UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 20-61144-CIV-SMITH

ARLENE TAVARES and 

RAFAEL TAVARES, 

Plaintiffs, 

v.

AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendant.

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ORDER REQUIRING JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT, CERTIFICATES OF 

INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

IT IS ORDERED:

1. By August 3, 2020, the parties shall:

a. Prepare and file a Joint Scheduling Report, as required by Local Rule 16.1,

that sets out a proposed case management and discovery plan. The parties shall also file a Proposed 

Scheduling Order, adhering to the format and guidance of the attached form. Failure to comply 

with this Order shall be grounds for dismissal without prejudice without further notice. In addition 

to filing the Proposed Scheduling Order, the parties shall email a Word version of the Proposed 

Scheduling Order to smith@flsd.uscourts.gov. 

b. File Certificates of Interested Parties and Corporate Disclosure Statements.

c. File the Election to Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge

for Final Disposition of Motions form attached hereto and, if applicable, the Election to 

Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge for Trial form.

2. Initial disclosures required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) must be

made at or before the time the parties confer to develop their case management and discovery plan. 

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3. If after receipt of the parties’ Joint Scheduling Report the Court determines that a 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) scheduling and planning conference is necessary, it shall set 

a hearing. The parties should be prepared to argue all motions pending at the time of such hearing.

4. Notice of Joint Motions: The parties are hereby notified that multiple 

Plaintiffs or Defendants shall file joint dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss and 

motions for summary judgment, with co-parties unless there are clear conflicts of positions or 

grounds for relief.

DONE AND ORDERED in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 7th day of July 2020.

cc: All counsel of record 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. XX-XXXXX-CIV-SMITH

PARTY NAME(S),

Plaintiff(s),

v.

PARTY NAME(S),

Defendant(s).

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PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER SETTING

CIVIL TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULE

THIS CAUSE is set for trial during the Court’s two-week trial calendar beginning on 

[mm/dd/yyyy].

1 If the case cannot be tried during the two-week period, it will be re-set for each 

successive trial calendar until it is tried or resolved. The Calendar Call will be held at 9:00 a.m. on 

Tuesday, [mm/dd/yyyy].

2 The parties shall adhere to the following schedule:3

1. Joinder of any additional parties and filing of motion to amend the 

complaint by [mm/dd/yyyy]

2. Parties shall select a mediator pursuant to Local Rule 16.2 and shall 

schedule a time, date, and place for mediation by [mm/dd/yyyy]

3. Plaintiffs shall disclose experts, expert witness summaries, and 

reports as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by [mm/dd/yyyy]

 1 In all Expedited Track cases (S.D. Fla. L.R. 16.1(a)(2)(A)) and all actions brought pursuant to the Fair Labor

Standards Act, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or to 

recover amounts due on a defaulted student loan, the Trial shall occur within nine months of the date 

Plaintiff(s) filed the action. 

In all Standard Track cases (S.D. Fla. L.R. 16.1(a)(2)(B)), the Trial shall occur within twelve to eighteen months

of the date Plaintiff(s) filed the action.

2 Tuesday before Trial date.

3 Additionally, in cases arising from administrative agency determinations and/or appeals thereof, the parties should 

provide a deadline for the filing of the administrative record.

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4. Defendant(s) shall disclose experts, expert witness summaries, and 

reports as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by [mm/dd/yyyy]

5. Exchange of rebuttal expert witness summaries and reports as 

required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by [mm/dd/yyyy]

6. Written lists containing the names and addresses of all fact 

witnesses intended to be called at trial by [mm/dd/yyyy]

7. Fact discovery shall be completed by [mm/dd/yyyy]

8. Expert discovery shall be completed by [mm/dd/yyyy]

9. Mediation shall be completed by

[no more than one month after the close of discovery] [mm/dd/yyyy]

10. Dispositive motions, including summary judgment and Daubert, 

shall be filed by

[at least four months before the date for filing the Pretrial 

Stipulation]

[mm/dd/yyyy]

11. Deposition designations and counter designations shall be filed by

[at least two months before Trial date]

The parties shall meet and confer prior to submitting the deposition 

designations and counter-designations in a good faith effort to 

resolve objections. Failure to comply with deadline and the meet 

and confer may result in objections being stricken or other 

appropriate sanctions.

[mm/dd/yyyy]

12. All pretrial motions and memoranda of law, including motions in 

limine, shall be filed by

[at least one month before Trial date]

All motions in limine and the responses shall be limited to one page 

per issue.

[mm/dd/yyyy]

13. Joint pretrial stipulation, deposition designations and counterdesignations, proposed joint jury instructions, proposed joint verdict 

form, and/or proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall 

be filed by

[at least one month before Trial date]

When the parties cannot agree on specific jury instructions, the 

submitted instructions shall clearly indicate which party has 

proposed the specific instruction. The parties shall meet and confer 

prior to submitting the deposition designations and counterdesignations in a good faith effort to resolve objections.

[mm/dd/yyyy]

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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. XX-XXXXX-CIV-SMITH

PARTY NAME(S),

Plaintiff(s),

v.

PARTY NAME(S),

Defendant(s).

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ELECTION TO JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

FOR FINAL DISPOSITION OF MOTIONS

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the undersigned party or parties

to the above-captioned civil matter hereby voluntarily elect to have a United States Magistrate 

Judge decide the following motions and issue a final order or judgment with respect thereto:

1. Motions to Dismiss Yes ____ No ____

2. Motions for Summary Judgment Yes ____ No ____

3. Motions for Attorneys’ Fees Yes ____ No ____

4. Motions for Costs Yes ____ No ____

5. Motions for Sanctions Yes ____ No ____

6. All Pretrial Motions Yes ____ No ____

7. Discovery Yes ____ No ____

8. Other (explain below) Yes ____ No ____

_____________________________________________________________

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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. XX-XXXXX-CIV-SMITH

PARTY NAME(S),

Plaintiff(s),

v.

PARTY NAME(S),

Defendant(s).

/

ELECTION TO JURISDICTION BY A 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR TRIAL

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the undersigned party or parties 

to the above-captioned civil matter hereby voluntarily elect to have a United States Magistrate 

Judge conduct any and all further proceedings in this case, including TRIAL, and entry of final 

judgment with respect thereto.*

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

.

 * A Magistrate Judge may conduct jury trials if the underlying claims support a demand for jury. In addition, a 

Magistrate Judge can generally accommodate special settings. 

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