DEIULIIS et al v. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COUNCIL
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REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Schweers, Mark)
DEIULIIS et al v. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COUNCIL
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYL VANIA
NICOLA DeIULIIS, a minor, by his Guardian, ANNETTE DeIULIIS, and ANNETTE DeIULIIS, in her own right,
Plaintiffs
vs.
J J
J
CIVIL DIVISION
No. CA 5- 1 077
The Honorable Donetta W. Ambrose
J J J J J
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COUNCIL,
Defendant.
J
J
J J
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(0 REPORT OF THE PARTIES
AND NOW comes Plaintiffs, Nicola DeIuliis, a minor by his Guardian, Annette
DeIuliis, and Anette DeIuliis, in her own right, by and through their attorneys, Victor H.
Pribanic, Esquire, Sherie Lynn Painter, and Pribanic & Pribanic, L.L.c., and Defendant, Boy
Scouts of America National Council, by and through its attorneys, David B. White, Esquire, and
Burns, White & Hickton, and respectfully file the within Fed. R.Civ.P 26(f) Report of
the Parties
and further aver as follows:
1. Identification of counsel and unrepresented parties. The following attorneys are the
counsel of record in the captioned matter:
Victor H. Pribanic, Esquire Sherie Lynn Painter, Esquire PRIBANIC & PRIBANIC, LLC 1735 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA 15131 (412) 672-5444
(412) 672-3715 fax
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David B. White, Esquire Mark E. Schweers, Jr., Esquire BURS, WHITE & HICKTON, LLC Four Northshore Center
106 Isabella Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 995-3000
(412) 995-3300 fax
Counsel for Plaintif
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2. General nature of
the case: On Sunday, August 15,2004, at approximately 12:49
p.m. on State Route 366 in Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Minor-Plaintiff, Nicola
DeIuliis, was injured in a one-vehicle accident while a passenger in a van operated by Samuel
Lombardo. Mr. Lombardo was returning from a Boy Scouts outing from Ohio Pyle State Park
with a group of boy scouts. As a result of
the accident, Minor-Plaintiff sustained serious injuiies
his body. It is alleged that as a result of
to his internal organs and other parts of
the accident the
Minor-Plaintiff
may have sustained a loss of
his ability to earn a living in the future. It is further
his ability to earn a living in the future;
alleged that the minor Plaintiff
has also sustained a loss of
he and his family have incurred expenses for medical attention and hospitalization in the past and
may continue to incur such expenses in the future.
3. The Rule 26(f) Conference was held on Friday, October 7,2005 between Sherie
Lynn Painter on behalf of the Plaintiffs, and Mark E. Schweers, Jr., on behalf of
the Defendant.
4. This Honorable Court has scheduled the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference for
Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 9: 1 5 a.m. in Suite 3280, Third Floor, U.S. Post Office and
Courthouse Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Lead Trial Counsel and unrepresented parties
shall attend the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference with their calendars in hand for the purpose
of scheduling other pre-trial events and procedures, including a Post-Discovery Status Conference;
Counsel and unrepresented parties shall attend the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference prepared
to discuss the anticipated number of depositions and identities of potential deponents and the
anticipated dates by which interrogatories, requests for production of documents and requests for
admissions wil be served).
5. To date, no party to this matter has filed a dispositive motion pursuant to
Fed.R.Civ.P. 12. It is presently undetermined if any party will in fact file a dispositive motion
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12. The parties agree that any dispositive motion and brief
in support
shall be filed on or before 45 days after the close of discovery. The party responding to the
dispositive motion shall have three weeks to respond to an opposing party's motion. A reply brief
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shall be due 5 business days after receipt of
the response brief. The parties agree that if
the
parties do not file motions for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, or to dismiss,
plaintiffs pre-trial narrative statement will be filed by Monday, April 3, 2006. Defendant's pretrial narrative statement shall be due within 30 days of
the filing ofplaintiffs pre-trial statement in
accordance with Local Rule l6.1.4B.
6. To date, there has been no specific Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
discussed. The parties agree that if they elect to engage in the ADR process, the completion of
the
ADR process will be on or before Tuesday, February 28, 2006.
7. Rule 26(a)(I) disclosures will be exchanged by the parties on or before Friday,
November 4,2005.
