BRAGG v. LINDEN RESEARCH, INC. et al

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BRAGG v. LINDEN RESEARCH, INC. et al

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Case 2:06-cv-04925-ER

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DATE OF NOTICE: November 29, 2006 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MARC BRAGG, ESQUIRE, vs. LINDEN RESEARCH INC. and PHILIP ROSEDALE, NOTICE Please be advised that an initial pretrial conference in the abovecaptioned case will be held on December 19, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. before the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno in Courtroom 11A, U.S. Courthouse, 60l Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attached is an Initial Pretrial Conference Information Report (the "Report") which you are required to complete and forward to the Court at least three (3) days prior to the Initial Pretrial Conference. have the Report docketed. Pretrial Conference. Do not : NO. 06-4925 : CIVIL ACTION.

Also attached is a notice of Agenda of Initial

In lieu of each side submitting a Report, the

parties may file a joint report pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). Judge Robreno requires that all documents are filed electronically by the attorney using the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system. ECF

provides greater efficiency and timeliness in the filing of pleadings, automatic e-mail notice of case activity, as well as electronic storage of documents for remote access by the Court, the bar and the litigants. Attorneys appearing before Judge Robreno are required to register as Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") Filing Users at the Office of the Clerk of Court or at this court's website at www.paed.uscourts.gov.

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A copy of the "Pretrial and Trial Procedure" for Judge Robreno is available on this court's web site at www.paed.uscourts.gov under the heading "Documents" and the subheading "Judges' Procedures". If trial counsel in this case is on trial in a Court of record at the time of the Initial Pretrial Conference, another attorney in such trial attorney's office, who should be familiar with the case, is required to appear at the Initial Pretrial Conference.

s/Trudy Oliver for Ronald Vance Acting Deputy Clerk to Judge Robreno [phone]

cc: Jason Archinaco, Esquire Christopher Ballo, Esquire Andrew Soven, Esquire

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NOTICE TO COUNSEL OF AGENDA OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE l. An initial pretrial conference ("Initial Pretrial

Conference"), as described in Fed. R. Civ. P. l6(a), (b) and (c) ), will be held shortly after an answer is filed or a case is reassigned to Judge Robreno's calendar. 2. The Initial Pretrial Conference usually will take ten (10) to twenty (20) minutes. 3. At the Initial Conference the following matters, among

others, will be considered and acted upon: A. B. pleadings; C. D. Prospects of amicable settlement; Progress of self executing disclosure under Jurisdictional defects, if any; Time limits to join other parties and to amend

Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1); E. Establishing schedules for remaining pretrial

proceedings including discovery, pretrial filings, exchange of expert reports, etc; F. G. 4. Filing of dispositive motions; and, Setting a date for trial.

Each party should be prepared to describe the nature of

the discovery it seeks including an estimate of the number of depositions it intends to take. 5. No further conferences will be held until the Final

Pretrial Conference unless requested by counsel for exploration of

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settlement or for trial management or trial preparation purposes or if provided for in the Scheduling Order.

s/Trudy Oliver for Ronald Vance Acting Deputy Clerk to Judge Robreno [phone]

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INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATUS REPORT Date: CIVIL ACTION NO. ___________ JURY TRIAL_______ NON-JURY TRIAL_____________

Title of Case:_____________________________________________________________ Name of Party You Represent: ______________________________________________ Party is: plaintiff ______ defendant ______ third-party defendant ______

Name of Trial Counsel: ____________________________________________________ Law Firm: _________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________ Phone Number (including area code):__________________ Fax No._____________

Basis for Jurisdiction: _____________________________________________________________ Proof of Service No___ Filed as to Defendant: No _________ Yes___

Has self-executing disclosure been completed

Yes __________

If not, explain what remains to be completed? ______________________________ What, if any, matters do you wish to bring to the attention of the court at the initial pretrial conference?____________________________________________

Case will be ready for trial on or about:___________________________________ Trial time: a) Estimate of total time to present your case ____________ b) Estimate of total time for the entire trial ____________ Additional Comments:__________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________ Counsel for