Form CGFI19 (4/26/17)

ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida on July 22, 2019

Raymond B Ray

United States Bankruptcy Judge

United States Bankruptcy Court

 Southern District of Florida

www.flsb.uscourts.gov

In re:

Name of Debtor(s): Seven Stars on the Hudson Corp

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Case Number: 19−17544−RBR

Seven Stars on the Hudson Corp

Plaintiff(s)

VS.

MDG Powerline Holdings, LLC and XBK Management, LLC

Defendant(s)

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Adversary Number: 19−01230−RBR

ORDER SETTING FILING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

FOR PRETRIAL AND TRIAL

 To expedite and facilitate the trial of this adversary proceeding, it is:

ORDERED as follows:

1(a). RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL; WAIVER. Unless each party has timely filed a statement of consent

under Local Rule 9015−1(B), and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, not later than fourteen

(14) days before the pretrial conference, as the same may be continued by the Court, each party

requesting a jury trial on any issue in this proceeding shall file with this court pursuant to Local

Rule 5011−1 a motion for withdrawal of the reference. FAILURE OF ANY PARTY TO FILE A

MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE REFERENCE ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE PROVIDED IN

THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL CONSTITUTE WAIVER BY SUCH PARTY OF ANY RIGHT TO

TRIAL BY JURY IN THIS PROCEEDING.

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(b). OBJECTION TO ENTRY OF FINAL ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS BY THE BANKRUPTCY

COURT; CONSENT. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, not later than fourteen (14) days

before the pretrial conference, as the same may be continued by the Court, each party objecting

to the entry of final orders or judgments by this court on any issue in this proceeding shall file

with this court a motion pursuant to Rule 7016(b), Fed.R.Bankr.P., requesting that this court

determine whether this proceeding is subject to the entry of final orders or judgments by this

court. Any such motion shall be treated as an objection to the entry of final orders or judgments

by this court. FAILURE OF ANY PARTY TO FILE A MOTION ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE

PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL CONSTITUTE CONSENT BY SUCH PARTY TO

THIS COURT ENTERING ALL APPROPRIATE FINAL ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS IN THIS

PROCEEDING. Nothing in this paragraph limits this court's ability to determine whether this

proceeding is subject to entry of final orders or judgments by this court.

2. DISCLOSURES. Except as otherwise ordered by the Court, Rules 26(d)(1), 26(d)(2) and 26(f),

Fed.R.Civ.P., shall not apply to this adversary proceeding. The disclosure requirements of Rules

26(a)(1), 26(a)(2), and 26(a)(3)(A), Fed.R.Civ.P., shall apply, but according to the following

deadlines:

a. The initial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., shall be made at least

twenty−eight (28) days before the pretrial conference.

b. The disclosure of expert testimony under Rule 26(a)(2), Fed.R.Civ.P., shall be made (i) at

least twenty−one (21) days before the pretrial conference or (ii) within fourteen (14) days

after an opposing party's disclosure of evidence that gives rise to the need for the expert,

whichever is later. The party disclosing an expert witness shall, within fourteen (14) days

of the disclosure, but in no event less than seven (7) days before the pretrial conference,

provide to each opposing party a written report prepared and signed by the witness as

required by Rule 26(a)(2)(B), Fed.R.Civ.P.

c. The pretrial disclosures under Rule 26(a)(3)(A), Fed.R.Civ.P., shall be made no later than

the pretrial conference.

d. All disclosures under Rules 26(a)(1), 26(a)(2), and 26(a)(3)(A), Fed.R.Civ.P., shall be

made in writing, signed, served, and, except for copies of exhibits and expert witness

reports, shall be filed with the Court.

3. DISCOVERY. All discovery shall be completed not later than fourteen (14) days before the

pretrial conference. The Court will allow discovery after that date only upon a showing of good

cause.

4. JOINT PRETRIAL STIPULATION. If any party is not represented by counsel in this proceeding,

this paragraph shall not apply. All parties to this proceeding shall meet not later than fourteen

(14) days prior to the pretrial conference to confer on the preparation of a Joint Pretrial

Stipulation in substantially the form of Local Form 63C. The plaintiff shall file the fully executed

Joint Pretrial Stipulation no later than one (1) business day prior to the pretrial conference. The

Court will not accept unilateral statements and will strike sua sponte any such submissions.

Should any of the parties fail to cooperate in the preparation of the Joint Pretrial Stipulation, any

other party may file a motion requesting an order to show cause why such party or parties

(and/or their counsel) should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with this order.

5. TRIAL DATE. At the pretrial conference, the Court will set the trial of this proceeding.

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6. SPECIAL SETTINGS. If the attorney(s) trying the case are from outside this district, or the

parties or witnesses are from outside this district, or if some other reason exists that justifies a

request to the Court to specially set trial at a time or date certain, counsel shall request

appropriate relief at the pretrial conference.

7. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BEFORE TRIAL.

a. Unless ordered otherwise and except where the party receiving the exhibits is appearing

pro se, each party shall serve in electronic format each opposing party (but not file), so as

to be received no later than 4:00 p.m. four (4) business days prior to the pretrial

conference, the following documents:

(1) A set of pre−marked exhibits (including summaries) intended to be offered as

evidence at trial. Exhibits tendered by plaintiff(s) shall be marked numerically,

and exhibits tendered by defendant(s) shall be marked alphabetically. Exhibits

shall be submitted in electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) and stored

on a USB flash drive or compact disc. Each individual PDF file shall be limited

to a single exhibit of a file size no greater than 10MB, and shall be

accompanied by an Exhibit Register conforming to Local Form 49.

