Sloan et al v. Community Christian Day School, LLC

Filing 23

ORDER: A telephonic case management/status conference was held on January 13, 2016, to address the status of discovery; prospect for settlement (including ADR), and other necessary matters. Discovery deadline reset for 6/30/2016. Except as modified herein, all provisions of the initial case management order 15 shall remain in effect. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes on 1/21/16. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

BETHANY POWERS SLOAN,
)
GABRIEL SLOAN b/n/f Richard Powers, )
and RICHARD POWERS
)
)
v.
)
)
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN DAY
)
SCHOOL, LLC
)

NO.: 3:15-0551

ORDER
A telephonic case management/status conference was held on January 13, 2016, to
address the status of discovery; prospect for settlement (including ADR), and other necessary
matters. Counsel participating were: Wesley Clark and Brian Bowhan for Plaintiffs and Emily
Mack for Defendant. The case management plan, as provide for in the initial case management
order [Docket No. 15], is modified as follows:
1.

Written discovery shall be served by no later than March 31, 2016. All discovery

shall be completed by June 30, 2016.
2.

Any discovery-related motions shall be filed by no later than July 15, 2016. No

discovery-related motion may be filed until a discovery conference has been held with the
Magistrate Judge. In connection with any discovery conference, and in addition to the
requirements of applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and local rules, the parties shall
submit a joint statement identifying the specific issues in dispute and the reasons why they
cannot be resolved.

3.

By no later than April 15, 2016, the parties and counsel shall confer to evaluate

and discuss the prospect for settlement, including whether any of the Court’s ADR procedures
might assist in resolution of this action. Plaintiff’s counsel shall send a settlement demand letter
to Defendant’s counsel by no later than April 8, 2016.1 Counsel shall meet in-person for the
settlement conference. Parties may participate telephonically, but must be available for the
entire duration of the conference. Participation of any corporate party must be by an individual
with settlement authority. By no later than May 31, 2016, the parties shall file a joint ADR
report, updating the Court on the prospect for settlement and whether the parties request referral
of this case for ADR. Either party may also file a motion for referral of the case for ADR at
any time.
Except as modified herein, all provisions of the initial case management order [Docket
No. 15] shall remain in effect.
It is SO ORDERED.

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BARBARA D. HOLMES
United States Magistrate Judge

1

Of course, a demand letter may be sent at any earlier time.