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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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 1 In order to conserve scarce judicial resources, the parties are directed

to promptly inform the Court if they are involved in negotiations which they

reasonably believe may make the resolution of any pending motion unnecessary.

 Counsel are advised that the Chambers' e-mail box, established pursuant

to the Court's CM/ECF rules, is to be used solely for the purpose of sending

proposed orders to the Court, and is NOT to be used as a means of communicating

with Chambers' staff.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Audibel, et al. )

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Plaintiffs, ) CV 05-2614-PCT-PGR

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vs. )

) SCHEDULING ORDER

David J. Borland, Jr., et al. )

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Defendants. )

______________________________)

A Scheduling Conference having been held before this Court on

January 23, 2006,

IT IS ORDERED that:

(1) Motions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b), motions to amend

pleadings, and motions to join additional parties shall be filed no

later than November 10, 2005.1

(2) Parties shall exchange their respective initial

disclosures pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1), and file with the

Court a notice of such exchange, no later than February 6, 2006.

The plaintiff shall disclose its expert witnesses, if any, and

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their reports in compliance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(B) no later

than April 28, 2006. The defendant shall disclose its expert

witnesses, if any, and their reports in compliance with

Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(B) no later than May 31, 2006. Expert

witness depositions shall be completed by June 30, 2006.

(3) All discovery, including answers to interrogatories,

shall be completed by August 1, 2006, and supplemental disclosures

and discovery responses shall thereafter be made as required by

Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(e). Discovery which cannot be timely responded to

prior to the discovery deadline will be met with disfavor, and

could result in denial of an extension, exclusion of evidence, or

the imposition of other sanctions. Parties are directed to

LRCiv 7.2(j), which prohibits filing discovery motions unless the

parties have first met to resolve any discovery difficulties. If

parties cannot reach a resolution of discovery disputes arising

during depositions, they are directed to arrange a conference call

with the Court to resolve the disputes. 

(4) All dispositive motions shall be filed by September 1,

2006. 

(5) A joint letter to the Court, sent directly to Chambers

and not filed with the Clerk of the Court, concerning the status of

settlement discussions (containing no specific settlement terms or

offers) shall be submitted at the time the Joint Pretrial Statement

is filed.

(6) A Joint Pretrial Statement shall be filed by October 2,

2006. If dispositive motions are filed, then this Joint Pretrial

Statement shall be due either on the above date or 30 days

following the resolution of the motions, whichever is later. The

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content of the Joint Pretrial Statement shall include, but not be

limited to, that prescribed in a standard form of Joint Pretrial

Statement provided to the parties. The parties shall augment the

Joint Pretrial Statement as necessary so it contains all of the

pretrial disclosures as defined and required by Fed.R.Civ.P.

26(a)(3). It shall be the responsibility of the plaintiff to

timely initiate the process of drafting the Joint Pretrial

Statement and the plaintiff shall submit its draft of the Joint

Pretrial Statement to the defendant no later than ten business days

prior to the date for filing the Joint Pretrial Statement.

(7) Motions in limine shall be filed no later than the date

of filing of the Joint Pretrial Statement. Responses to motions in

limine are due ten business days after service. No replies are

permitted. The hearing on the motions in limine, if one is

permitted by the Court, will take place at the time of the Pretrial

Conference. No motion in limine shall be filed unless a statement

of moving counsel is attached thereto certifying that after

personal consultation and sincere efforts to do so, counsel have

been unable to satisfactorily resolve the matter.

(8) The attorneys for each party who will be responsible for

trial of the lawsuit, or the parties if pro per, shall appear and

participate in a Pretrial Conference on Monday, October 16, 2006,

at 3:30 p.m. Because Pretrial Conferences are held for the

parties' benefit, and further because the parties' presence will

facilitate frank discussion of the pertinent issues in the lawsuit,

each party or a representative with binding settlement authority

shall attend the Pretrial Conference. If dispositive motions are

filed, the Court will continue the date of the Pretrial Conference,

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if one is still necessary, until after the resolution of such

motions and the filing of a Joint Pretrial Statement.

(9) Selection of a trial date, and directions for filing trial

briefs, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law or

proposed jury instructions and voir dire questions, and for marking

trial exhibits shall be set forth in an order entered following the

completion of the Pretrial Conference.

(10) The parties are cautioned that the deadlines set in this

Scheduling Order shall be enforced, and that the Court will not

entertain any stipulations to continue them - any request to extend

any of the deadlines set herein must be made by means of a motion,

joint or otherwise, and no such motion shall be granted unless very

good cause is shown.

Dated this 24th day of January, 2006.

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