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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16119]

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[CPSC Docket No. 12-1, CPSC Docket No. 12-2 and CPSC Docket No. 13-2]

Notice of Telephonic Prehearing Conference

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of telephonic prehearing conference for the 
consolidated case: In the Matter of MAXFIELD AND OBERTON HOLDINGS, LLC; 
CRAIG ZUCKER, individually and as officer of MAXFIELD AND OBERTON 
HOLDINGS, LLC; ZEN MAGNETS, LLC; and STAR NETWORKS USA, LLC; CPSC 
Docket No. 12-1; CPSC Docket No. 12-2; and CPSC Docket No. 13-2.

DATES: July 29, 2013, 12:00 p.m. Mountain/1:00 p.m. Central/2:00 p.m. 
Eastern.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are welcome to attend the prehearing 
conference at the Courtroom of Hon. Dean C. Metry at 601 25th Street, 
5th Floor Courtroom, Galveston, Texas 77550.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Emig, Paralegal Specialist, U.S. 
Coast Guard ALJ Program, (409) 765-1300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any or all of the following shall be 
considered during the prehearing conference:
    (1) Petitions for leave to intervene;
    (2) Motions, including motions for consolidation of proceedings and 
for certification of class actions;
    (3) Identification, simplification and clarification of the issues;
    (4) Necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings;
    (5) Stipulations and admissions of fact and of the content and 
authenticity of documents;
    (6) Oppositions to notices of depositions;
    (7) Motions for protective orders to limit or modify discovery;
    (8) Issuance of subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and 
the production of documents;
    (9) Limitation of the number of witnesses, particularly to avoid 
duplicate expert witnesses;
    (10) Matters of which official notice should be taken and matters 
which may be resolved by reliance upon the laws administered by the 
Commission or upon the Commission's substantive standards, regulations, 
and consumer product safety rules;
    (11) Disclosure of the names of witnesses and of documents or other 
physical exhibits which are intended to be introduced into evidence;
    (12) Consideration of offers of settlement;
    (13) Establishment of a schedule for the exchange of final witness 
lists, prepared testimony and documents, and for the date, time and 
place of the hearing, with due regard to the convenience of the 
parties; and
    (14) Such other matters as may aid in the efficient presentation or 
disposition of the proceedings.
    Telephonic conferencing arrangements to contact the parties will be 
made by the court. Mary B. Murphy, Esq. and Jennifer Argabright, Esq., 
Counsel for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall be 
contacted by a third party conferencing center at (301) 504-7809. David 
C. Japha, Esq., Counsel for ZEN MAGNETS, LLC and STAR NETWORKS USA, LLC 
shall be contacted by a third party conferencing center at (303) 964-
9500. John R. Fleder, Esq., Counsel for CRAIG ZUCKER, shall be 
contacted by a third party conferencing center at (202) 737-4580. Erika 
Z. Jones, Esq., Counsel for CRAIG ZUCKER, shall be contacted by a third 
party conferencing center at (202) 263-3232.

    Authority:  Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2064.

    Dated: June 28, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-16119 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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