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ORDE RSETTIN G RUL E 1 6 LITIGATIO N SCHEDULIN G CONFERENCE , AN D

DIRECTIN G RUL E 26(f ) PLANNIN G AN D SUBMISSIO N 1 ) Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenee : Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.205(a)(l ) an d(7 ) an dCiv.R . 16 , th e parlie s shal l appea r b y tele phon e o n Wednesday , Februar y 29 , 201 2 a t 10:00ai n Easter n tim e to r aRul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . Durin g thi s Conferenc e th e partie s wil l discus s th e issue s i n th e dispute , thei r jointl y submitte dpropose dscheduling/discover y pla n (se e paragrap h 2 infra ) an drespon d t o an y question s regardin g disagreement s no t resolve di

n th e propose dplan . Durin g th e Confe renc e afinal scheduling/discover y pla n wil l b e rule dupon , a s well a s an y othe r relate dmatter s pursuan t t o Rul e 16(c) . Th e Offic e o f Hearing s wil l initiat e th e Conferenc e b y telephon e call , contactin g eac h part y a t th e party' s telephon e numbe r o f record . A part y ma y provid e an alter nat e numbe r

b y notifyin g th e Offic e o f Hearing s a t

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t o th e Conference . \ \ 2 ) Rul e 26(f

) Attorneys ' Plannin g Meeting , an dSubmissio n o f Propose dDiscover y Plan : Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 7 an dCiv.R . 26{V) , prio r t o convenin g wit h th e Judg e fo r th e Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , th e partie s shal l privatel y conduc t aRul e 26(f

) plan nin g meetin g an dprepar e ajointl y writte n propose dscheduling/discover y plan , whic h mus t b e complete dan dfiledwit h th e undersigne dJudg e o n o r befor e Wednesday , Februar y 22 , 201 2 (i.e. , seve n (7 ) calenda r day s befor e th e Conference) . I n additio n t o filing th e propose dschedul ing/discover y pla n b y regula r mai l filing wit h th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation' s Docke t Office , th e partie s shal l file aworkin g cop y o f th e scheduling/discover y pla n wit h th e under Pace I o f 2signe dJudg e a t th e Offic e o f

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par t o f the case , the scop e an dtyp e o f discovery (includin g electroni c discovery ) an dth e plac e o f

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follow-up dis covery , includin g whethe r tha t discovery shoul db e conducte di n phase s to prepare fo

r an y filing o f particula r motion s (e.g. , limitin g scop e o f trial , dispositiv e motions , etc) . Th e deadline s i n th e parties ' propose dscheduling/discovery pla n shoul db e mutuall y agreeable , wit havie w to achievin g cas e resolutio n wit haminimu mo f

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