Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 183

CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Motions to dismiss and/or answers from those parties whose time has not expired to file such motions and answers, and motions to strike claims shall be filed by July 2, 2012. Opposition to all motions to dismiss and strike shall be filed by July 23, 2012. Replies shall be filed by August 3, 2012. All fact discovery shall be completed no later than March 5, 2013. All production of documents to be completed by November 5, 2012. Depositions of fact witness to be completed by February 25, 2013. Request to Admit to be served no later than March 4, 2013. All expert discovery shall be completed no later than April 10, 2013. The next Case Management Conference is scheduled for March 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM.( Expert Discovery due by 4/10/2013.) Amended Pleadings due by 7/30/2012. Motions due by 10/1/2012. Responses due by 7/23/2012 Replies due by 8/3/2012. Fact Discovery due by 3/5/2013. Case Management Conference set for 3/11/2013 at 10:00 AM before Judge Leonard B. Sand. (Signed by Judge Leonard B. Sand on 5/8/2012) (rdz)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT
PLAN AND SCHEDULING
ORDER

- v. POKERSTARS, et a1.

11 Civ. 2564 (LBS)

Defendants;

ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE

ASSETS OF POKERSTARS, et al.;

Defendants-in-rem.

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This Civil Case Management Plan (the "Plan") is submitted by the parties in accordance
with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(1)(3).
1. Motions to dismiss and/or answers from those parties whose time has not expired to file
such motions and answers, and motions to strike claims shall be filed by July 2, 2012.
Opposition to all motions to dismiss and strike shall be filed by July 23, 2012. Replies
shall be filed by August 3, 2012.
2. Amended pleadings filed as a matter of course pursuant to Rule 15(a)( 1) shall be filed by
July 30,2012. No other amended pleading may be filed and no other additional parties
may be joined except with leave of the Court. Any motion to amend or to join additional
parties shall be filed by October 1, 2012.
3. All fact discovery shall be completed no later than March 5, 2013.
4. The parties are to conduct discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and the Local Rules of the Southern District of New York. The following
interim deadlines may be extended by the written consent of all parties without
application to the Court, provided that all fact discovery is completed by the date set forth
in paragraph 3 above.
a.

Initial requests for production of documents to be served by September
2012.

b.

Interrogatories to be served by September l, 2012.

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c.

All production of documents to be completed by November 5, 2012.

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e.
5. All expert discovery shall be completed no later than ApriIlJ:? 2013. All expert reports
shall be exchanged by March 4,2013. All expert depositions shall be completed by April
16,2013.
a.

No later than thirty (30) days prior to the date in paragraph 2, t. e., the
completion of all fact discovery, the parties shall meet and confer on a
schedule for expert disclosures, including reports, production of
underlying documents and depositions, provided that (i) expert report(s) of
the party with the burden of proof shall be due before those of the
opposing party's expert(s); and (ii) all expert discovery shall be completed
by Aprilln>, 2013.

6. The Final Pretrial Order date is thirty (30) days following the close of expert discovery. By
the Final Pretrial Order date, the parties shall submit a Joint Pretrial Order prepared in
accordance with the undersigned's Individual Rules and Practices and Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(3). Any motions in limine shall be filed after the close of discovery on or before the
Final Pretrial Order date. Ifthis action is to be tried before a jury, proposed voir dire, jury
instructions and verdict form shall also be filed on or before the Final Pretrial Order date.
Counsel are required to meet and confer on a joint submission of proposed jury instructions
and verdict form, noting any points of disagreement in the joint submission. Jury instructions
may not be submitted after the Final Pretrial Order date, unless they meet the standard of Fed.
R. Civ. P. 51 (a)(2)(A). If this action is to be tried to the Court, proposed findings of fact and
conclusions of law should be submitted on or before the Final Pretrial Order date.

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE COURT:
The Plan has been reviewed by the Court and, except as modified, is adopted as the Scheduling Order
of this Court in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b).

7. The next Case Management Conference is scheduled for
8. A Pretrial Conference is scheduled for

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Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Judge
Dated: New York, New York
Mayj,2012

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