IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE )

COMPANY, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) Civil Action No. 2:06cv717-ID

v. )

)

)

CAROL THORN, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

It is ORDERED that the pretrial hearing presently set on December 20, 2007, is

hereby rescheduled to January 8, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in chambers B-300, United States

Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL.

Lead counsel for all parties are to be present unless excused by the court.

Tardiness will not be tolerated. 

The pretrial hearing will be conducted to consider the matters provided for in Rule

16. All parties are expected to have fully complied with the Rule 16 uniform scheduling

order. All parties should prepare and have ready all possible admissions of fact and

documents which might avoid unnecessary proof upon trial.

Lead counsel shall be fully prepared to state the facts of the case in the most minute

detail and to admit all facts that are true. Appropriate penalties will be imposed for failure

to comply with these requirements.

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The parties are DIRECTED to JOINTLY prepare a proposed pretrial order in

accordance with the attached outline. Plaintiff(s) shall insure that the original of the

proposed pretrial order is received by the court NOT LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS

DAYS prior to the pretrial conference by either delivery of the order to chambers or by

transmitting an electronic copy of the proposed pretrial order to the court as an attachment

to an email message sent to propord_dement@almd.uscourts.gov. For this purpose, the

electronic copy should be in WordPerfect or Word format and not in Adobe Acrobat PDF

format. 

 TRIAL TERM commences January 28, 2008, in Montgomery, AL.

Done this 13th day of December, 2007.

 /s/ Ira DeMent 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE )

COMPANY, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) Civil Action No. 2:06cv717-ID

v. )

)

)

CAROL THORN, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER ON PRETRIAL HEARING

A pretrial hearing was held in this case on _________________, in Montgomery,

Alabama, wherein the following proceedings were held and actions taken:

1. PARTIES AND TRIAL COUNSEL:

 For plaintiff(s):

 For defendant(s):

 COUNSEL APPEARING AT PRETRIAL HEARING:

 For plaintiff(s):

 For defendant(s):

2. JURISDICTION AND VENUE:

3. PLEADINGS: The following pleadings and amendments were allowed:

4. CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES:

 (a) The plaintiff(s)

 (b) The defendant(s)

5. STIPULATIONS BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES:

6. Counsel will receive a trial docket approximately one month prior to the trial term.

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It is ORDERED as follows:

(1) The trial, which is to last ______ days, is set to begin during the term of court

commencing the 28th day of January, 2008, in Montgomery, Alabama.

(2) The parties are to file motions in limine (to be fully briefed), no later than three

weeks prior to trial.

(3) All understandings, agreements, and stipulations contained in this pretrial order

shall be binding on all parties unless that Order be hereafter modified by order of the court.

CONSIDERED and ORDERED this ____ day of ________, 2008.

___________________________________________ 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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