Democratic National Committee v. The Russian Federation et al

Filing 180

PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER. Document filed by Democratic National Committee. (Horwitz, Julia)

Case 1:18-cv-03501-JGK Document 180 Filed 09/28/18 Page 1 of 3

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,

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Plaintiff,
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THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION et al.,
Defendants.

[PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER
On September 13, 2018, the Court convened a status conference to discuss the Parties’
proposed schedule for filing an Amended Complaint and responsive pleadings. The Parties
conferred and agreed upon a briefing schedule that accommodates the Parties’ conflicts and the
winter holidays. As part of this schedule, Plaintiff intends to amend its complaint earlier than
anticipated. The parties have agreed upon the following schedule:
1.

Plaintiff shall file its Amended Complaint by October 3, 2018.

2.

Defendants shall file their motions to dismiss by December 7, 2018.

3.

If Plaintiff intends to file a Second Amended Complaint, the following schedule

shall apply:
a.

Plaintiff shall file a Notice of Intent to Amend by January 7, 2019.

b.

Plaintiff shall file the Second Amended Complaint by January 17, 2019.

c.

Defendants shall file their motions to dismiss the Second Amended

Complaint by March 4, 2019.

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d.

Plaintiff shall file oppositions to Defendants’ motions to dismiss by April

18, 2019.
e.

Defendants shall file their replies, if any, to Plaintiffs’ oppositions by June

3, 2019.
4.

If Plaintiff does not intend to file a Second Amended Complaint, the following

schedule shall apply:
a.

Plaintiff shall file oppositions to Defendants’ motions to dismiss by

February 11, 2019.
b.

Defendants shall file their replies, if any, to Plaintiff’s oppositions by

March 29, 2019.

Plaintiff has also proposed the following page limitations:
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For Defendants’ motions to dismiss, Defendants shall file an omnibus brief

of no more than 50 pages, and each individual Defendant may file an additional
brief of no more than 15 pages each.
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For Plaintiff’s oppositions to Defendants’ motions to dismiss, Plaintiff shall

file a brief of no more than 50 pages in response to Defendants’ omnibus brief, and
Plaintiff may file additional briefs of no more than 15 pages each in response to the
individual Defendants’ briefs.
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Defendants shall file an omnibus reply brief of no more than 25 pages, and

each individual Defendant may file an additional reply brief of no more than 10
pages each.

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Defendants Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Roger Stone, Jared Kushner, and George
Papadopoulos have agreed to Plaintiff’s proposed page limitations.
Defendants Aras Agalarov and Emin Agalarov have agreed to the briefing schedule, but
have not agreed to file an omnibus brief. They have proposed a 25-page limit for their opening
brief and a 15-page limit for their reply.
Defendant Donald Trump, Jr. agrees to the briefing schedule but reserves the right not to
file an omnibus brief. He proposes a 25-page limit for his opening brief and a 15-page limit for
his individual reply. 1
In light of the foregoing, the Parties’ proposed briefing schedule is GRANTED. The Court
shall enter an order setting the briefing schedule described above.
SO ORDERED.

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Judge John G. Koeltl
United States District Judge

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Plaintiff emailed the criminal defense attorneys for Defendant Paul J. Manafort
regarding the proposed briefing schedule and page limitations, but has not received a response.
Plaintiff does not have contact information for counsel for Defendants the Russian Federation,
the GRU, GRU Operative #1, WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, Richard Gates III, or Joseph Mifsud,
and therefore was unable to contact these Defendants regarding the proposed schedule and page
limitations.

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