Vandergriff et al v. Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees

Filing 17

Vandergriff et al v. Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees

Doc. 17

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION George Vandergriff et al., Plaintiffs, v. Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees, Defendant. CALENDAR ORDER Pursuant to the filing of the Rule 26(f) Report by the parties, this case shall proceed as follows: 1. Deadline to file motion for leave to amend the complaint: November 3, 2008 2. Deadline for motions relative to the pleadings: December 1, 2008 3. Deadline for disclosure of expert witnesses and submission of expert reports1: Plaintiff disclosure and report of experts: October 15, 2008 Defendant disclosure and report of experts: January 15, 2009 Disclosure and report of rebuttal experts: February 27, 2009 Disclosure of non-expert (fact) witnesses: October 1, 2008 4. Discovery deadline2: March 31, 2009 5. Telephone Status Conference3: April 7, 2009 at 2:00 pm 6. Dispositive motion deadline4: May 1, 2009 7. Settlement Conference5: June 3, 2009 at 1:30 pm Case No. 1:08-cv-381 Judge Michael R. Barrett

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Disclosure of Experts and Expert reports are not required to be filed with the Court. Counsel shall not presume that a pending motion stays their obligation to complete discovery by this date. Parties shall initiate contact with the Court by calling 513-564-7660 five minutes prior to the scheduled time.

Counsel shall familiarize themselves with the Court's Standing Orders and S.D. Ohio Civ. R. The Court will not read beyond 20 pages unless leave has been previously sought and granted. This Court requires courtesy copies of all substantive motions be delivered to chambers upon filing. Special Instructions regarding settlement: 1. All parties must bring their client or a representative with full settlement authority. Failure to follow this requirement will result in sanctions; 2. Each counsel must prepare and submit via hand delivery to the Court or via the chamber's email address at: [e-mail] a letter no longer than five pages one week prior to the conference a synopsis of the case and the status of any settlement negotiations to date. These letters NEED NOT be filed with the Clerk's Office nor exchanged with opposing counsel.
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8. Joint Final Pretrial Order/Jury Instructions6: October 1, 2009 9. Final pretrial conference: October 8, 2009 at 1:30 pm 10. Trial: November 9, 2009 at 9:30 am, Courtroom 3, Room 836 IT IS SO ORDERED. S/Michael R. Barrett Michael R. Barrett, Judge United States District Court

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You can obtain all the pretrial forms such as the Rule 26(f) report and trial procedures used by the trial and Magistrate Judge by visiting our website at: www.ohsd.uscourts.gov . The Joint Final Pretrial Order and the Jury Instructions shall be emailed to Chambers at [e-mail] consistent with the Court's trial procedures found on the above-mentioned website.

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