Basker v. Lakeland Tours, LLC

Filing 14

ORDER FOR CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO RULE 16 (b): Rule 16 (b) Conference set for 10/4/2024 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 21C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Louis L. Stanton. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 8/30/2024) (tro)

-- -=-== =

ORIGINAL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
JAMES G. BASKER ,
Plaintiff ,

ORDER FOR CONFERENCE
PURSUANT TO RULE 16(b)

v.
Lakeland Tours , LLC , d/b/a
Worldstrides , d/b/a
Oxbridge Academic Programs
24 Civ . 5056(LLS)
Defendant.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

-x

This action is scheduled for a conference in accordance with
Fed. R. Civ . P. 16(b) on Friday , October 4 , 2024 at 2 : 30 P . M. in
courtroom

21C

The parties must be prepared to discuss ,

at the conference , the subjects set forth in subdivisions (b) and
(c) of Rule 16 .
At least one week before the time of the conference , the
parties are jointly to prepare , sign and submit to me a proposed
Scheduling Order , containing the following :
(1)

the date of the conference and the appearances for the
parties ;

(2)

a concise statement of the issues as they then appear;

(3)

a schedule including :
(a)

the names of persons to be deposed and a schedule
of planned depositions ;

(b)

a schedule for the production of documents;

(c)

dates by which (i) each expert ' s reports• will
be supplied to the adversary side , and (ii)
each expert ' s deposition will be completed ;

(d)

time when discovery is to be completed ;

(e)

the date by which plaintiff will supply his pre trial order materials to defendant ;

(f)

the date by which the parties will submit a pre trial order in a form conforming with the Court ' s
instructions together with trial briefs and either
(i) proposed findings of f act and conclusions of
law for a non-jury trial , or (ii) proposed voir
dire questions and proposed jury instructions , for
a jury trial ; and

(g)

a space for the date for a final pre - trial
conference pursuant to Fed . R . Civ. P . 16(e) , to be
filled in by the Court at the conference .

(4)

a statement of any limitations to be placed on
discovery , including any protective or confidentiality
orders ;

(5)

a statement of those discovery issues , if any , on which
counsel , after a good faith effort , were unable to reach
an agreement ;

(6)

anticipated fields of expert testimony , if any ;

(7)

anticipated length of trial and whether to court or
jury ;

(8)

a statement that the Scheduling Order may be altered or
amended only on a showing of good cause not foreseeable
at the time of the conference or when justice so
requires ;

(9)

names , address , phone numbers and signatures of counsel ;
and

*The experts ' reports are to set forth not merely the
expert ' s qualifications and conclusions , but also the facts on
which the expert relies and the process of reasoning by which the
expert ' s conclusions are reached .

(10)

provision for approval of the court and signature line
for the court.

If the action is for personal injuries , plaintiff is
directed to make a monetary settlement demand and defendant is
directed to respond to such demand prior to the conference .
Plaintiff is directed forthwith to notify defendant of the
contents of this order and send a copy of the notification to my
chambers .
Dated :

August .5 ~ 2024
New York , New York

l(Ju~

L . 5 -lvw·b

1
LOUIS L . STANTON
U. S . D. J .