8. Subjects on which fact discovery may be needed. (By executing this report, no
party shall be deemed to (1) have waived the right to conduct discovery on subjects not listed
herein or (2) be required to first seek the permission of
the Court to conduct discovery with regard
to subjects not listed herein): Generally, it is believed that fact discovery may be necessary
regarding: (1) the incident which is the subject of
Plaintiffs Complaint and (2) the injuries and
damages Plaintiff s claim arising from the incident at issue.
9. The parties have agreed to the proposed suggested dates for the following:
a. Disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) are to be made on or before
Friday, November 4,2005;
b. Any additional parties shall be joined on or before Friday, January 6,2006;
c. The pleadings shall be amended on or before Friday, December 23,2005;
d. Fact discovery should be completed on or before Friday, March 3, 2006;
e. The parties agree that discovery should not be conducted in phases nor should it
be limited to or focused on particular issues;
f. Plaintiffs' expert reports should be filed on or before Monday, March 13,2006;
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g. Depositions of
plaintiffs' expert(s) should be completed on or before May 31,
2006;
h. Defendant's expert reports should be filed on or before Monday, April
3, 2006;
1. Depositions of defendant's expert(s) should be completed on or before May 31,
2006;
J. Third party expert's reports should be filed on or before April 13,2006; and,
k. Depositions of
third party's expert(s) should be completed on or before May 31,
2006.
10. The paries agree that no changes should be made to the limitations on discovery
imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Local Rule and/or that no other limitations
should be imposed on discovery.
11. The parties agree there is no need for special deadlines, procedures or orders of
court dealing with discovery of electronically-stored information (electronic discovery).
12. The parties have elected to schedule the Post-Discovery Status Conference
following the completion of Expert Discovery. The parties shall be prepared at the Post-
Discovery Status Conference to discuss and/or schedule the following: (The parties are not
required during their Rule 26(f) Conference to consider or propose dates for the items identified
below. Those dates will be detern1ined, if
necessary, at the Post-Discovery Status Conference.
Lead trial counsel for each party and each unrepresented party are required to attend the Post-
Discovery Status Conference with their calendars in hand to discuss those items listed below that
require scheduling. In addition, a representative with settement authority of each party shall
be required to attend; representatives with settlement authority of any insurance company
providing any coverage shall be available throughout the Conference by telephone):
a. Settlement and/or transfer to an ADR procedure;
b. Dates for the filing of expert reports and the completion of expert discovery as itemized in
sub-paragraphs 9.f. through 9.k., above, if
the parties elected to defer such discovery until
after the Post Discovery Status Conference
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c. Dates by which dispositive motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, replies thereto and responses to replies should be fied;
d. Dates by which parties' pre-trial statements should be filed;
e. Dates by which in limine and Daubert motions and responses thereto should be filed;
f. Dates on which motions in limine and Daubert motions shall be heard;
g. Dates proposed for final pre-trial conference;
h. Presumptive and final trial dates.
13. At this time, the parties are unaware of any additional orders necessary under
Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b) or 26(c).
14. The parties do not anticipate the court needing to appoint a special master to deal
with any matter regarding this case.
15. The parties have agreed with regard to all subjects for which a report is required as
set forth above.
16. At this time, the paries have not considered the possibility of settlement of
the
action as discovery in this matter has just begun.
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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SLif
PRIANIC & PRIBANIC, LLC
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(412) 672-5444 SLP
1735 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA 15131
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P A LD. No. 36684
Counsel for Defendant
BURNS, WHITE & HICKTON, LLC Four Northshore Center 106 Isabella Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 995-3000
(412) 995-3300 fax
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYL VANIA
NICOLA DeIULIIS, a minor, by his Guardian, ANNETTE DeIULIIS, and ANNETTE DeIULIIS, in her own right,
Plaintiffs
vs.
J J J
J
CIVIL DIVISION
No. CA 5- 1 077
J J
J J
The Honorable Donetta W. Ambrose
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL COUNCIL,
Defendant.
J
J
J J
ORDER OF COURT
AN NOW, to wit, this
ORDERED that the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) Report of
day of
, 2005, IT IS HEREBY
the Parties is approved.
BY THE COURT,
J.
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