Delgado v. NJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc.

Filing 44

ORDER: Having reviewed the parties' Joint Letter regarding a proposed schedule for the completion of discovery, it is hereby Ordered that the deadlines for the completion of discovery are as follows. It is further Ordered, pursuant to Rule s 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further Ordered, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5), that a deposition will be de emed to have taken place "before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28" if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the offi cer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants. The parties are strongly encouraged to engage in discovery through remote means at every available opportunity.SO ORDERED. (Amended Pleadings due by 4/30/2020., Deposition due by 9/17/2020., Fact Discovery due by 7/13/2020., Motions due by 10/16/2020.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on 4/8/2020) (kl)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

4/8/2020

Edward Delgado,

1:18-cv-02079 (SDA)

Plaintiff,

ORDER

-againstNJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc.,
Defendant.
STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge:

Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Letter regarding a proposed schedule for the
completion of discovery, it is hereby Ordered that the deadlines for the completion of discovery
are as follows:
1. Deadline to amend the Complaint: April 30, 2020
2. Issuance of any supplemental discovery demands: April 30, 2020
3. Responses to all discovery demands by: June 1, 2020
4. Deadline for fact discovery (including depositions): July 13, 2020
5. If no expert reports, dispositive motions filed by: August 20, 2020
6. Plaintiff Expert reports, if any, served by: August 20, 2020
7. Defendant Expert reports, if any, served by: September 3, 2020
8. Expert depositions completed by: September 17, 2020
9. Dispositive motions (if expert reports) filed by: October 16, 2020
It is further Ordered, pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or
other remote means. It is further Ordered, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5), that a deposition will be

deemed to have taken place “before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28” if such
officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other
participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all
other participants. The parties are strongly encouraged to engage in discovery through remote
means at every available opportunity.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
April 8, 2020
______________________________
STEWART D. AARON
United States Magistrate Judge

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