IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MCI WORLDCOM

COMMUNICATIONS, INC. : CIVIL ACTION

vs. : NO. 02-4402 

TUCOWS, INC. :

 RULE 16 PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

In accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, a pretrial conference will held

before the Honorable Petrese B. Tucker on March 6, 2003, at 9:00 am. in Room 3810, United

States Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Attached is a Rule 16 Conference Information Report which you are required to complete

and forward to the court at least three (3) days prior to the conference. This report does not have to

be officially filed of record.

Counsel must be prepared to address all relevant issues including, but not limited to, the

following matters:

(a) Jurisdictional defects, if any;

(b) Time limits for the possible joinder of additional parties and to amend pleadings;

(c) Prospects of amicable settlement;

(d) Progress of Initial Disclosures pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure;

(e) Establishing schedules for the remaining pretrial proceedings including 

discovery, pretrial filings, the exchange of expert reports, etc.;

(f) Filing of dispositive motions;

(g) Setting a firm date for trial.

If trial counsel in this case is on trial in a Court of record at the time of the Rule 16

Conference, another attorney in such trial attorney’s office, who should be familiar with the case,

is required to appear at the Rule 16 Conference. The Rule 16 Conference will be continued to

another date only in exceptional cases.

Encl.

cc: N. Chong, Esq.

 R. Griffiths, Esq. 

 T. Brown, Esq. Alisa Ross

Deputy Clerk to Judge Petrese B. Tucker

(267) 299-7619

Date issued: February 10, 2003

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RULE 16 CONFERENCE INFORMATION REPORT Conference Date: March 6, 2003

Civil Action No.02-4402 JURY TRIAL_________ NON-JURY TRIAL__________

Title of Case: __________________________________________________________________

Name of Party You Represent:_____________________________________________________

Party is: plaintiff _________ defendant _________ third-party defendant _______________

Name of Trial Counsel: __________________________________________________________

Law Firm: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Phone Number (including area code): _______________________ Fax No. _________________

Basis for

Jurisdiction: ___________________________________________________________________

Proof of Service Filed as to Defendant: Yes _________ No __________

Has self-executing disclosure been completed? Yes _________ No _________

If not, explain what remains to be completed: _________________________________________

What, if any, matters do you wish to bring to the attention of the court at the Rule 16 conference?

______________________________________________________________________________

Case will be ready for trial on or about: ______________________________________________

Trial time: a) Estimate of total time to present your case _________

 b) Estimate of total time for the entire trial _________

Prospect of settlement: Likely Possible Unlikely Unknown 

Settlement conference desired? Now _____ Later 

Do you elect to proceed before Magistrate Judge Arnold C. Rapoport? ____________

 Yes/No

Additional comments: ___________________________________________________________

 

Counsel for ______________________________ Date: 

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