NDUBIZU v. DREXEL UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 77

ORDER THAT PLFF'S MOTION TO AMEND THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT IS GRANTED. PLFF SHALL FILE ITS AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHIN (7) CALENDAR DAYS OF THIS ORDER. ALL DISCOVERY SHALL BE COMPLETED BY 12/31/09. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS SHALL BE DUE 3/4/10, ETC. ( SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE DAVID R. STRAWBRIDGE ON 10/26/09. ) 10/27/09 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(gn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA G O R D IA N NDUBIZU, P l a i n t i f f, v. D R E X E L UNIVERSITY, et al. D e fe n d a n ts . : : : : : : : OR DER C IV IL ACTION

N O . 07-3068

AND NOW, this

day of October, 2009, upon consideration of "Plaintiff's Motion

to Amend the First Amended Complaint" filed by Plaintiff Gordian Ndubizu on August 1, 2009 (Doc. 60), the timely responses filed by Defendants (Doc. 61) on August 11, 2009, and Plaintiff's reply (Doc. 72), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the motion is GRANTED, and that: 1. Plaintiff shall file its amended complaint within seven (7) calender days of this Order; 2. Defendant shall file its Answer or otherwise plead to the Amended Complaint within the time period provided by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(3).
P rio r to the entry of this Order and at the request of the Parties for a further extension to co m p lete discovery, the Court advised counsel at an unrecorded telephone conference taken on O cto b er 9, 2009, that it would agree to extend discovery to December 31, 2009. The Court sees no reaso n why the grant of this motion should require any further extension beyond that date. A ccord ingly, it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Order entered August 28, 2009 (Doc. 68 ) is AMENDED as follows:

1. 2.

A ll fact discovery shall be completed by December 31, 2009.1 P la in tiff' s expert reports are due January 14, 2010; Defendant's reports due February 2 8 , 2010.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

D ep o sitio n s of all experts shall be completed by February 18, 2010. D isp o sitiv e motions shall be due March 4, 2010. R e sp o n se to dispositive motions due March 25, 2010. R e ply Briefs for dispositive motions due April 1, 2010. A fter all dispositive motions have been decided or the time for filing dispositive m otion s has elapsed, the parties will be given notice of the scheduling of all additional P re-T rial matters.

T h e Court will be available to participate in any further discussion with counsel, if necessary, w ith respect to the implementation of this Order.

B Y THE COURT:

/s/ David R. Strawbridge DAVID R. STRAWBRIDGE U N IT E D STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court adopts the deposition schedule set out by the Parties in Plaintiff's October 23, 2009

letter.