpo)