IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MLEA, INC., as Successor in : CIVIL ACTION

Interest to ENGINEERED GAS :

SYSTEMS, LLP and MAINE LINE :

ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES :

:

v. :

:

ATLANTIC RECYCLED RUBBER, INC.:

RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, :

INC., and CASELLA WASTE :

SYSTEMS, INC. : NO. 02-CV-4393

REPORT OF PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

AND

 SCHEDULING ORDER 

 

AND NOW, this 26th day of October, 2002, upon review of the

pleadings filed to date and upon consideration of the matters

discussed at a conference with counsel, the Court issues the

following Scheduling Order to govern all further proceedings in

this case:

l. All fact discovery, including requests for and responses

thereto, shall be completed on or before April 30, 2003 .

2. Plaintiff's Pretrial Memorandum shall be prepared in

accordance with this Order and Local Rule of Civil Procedure

16.1(c) and it shall be filed on or before August 11, 2003 .

3. Defendant's Pretrial Memorandum shall be prepared in

accordance with this Order and Local Rule of Civil Procedure

16.1(c) and it shall be filed on or before August 21, 2003 .

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4. All dispositive motions must be filed no later than

seven (7) days after the close of discovery.

5. In addition to the items requested in Subsections l to 7

of Local Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1(c), the Court directs the

following:

(a) A summary of the qualifications of each expert

witness and a specific identification of each discovery item and

exhibit to be offered for identification or admission into

evidence.

(b) A final pretrial conference will be held on 

 September 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. . The case will be

placed in the trial pool on September 8, 2003 .

 (c) Pursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedure

16.1(d)(3), the Court, of its own motion or at the request of one

of the parties, may order further conferences to narrow the

issues or explore settlement, but it will not be necessary for

counsel to prepare a proposed Pretrial Order in accordance with

Local Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1(d)(2) unless specifically

ordered by the Court.

(d) The provisions of Local Rule of Civil Procedure

16.1(d)(4) will be applicable to these proceedings.

(e) Failure to comply with the dates set forth above

shall not be grounds for a continuance of the trial and such

failure can result in the imposition of such sanctions as the

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Court deems appropriate.

(f) Because of the availability of the videotape

recording equipment in the Federal Courthouse at minimal cost to

counsel, requests for a continuance due to the absence of a

medical or expert witness will not be favorably received by the

Court.

(g) Expert Reports - Refer to paragraph 6 of the

Pretrial and Trial Procedures Before Judge James McGirr Kelly for

procedures regarding expert reports.

6. 

*July 31, 2003 - Discovery for experts shall be completed. 

File reports - May 30, 2003 for experts. 

June 30, 2003 for reply to above experts. 

 

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BY THE COURT: 

 

JAMES McGIRR KELLY, J.

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