UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 20-21994-CIV-WILLIAMS

FLORIDA FAIR HOUSING 

ALLIANCE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

TOP WELL, LLC d/b/a PALM COURT

APARTMENTS AT WELLINGTON,

Defendant.

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ORDER OF REFERRAL AND NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES

THIS MATTER is before the Court upon a sua sponte review of the record. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and the Magistrate Rules of the Local Rules for the Southern 

District of Florida, all discovery disputes and non-dispositive pretrial motions are 

REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres. It is further ORDERED that the Parties 

shall adhere to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules for the Southern 

District of Florida, Judge Williams' Court Practices and Procedures, and Judge Torres' 

Standing Order Setting Discovery Procedures. Judge Williams' Court Practices and 

Procedures and Judge Torres' Standing Order Setting Discovery Procedures are 

available at the Court's website: http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-kathleen-mwilliams. 

Additionally, it is further ORDERED that WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS from the 

date that the last defendant responds to the complaint, the Parties shall file a joint 

conference report and a joint proposed scheduling order, as required by S.D. Fla. Local 

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Rule 16.1(b). As part of that filing, the Parties shall complete and submit the attached 

form proposing deadlines. 

Non-compliance with any provision of this Order, the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Local Rules, or this Court’s Practices and Procedures may subject the 

offending party to sanctions, including dismissal of this case. It is the duty of all counsel 

to take all actions necessary to comply with this Order.

DONE AND ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida, this 13th day of May, 2020.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. XX-XXXXX-CIV-WILLIAMS

PARTY NAME,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

PARTY NAME,

Defendant(s).

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SCHEDULE JOINTLY PROPOSED BY THE PARTIES

THIS MATTER is set for trial for the week of [Month, Day, Year]. The Parties 

propose to adhere to the following schedule:

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall furnish their initial disclosures 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. The Parties are under 

a continuing obligation to furnish supplements within 

ten (10) days of receipt or other notice of new or 

revised information.

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall file motions to amend pleadings or 

join Parties.

[Month, Day, Year] The Plaintiff shall disclose experts, expert witness 

summaries and reports, as required by Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

[Month, Day, Year] The Defendant shall disclose experts, expert witness 

summaries and reports, as required by Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

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[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall exchange rebuttal expert witness 

summaries and reports, as required by Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall complete all discovery, including 

expert discovery.

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall complete mediation and file a 

mediation report with the Court.

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall file all dispositive pre-trial motions 

and memoranda of law. The Parties shall also file any 

motions to strike or exclude expert testimony, whether 

based on Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert 

v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 

(1993), or any another basis.

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall each file one motion in limine. All 

motions in limine must be filed at least six (6) weeks 

before calendar call.

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[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall file their joint pretrial stipulation, 

witness lists, and exhibit lists in accordance with Local 

Rule 16.1(d) and (e). The Parties shall also file final 

proposed jury instructions or conclusions of law (for 

non-jury trials).

[Month, Day, Year] The Parties shall submit their deposition designations. 

By: [Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s)] [Attorney(s) for Defendant(s)]

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