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

DIRECTIN G RUL E 26(f ) PLANNIN G AND SUBMISSIO N 1 ) Rul e 1 6 Liti^aiio n Schedulin g Conference : Pursuan t t o 14C.F.R . §13.205(a)(1 ) and(7 ) andCiv.R . 16 , th e partie s shal l appea r b y tele

phon e o n Thursday , Marc h L 201 2 a t IhOOa mEaster n tim e fo r aRul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedul

in g Conference . Durin g thi s Conferenc e th e partie s will discus s th e issue s i n th e dispute , thei r jointl y submitte dpropose dscheduling/discovery pla n (se e paragrap h 2 infra ) andrespon dto an y question s regardin g disagreement s not resolve di

n th e propose dplan . Durin g th e Conferenc e a final scheduling/discovery plan wil l b e rule dupon , a s well a s an y othe r relate dmatter s pursuant to Rul e 16(c) . Th e Offic e o f Hearing s will 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

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n alternat e numbe r b y notifyin g th e Offic e o f

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to th e Conference . 2 ) Rul e 26( 0 Parties ' Plannin g Meefingan dSubmissio n o f Propose dDiscover

y Plan : Pursuant to 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 7 an dCiv.R . 26(f),/^no r t o convenin g wit

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r th e Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference , th e partie s or thei r attorney s shal l contac t

eac h other , an dprivatel y conduc t

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i s not reached , th e parlie s will prepare ajointl y writte n propose dscheduling/discovery plan . Th e jointl y propose dpla n mus t b e filedwit h th e undersigne dJudg e o n o r before Thursday , Februar y 23 , 201 2 (i.e. , seve n (7 ) ca lenda r day s before th e Conference) . I n additio n to filing th e propose dscheduling/discovery pla n Pag e 1 o f 2b

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Office , th e partie s shal l file aworkin g cop y o f th e scheduling/discovery pla n wit h th e undersigne dJudg e a t th e Of

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personal delivery . Th e certificat e o f servic e shoul d reflec t th e manner

o f service . Th e parties ' Rul e 26(f

) plannin g meetin g shal l includ e agoo dfait h discussio n abou t

th e na ture an dbasi s o f eac h party' s claim s an dth e possibility o f settlin g all o r

par t o f th e case . Durin g thi s Rul e 26(f

) meeting , th e partie s shal l discus s matter s identifie di n 1 4 C.F.R . §13.21 7 an

dRul e 26(t)(2 ) and(3 ) a s par t o f developin g thei r

propose dscheduling/discovery plan . Th e parties ' discussio n shoul dinclud e th e scop e an dtyp e o f discovery (includin g electron

ic "discovery) , discovery deadlines , andth e plac e o f venu e fo r hearing . Th e discussio n shoul din

clud e th e sequence , timing , anddeadline s fo r an y follow-up discovery , includin g whethe r dis

cover y shoul db e conducte di

n phase s to prepar e fo

r an y filing o f particula r prc-hearin g 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 d scheduling/discovery plan shoul db e mutuall y agreeable , wit h avie w t o achievin g cas e resolu

tio n wit h aminimu mo f

expens e an ddelay . Any unresolve dscheduling/discovery dispute s shoul db e clearl y identifie di n th e propose dscheduling/discovery plan , s o tha t thes e dispute s ma

y b e addresse db y th e Judg e durin g th e Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conference . 3 ) Conflict s wit

h Rul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenc e Date : I f apart y ha s a n unavoidabl e conflic t

wit h th e schedule dRul e 1 6 Litigatio n Schedulin g Conferenc e se

t i n paragrap h 1 supra , an dwishe s to modif y th e date/lim e o f

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h a t leas t thre e (3 ) mutually-agreed , propose dalternat e dates/lime s fo r th e Judge' s consideration . Jud^ e J.E.^uillva n U.S . Administrativ e La

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