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Parties Involved:
Navajo Community College District
Defendant
Richard Zalenski
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Richard Zalenski,

Plaintiff,

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Navajo Community College District,

Defendant. 

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No. CIV 05-2833-PCT-DKD

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

On April 10, 2006, a telephonic Case Management Conference was held pursuant to Rule

16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The parties met before the conference in

accordance with Rule 26(f) and prepared a Case Management Report. On the basis of the Case

Management Conference and the Case Management Report,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Deadline for Initial Disclosures. Initial disclosure required by Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(a), if not already exchanged, shall be exchanged no later than April 24,

2006. The parties shall file with the Clerk of the Court a Notice of Initial Disclosure, rather than

copies of the actual disclosures.

2. Deadline for Joining Parties and Amending Pleadings. The deadline for joining

parties and amending pleadings is 90 days from the date of this Order. Motions to join parties

or for leave to amend pleadings shall be filed within 30 days of this Order so they can be heard

and decided prior to the deadline.

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Any testifying expert witness (regardless of whether such expert witness has or has not been

specifically retained for this case or is an employee of the calling party) shall provide a written report

to the adverse party as required by Rule 26(a)(2)(B). See, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.

v. Signtech USA, Ltd., 177 F.R.D. 459 (D. Minn. 1998). No expert witness not timely disclosed will

be permitted to testify unless the party offering such witness demonstrates: (a) that the necessity of

such expert witness could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of the deadline for

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3. Discovery Limitations. Depositions in this case shall be limited to seven hours

each as provided in Rule 30(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The number of

depositions and interrogatories shall be as limited in LRCiv 16.2, Rules of Practice of the

United States District Court for the District of Arizona ("Local Rules"). Each side may also

propound up to 40 requests for production of documents, including subparts, and up to 40

requests for admissions, including subparts. The limitations set forth in this paragraph may be

increased by mutual agreement of the parties, but such an increase will not result in an extension

of the discovery deadlines set forth below.

4. Deadline for Completion of Fact Discovery. The deadline for completing fact

discovery shall be February 16, 2007. To ensure compliance with this deadline, the following

rules shall apply:

a. Depositions: All depositions shall be scheduled to commence at least five

working days prior to the discovery deadline. A deposition commenced five days prior to the

deadline may continue up until the deadline, as necessary.

b. Written Discovery: All interrogatories, requests for production of

documents, and requests for admissions shall be served at least 45 days before the discovery

deadline.

c. Notwithstanding LRCiv 7.3(c), the parties may mutually agree, without

Court approval, to extend the time provided for discovery responses in Rules 33, 34, and 36 of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Such agreed-upon extensions, however, shall not alter

or extend the discovery deadlines set forth in this Order.

5. Deadlines for Disclosure of Experts and Completion of Expert Discovery.

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disclosing such expert witness; (b) the Court and opposing counsel or unrepresented party were

promptly notified upon discovery of such expert witness; and (c) that such expert witness was promptly

proffered for deposition. See, Wong v. Regents of the University of California, 379 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir.

2004); Rule 37(c)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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The prohibition on "written discovery motions" includes any written materials delivered or

faxed to the Court, including hand-delivered "correspondence" with attachments.

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a. The Plaintiff shall provide full and complete expert disclosures as required

by Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure no later than November 10,

2006.

b. The Defendant shall provide full and complete expert disclosure as

required by Rule 26(a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure no later than

December 15, 2006.

c. Expert depositions shall be completed no later than February 16, 2007. As

with fact witness depositions, expert depositions shall be scheduled to commence at least five

working days before the deadline.

6. Discovery Disputes.

a. The parties shall not file written discovery motions without leave of Court.2

If a discovery dispute arises, the parties promptly shall contact the Court to request a telephonic

conference concerning the disputes. The Court will seek to resolve the dispute during the

telephonic conference, and may enter appropriate orders on the basis of the telephone

conference. The Court may order written briefing if it does not resolve the dispute during the

telephone conference.

b. Parties shall not contact the Court concerning a discovery dispute without

first seeking to resolve the matter through personal consultation and sincere effort as required

by LRCiv 7.2(j). Any briefing ordered by the Court shall also comply with LRCiv 7.2(j).

c. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not entertain fact

discovery disputes after the deadline for completion of fact discovery, and will not entertain

expert discovery disputes after the deadline for completion of expert discovery.

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7. Deadline for Filing Dispositive Motions.

a. Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than March 19, 2007. Such

motions must comply in all respects with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local

Rules.

b. No party shall file more than one motion for summary judgment under Rule

56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure unless permission is first obtained, by joint telephone

call, from the Court.

c. Failure to respond to a motion within the time periods provided in LRCiv

7.2 will be deemed a consent to the denial or granting of the motion and the Court may dispose

of the motion summarily pursuant to LRCiv 7.2(i).

d. Notwithstanding LRCiv 7.2(f), the parties shall not notice oral argument

on any motion. Instead, a party desiring oral argument shall place the words "Oral Argument

Requested" immediately below the title of the motion. The Court will issue a Minute Entry

Order scheduling oral argument as it deems appropriate.

8. Deadline for Engaging in Good Faith Settlement Talks. All parties and their

counsel shall meet in person and engage in good faith settlement talks no later than September

1, 2006. Upon completion of such settlement talks, and in no event later than five working days

after the deadline set forth in the preceding sentence, the parties shall file with the Court a joint

Report on Settlement Talks executed by or on behalf of all counsel. The Report shall inform

the Court that good faith settlement talks have been held and shall report on the outcome of such

talks. The parties shall indicate whether assistance from the Court is needed in seeking

settlement of the case. The parties shall promptly notify the Court at any time when settlement

is reached during the course of this litigation.

9. Deadline for Notice of Readiness for Pretrial Conference. The Plaintiff shall

notify the Court that the parties are ready for scheduling of a Final Pretrial Conference pursuant

to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Plaintiff shall file and serve this

notice within ten days after the dispositive motion deadline if no dispositive motions are

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To accommodate the schedules of the parties, witnesses and counsel and if the parties concur,

the Court will set a firm trial date for a day and time requested by counsel. Counsel may submit a

stipulation requesting a specific proposed trial date at any time.

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pending on that date. If dispositive motions are pending, Plaintiff shall file and serve such

notice within ten days after the resolution of dispositive motions. The Court will then issue an

Order Setting Final Pretrial Conference that (a) sets deadlines for briefing motions in limine,

(b) includes a form for the completion of the parties' joint proposed Final Pretrial Order, and (c)

otherwise instructs the parties concerning their duties in preparing for the Final Pretrial

Conference. A firm trial date will be set at the Final Pretrial Conference.3

10. The Deadlines Are Real. The parties are advised that the Court intends to enforce

the deadlines set forth in this Order, and should plan their litigation activities accordingly.

DATED this 10th day of April, 2006.

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