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

Filing 9

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

Doc. 9

J:\Barbara\Civil\NOTICES\Better Notice - Rule 26f.wpd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION
George Vandergriff, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees, Defendant. Notice of Rule 26(f) Report Deadline Case No. 1:08cv381 Judge Michael R. Barrett

YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE FOLLOWING: Effective December 2, 2000, significant revisions were made to the Fed. R. Civ. P., with the result that the Southern District of Ohio no longer has the authority to opt-out of either the MANDATORY DISCLOSURE RULES of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1), or the MANDATORY DISCOVERY CONFERENCE of counsel and any pro se parties required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). Accordingly, as soon as practicable, but in any event, no later than receipt of notice of the Preliminary Pretrial Conference by the Court, all counsel and any pro se parties shall agree on a date for their discovery conference as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), which must be held no later than twenty-one (21) days before the Preliminary Pretrial Conference. In addition, the parties must file their report required by said Rule (see form at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov) no later than fourteen (14) days after the Discovery Conference, but in any event, no later than seven (7) days before the date listed below. Unless otherwise agreed in the Discovery Plan, the parties shall make the disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) at or within fourteen (14) days after the Discovery Conference. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FILE YOUR RULE 26(a)(1) DISCLOSURES WITH THE COURT. It is only necessary to file the a Rule 26(f) Report of the Parties within the required time.

The parties must comply with the above mandates of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and file the Rule 26(f) Report of the parties by July 31, 2008. The Court will thereafter, pursuant to Rule 16(b), enter a Calendar Order or will set and hold a Scheduling Conference after which a Calendar Order will be issued.
Courtroom Deputy

S/Barbara A. Crum

cc: All Counsel
bac June 26, 2008

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

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