(2) With regard to any summary the party will offer in evidence at trial, a notice of

the location(s) of the books, records, and the like, from which each summary

has been made, and the reasonable times when they may be inspected and

copied by adverse parties.

b. Each party shall file and deliver, so as to be received no later than 4:00 p.m. two (2)

business days prior to the pretrial conference, any objection to the admissibility of any

proposed exhibit, including any deposition transcript or recording (audio or video) or any

summary. The objection must (i) identify the exhibit, (ii) state the grounds for the

objection, and (iii) provide citations to case law and other authority in support of the

objection. An objection not so made − except for one under Federal Rule of Evidence 402

or 403 − is waived unless excused by the Court for good cause.

8. SWORN DECLARATIONS. At each party's option, the direct testimony of any witness, except

adverse, hostile, or rebuttal witnesses, may be presented by sworn declaration consisting of a

succinct written statement of the direct testimony that the witness would be prepared to give if

questions were propounded in the usual fashion at trial. If a party offers a sworn declaration in

lieu of direct testimony:

a. The statement shall substantially conform to Local Form 63B and shall be signed by the

declarant under penalty of perjury;

b. Each statement of fact shall be separate, shall be sequentially numbered, and shall

contain only facts that are relevant and material to the contested issue before the Court,

avoiding redundancies, hearsay, and other obviously objectionable statements;

c. The statement may be referenced as the witness's "sworn declaration of fact;"

d. The original sworn declaration of fact shall be marked as a proposed exhibit and filed and

served as otherwise required by this order;

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e. Objections to any portion of a sworn declaration of fact may be raised at the time the

sworn declaration of fact is offered to the Court. The witness shall then be sworn and

asked if the sworn declaration of fact correctly reflects the testimony that would be given

if the witness was asked the appropriate questions. Opposing counsel may then

cross−examine the witness. At the conclusion of cross−examination, the party whose

witness is on the stand may conduct redirect examination in the usual manner; and

f. The Court may require that direct testimony be provided in the usual manner during trial

even if a sworn declaration of fact is offered.

9. FINAL ARGUMENT. At the conclusion of the trial, in lieu of final argument, the Court may

request that each party submit (a) a written closing statement with supporting legal argument or

(b) a proposed memorandum opinion with findings of fact and conclusions of law with a separate

proposed final judgment, in word processing format, to an electronic mailbox designated by the

Court. The filer must include in the "subject" line the case name and number and the date of the

relevant hearing.

10. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS. All motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment shall be

filed and served not later than ten (10) days before the pretrial conference and shall comply with

Local Rule 7056−1, if applicable. Absent good cause, failure to file and serve such a motion in a

timely manner shall constitute waiver of the right to do so. Absent prior permission of the Court,

no party shall file any motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or response thereto,

exceeding twenty (20) pages in length, and no party shall file any reply exceeding ten (10) pages

in length. Title pages preceding the first page of text, signature pages, and certificates of service

shall not be counted as pages for purposes of this paragraph.

If a party submits affidavits, declarations, or other materials in support of or in opposition to a

motion for summary judgment, then: (A) the movant must serve with the motion all such

materials; and (B) the opposing party must serve with the response all such materials in

opposition to the motion. Any reply shall be strictly limited to rebuttal of matters raised in the

response. Absent prior permission of the Court, in connection with any motion for summary

judgment no party shall file affidavits or declarations that exceed twenty (20) pages in the

aggregate.

Filing multiple motions for summary judgment is prohibited, absent prior permission of the Court.

This prohibition is not triggered when, as permitted by Rule 12(d), Fed.R.Civ.P., the Court elects

to treat a motion filed pursuant to Rule 12(b) or 12(c), Fed.R.Civ.P., as a summary judgment

motion.

11. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL JUDICIARY PRIVACY POLICY. All papers, including exhibits,

submitted to the Court must comply with the federal judiciary privacy policy as referenced under

LR 5005−1(A)(2).

12. MEDIATION. Pursuant to Local Rule 9019−2, the Court may order the assignment of this

proceeding to mediation at the pretrial conference or at any other time, upon the request of a

party or upon the court's own motion.

13. SETTLEMENT. If the proceeding is settled, the parties shall submit to the Court a stipulation or

proposed judgment approved by all parties prior to the date of trial. If a judgment or stipulation is

not submitted to the Court, all parties shall be prepared to go to trial. If the proceeding is

removed from the trial calendar based upon the announcement of a settlement, the proceeding

will not be reset for trial if the parties fail to consummate the settlement. In such event, the Court

will consider only a motion to enforce the settlement, unless the sole reason the settlement is not

consummated is that the Court did not approve the settlement, in which case the matter will be

reset for trial at a later date.

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14. DEFAULT. If any defendant fails to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in a timely

manner, the plaintiff(s) shall promptly seek entry of a clerk's default pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule

7055(a), and Local Rule 7055−1, and shall move for default judgment. Unless judgment has

been entered or the Court advises the plaintiff(s) that the pretrial conference has been continued

or canceled, the plaintiff(s) shall appear at the pretrial conference.

15. SANCTIONS. Failure to comply with any provision of this order or failure to appear at the pretrial

conference may result in appropriate sanctions, including the award of attorney's fees, striking of

pleadings, dismissal of the action, or entry of default judgment.

16. CONTINUANCES. Continuances of the pretrial conference or trial or any deadlines set forth in

this order must be requested by written motion. Any request for continuance or amendment to

this order shall set forth the status of discovery, including exchange of disclosures required

under this order, and shall state the reasons why the party or parties seek a continuance.

17. SERVICE. Plaintiff(s)' counsel shall serve a copy of this order on the defendant(s) with the

summons and complaint.

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A copy of this order was furnished to Kathleen A Daly on behalf of the Plaintiff on July 22, 2019.

By: Desiree Grooms

Deputy Clerk

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