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ORDE R SETTIN GLITIGATIO N DATE S AN D PROCEDURE S O n Monday , Novembe r

21 , 2011 , th e partie s appeare db y telephon e fo r a Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . Durin g that time , the y discusse dlitigatio n issue s an d thei r calendar availability fo

r hearing , fo

r th e purpos e o f

narrowin g th e issue s an dsettin g th e litigatio n deadline s an dth e hearin g dates . A . Th e litigatio n dates an dhearin g date s are hereb y set a s follows : 1 . Januar y 31 , 2012 : Discovery cut-of f date , anddeadlin e for

final exchang e o f any an dal l discovery , includin g supplemental discovery . 2 . Februar y 15 , 2012 : Deadlin e fo r filing writte n Stipulations , whic hinclud e stipulation s abou t

al l undispute dfact s an dlaw . 3 . Marc h2,2012 : Evidentiary Exchang e du e date . Deadlin e for eac hpart y t o serv e an dfile th e following : a ) A lis t o f th e name s andaddresse s o f eac hwitnes s th e party intend s t o call ; b ) A shor t statemen t

o f th e testimon y expecte dfi-omeac hsuc hwitness ; c ) Th e document s th e party intend s t o offe r in evidenc e (pre-marke da s note d infr aat paragrap hG) ; an d d ) Th e resum e o f

eac hwitnes s wh o wil l b e offere da s a n expert . 4 . Marc h16 , 2012 : Deadlin e fo r filing Pre-Hearin g Briefs . 5 . Marc h27,2012-Marc h29,2012 : Hearin g dates . Th e Hearin g wil l begi n o n Marc h27 , 201 2 (9:00am-4:3 0 pm ) in th e Ne w Yor k City , Ne w Yor k

metropolitan area . Th e locatio n o f th e Hearin g wil l b e provide dt o th e partie s prio r t o th e Hearing . Th e Hearin g wil l finisho n o r before Marc h29 , 201 2 (9:00am-4:30pin) . Pag e 1 of 2B . Request s for modificatio n o f

th e litigatio n dates se t

fort hi n paragrap hA supr ama y b e mad e b y writte n Motion . Befor e filing suc haMotion , however , th e party seekin g th e modificafio n shal l contac t th e opposin g party an ddiscus s th e proposal , an d tr y t o reac ha

n agreemen t

o n th e matter , s o lon g a s it doe s no t exten dth e tim e fo

r hearing . A repor t o n th e resul t

o f thi s discussio n mus t

b e include din an y writte n Motion . C . A Motio n t o Compe l Discovery ma y b e mad e i f

areques t for discovery i s no t complie dwithwithi n 1 5 day s afte r i t i s received . Th e partie s ar e strongl y encourage d t o file discovery request s a s promptl y a s possible , s o that an y motion s for

relie f ma y b e timel y addressed . Belate dservic e o f burdensom e discovery request s may b e ground s for denial o f amotio n t o compe l complianc e wit hsuc hrequests . D . Discovery request s o r document s complyin g withdiscovery request s nee d no t b e filedi n thi s cas e withth e Offic e o f Hearings , excep t

a s part o f aMotio n t o Compe l Discovery . E . Eac hparty mus t

brin g t o th e hearin g a

t leas t thre e copies o f

any document s i

t intend s t o offe

r i n evidenc e a s exhibit s (on e fo r th e Judg e an dtw o for

th e officia l reporter) . Th e exhibit s shoul db e pre-marked . Complainant' s exhibit s shoul db e marke d"C-1, " "C-2, " "C-3, " etc . Respondent' s exhibit s shoul db e marke d"R-1, " R-2, " "R-3, " etc . F . At th e hearing , ther e wil l b e th e opportunity for direc t examination , cross examination , redirec t

examinatio n an dre-cross-examinatio n o f eac hwitness . Onl y on e representativ e o f

aparty ma

y cross-examin e awitnes s o n behal f o f that party . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 C.F.R . §386.56 , th e Federal Rule s o f Evidenc e wil l b e followed . G . Fo r

clarification s o f

thi s orde r

o r question s wit

hregar dt o th e procedure s t o b e followe di n thi s proceeding , pleas e contac t th e Offic e o f

Hearing s an das k

fo r Attorne y Priy aKrishn aat (202 ) 366-694 1 o r

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