Farr v. South Carolina Electric and Gas Company

Filing 17

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER Discovery due by 5/2/2017, Motions due by 5/17/2017, ADR Statement due by 6/16/2017, Mediation due by 7/17/2017. Motions granted: 16 MOTION to Amend/Correct. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paige J. Gossett on 3/3/2017. (mwal)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
John Allen Farr,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company,
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Defendant.
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C/A No. 3:16-2668-JMC-PJG

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Civil Rules of this Court,
upon motion and consent of the parties, the Scheduling Order dated August 5, 2016 (ECF No. 5) is
hereby amended as follows:
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Discovery shall be completed no later than May 2, 2017. All discovery requests, including
subpoenas duces tecum, shall be served in time for the responses thereto to be served by this
date. De bene esse depositions must be completed by discovery deadline. No motions
relating to discovery shall be filed until counsel have consulted and attempted to resolve the
matter as required by Local Civil Rule 7.02 DSC.

9.

All other motions, except those to complete discovery, those nonwaivable motions made
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, and those relating to the admissibility of evidence at trial,
shall be filed on or before May 17, 2017. (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(2)).

10.

Mediation, pursuant to Local Civil Rules 16.04 – 16.12, shall be completed in this case on
or before July 17, 2017. See Form setting forth mediation requirements (ECF No. 5 at 6).
At least thirty (30) days prior to this mediation deadline, counsel for each party shall file
and serve a statement certifying that counsel has: (1) provided the party with a copy of the
mediation requirements; (2) discussed the availability of mediation with the party; and (3)
discussed the timing of mediation with opposing counsel. If the parties enter mediation, they
are directed to complete the mediation initiation form and return it to the Court by no later
than May 2, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

March 3, 2017
Columbia, South Carolina

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Paige J. Gossett
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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