Rhoney v. United States of America

Filing 12

AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER entered upon consent of counsel. Signed by Hon. H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr on 2/25/2009. (KER)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

LISA M. RHONEY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER 08-CV-0097A(Sr)

The Case Management Order (Dkt. #9), entered June 2, 2008, is hereby amended as follows:

1. 11, 2009.

All fact depositions shall be completed no later than September

2.

Plaintiff shall identify any expert witnesses who may be used at trial

and provide reports pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) no later than May 8, 2009. Defendant shall identify any expert witnesses who may be used at trial and provide reports pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) no later than July 3, 2009.

3. August 28, 2009.

All expert depositions shall be completed no later than

4.

All applications to resolve discovery disputes shall be filed no later

than 30 days before the discovery completion date. In the event of a bonafide discovery dispute that cannot be resolved by counsels' good faith efforts (see generally Local Rule 37), the parties shall submit, by joint letter, signed by all counsel, a statement of the issue(s) to be resolved by the Court. Each party, within five business days thereafter, shall submit by letter a statement of facts and law it wishes the Court to consider. The Court reserves the right to request full briefing by the parties, in which case the Court will so advise the parties.

5.

All discovery in this case shall be completed no later than

September 18, 2009.

6.

Dispositive motions shall be filed by all parties no later than

October 30, 2009. See generally Local Rule 7.1(c); 56. Such motions shall be made returnable before the Magistrate Judge.

7.

Mediation session may continue, in accordance with Section 5.11

of the ADR Plan, until November 13, 2009. The continuation of mediation sessions shall not delay or defer other dates set forth in this Case Management Order.

8.

Modification or extension of the dates set forth in this Case

Management Order are strongly discouraged. Extensions will only be considered for meritorious reasons. 2

9.

Sanctions: Counsel's attention is directed to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(f)

calling for sanctions in the event of failure to comply with any direction of this Court.

SO ORDERED.

DATED:

Buffalo, New York February 25, 2009

S/ H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. H. KENNETH SCHROEDER, JR. United States Magistrate Judge

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