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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

LARRY JAMES ADAMS, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

v. ) Civil Action No. 2:06-cv-0753-MEF 

 ) 

METROPOLITAN LIFE ) 

INSURANCE COMPANY and ) 

LISA DAVIS, ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

REPORT OF PARTIES’ PLANNING MEETING

 1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), the parties conferred and met 

in September, 2006, by telephone and email, with the following participating: 

 Mickey J.G. McDermott for Plaintiff; and 

 James S. Christie, Jr., for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance 

Company (“MetLife”). 

 2. Pre-Discovery Disclosures. The parties will exchange by 

November 7, 2006, the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. 

 3. Discovery Plan. The parties jointly propose to the Court the 

following discovery plan: 

 Discovery will be needed on the following subjects: Plaintiffs’ claims 

for life insurance benefits and the defenses asserted by Defendant. 

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 All discovery commenced in time to be completed by May 1, 2007. 

 Maximum of 40 interrogatories by each party to any other party. 

 Maximum of 40 requests for admission by each party. 

 Maximum of 10 depositions by Plaintiffs and 10 by Defendant. 

 Each deposition limited to maximum of 6 hours unless extended by 

agreement of parties. 

 Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) due: 

 From Plaintiffs by February 1, 2007; 

 From Defendant by March 1, 2007. 

 Supplementation under Rule 26(e) due April 2, 2007. 

 4. OTHER ITEMS. 

 The parties do not request a conference with the Court before entry of 

a scheduling order. 

The parties would bring to the Court’s attention that Defendant Lisa Davis 

has not been served. 

 The parties request a pretrial conference in July, 2007. 

 All potentially dispositive motions should be filed by April 16, 2007. 

 Final lists of witnesses and exhibits under Rule 26(a)(3) should be 

due: 

 From Plaintiffs 30 days before the trial date; 

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 from Defendant 20 days before the trial date. 

 Parties should have 11 days after service of final lists of witnesses and 

exhibits to list objections under Rule 26(a)(3). 

 The parties discussed the possibility of mediation and believe that, if 

not already settled by December, 2006, ordering mediation might help the parties 

resolve this matter at that time. 

 The case should be ready for trial by August 21, 2007, and at this time 

is expected to take three or four days. 

 

s/James S. Christie, Jr. 

James S. Christie, Jr. (CHR011) 

Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

1819 Fifth Avenue North 

Birmingham, AL 35203-2119 

Telephone: (205) 521-8000 

Facsimile: (205) 521-8800 

jchristie@bradleyarant.com 

 

Attorney for Defendant 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 

s/ Mickey J.G. McDermott 

Mickey J.G. McDermott 

P.O. Box 919 

Hayneville, AL 36040 

Telephone: (334) 264-6466 

Facsimile: (334) 263-7782 

mk_mcdrm@bellsouth.net

 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 

I hereby certify that on September 27, 2006, I electronically filed the 

foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send 

notification of such filing to the following: 

Mickey J.G. McDermott 

P.O. Box 919 

Hayneville, AL 36040 

Facsimile: (334) 263-7782 

Telephone: (334) 264-6466 

mk_mcdrm@bellsouth.net

Attorney for Plaintiff 

and that I have mailed by United States Postal Service the document to the 

following non-CM/ECF participants: 

 None. 

 s/James S. Christie, Jr. 

James S. Christie, Jr. (CHR011) 

 

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