IJNI'I-ED S-TATES DIS'TRIC I' COU KT 

SOUTHEKN DlSTRlCT 01: NEN' YOKK -----------------------.<--------------------------------------- ?i 

Craig Fashbaugh, 

07 Civ. 5791 (CM) ('I'HK) 

I'ontincntal Assurance Company. 

OKLIER KL SCHLI)L:l,lNG AND 

INI'I'IAI, PKETRIAL CONh'ERENCE 

hlcMj\HON, District Judge. 

-1.llis actiori having been assigned to :rlc Ibr all purposes. it is firtcby, 

1. C'ounsel rcccjving this c-lrde~ shall proulptly mail zopics hereof to all olhcr co~msel of record 

or, ill the case ul parties for wllicl~ no appcnrance has been madc, to such pi~rtics. 

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-, C'uunsel for all partics arc dirccted !o cot~l'er regarding an agrccd scheduling ordcr. If' 

coullsel arc able lo agree on ;I schedulc a~ld the agrccd schcdule calls for Filing of thc pretrial order ntbt 

more than six (6) months from the datc of this order, uuunsel shall sjgil and mail or fax within forty-five 

(15) days from the date hercof a conscnt ordcr in the ljrrn anncscd fbr crlliisiderariori h~, thc Courl. The 

trial ready dale shall be left blank. Irsuch a consent order is 11ot tiled within lhc time PI-ovided. a 

cot~i'crence \\ill be hc.ld 011 1/7/2007 in courtroom 21R. 00 Pearl Streel. New Yurk, New York I0007 at 

10:DO a.m. 

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.) , 11ny part desiring a confcrencz with thr Court 1.01- purposcs of cllscussing settlement, 

narro\ving of issue<. or orher pcrrinent prctrial matters may req~~esl ;I conference by Icllcr. 

3. If a motion is filed prior to the cnrlkrencc date. lhc parlie3 rnusl attcnd the coiiferencc, even 

~f coullscl conscnt to a hchcduling urder. 1Jpon request. the court wi I1 adjourn 11lccunFcrcnce unlil the mol~uri 

is filli! bticfed. 

5. Partics arc to thllo\v Judce hlsMaho~r's practicc ruies. ~I'hose t-ules can hc found on the 

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CPNITED S'I'ATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOLr?-HERN LIISTRICI' OF NEW YOKK 

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Craig Fashbaugli. 

07 Civ. 5791 (CM) (THK) 

Cont~nental Assurance Company, 

CIVIL CASE h.I14NAC;b;Mb:N'I' I'LIZN 

(li~ all cases cxccpt patent, IDEA and ERISA bcncfits cases. 

and cascs sub.jcct to the Private Secul-itics I .itigntion Rei'onn Act) 

I. l'his cast. is:'is not to be tried to a jury 

2. Discovery pursuant to Fed.K.Civ.l'. 26(a) shall be eschangcd by . . . , 

3. No additional parlies ma? be joined aftcr 

4. No pleading may bc anlcndcd atier 

5. If your case is brought pursuant to 42 1I.S.C'. $ 1983: In keeping will~ the United Statcs 

Suprcn~c C'cr~rt's c>l7xrvation that thc issuc of qualified immuniry shuuld be decirled befbre 

discowry is conducted. counsel representing an?, dcfcndant M ho intends to claim qualified 

iinrnunity must comply with the spccial proccdurc sct fbrth in Judge McMahon's indi\ idml 

rulcs. u h~ch car1 be found al 1% ivn .n~sd.uscou1l5.~ov. 

Failure lo proceed in accordance with thc cliifilitkd immunily rules conslilutes a ~r aii er ut 

the right to move for judgment on lhe ground ofqualified in~munity prior to trial. I-'lecrst~ i(loi~tifi 

uny parry who is moving I o rlisj?li.!-s ot r quulified itnmzanity grolmtlLs. 

6. A11 disco17cry, including eywt di.sc.ovuvy, must bc colnp1stt.d un or before 

.- .. -- . (For personal injury. civil rights, cmploymcnt 

discrimination or medical ti~:~lpr~ctic~ cases onl?): Plaintiff's dcpos~t idn stlall be taken first, and 

shdl be cumpletcd b} -. - . PLEASE NO'I'I-:: the pht.3~~ "all discovcrq-, 

including t.~perl discovery" means that rhe parties must sclcct L~tld disclose their cxpcrts' 

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idcntities and opinions, as required by Fcd. R. C~Y. P 261';1)(2)(B}. u~e(l hrfuro the expiration of 

the di,covcry period. Expert disclosures cuuhrming wirh Kulz 26 musl bc mado no lalcr than thc 

follo~ifing dates, Plaintii'S(s) expert report(s) by : Dcfcndant (s) 

cxpel+l rcportis) by + 

7. J udgc McMahon's Rulcs governing electronic discoven. appl!. autornr-lt icnlly to this 

case. 'I'he p~rtics must con~pl! iz irh thvsc rules rtnless (hey sriperccde ir ji ith 2 consent older. 

.1 hc text of'the ordcr will be round at \VXV\V.IIJS~.~S~OL\~~~.~OL, 

8. This casc has been designated to rhe Hon. Unitcd Statcs Magistntc -- - 

for resolution of discvvery disputes. Do not contact Judgc McMahon about discovery disputes; 

go directly to J our assigned h,lagistratc Judgc. Discor~rry disp~~rcs dunor resull in any extension 

uf thc discovc? dcadline or trial-ready datc, and Judgc LlcA4ahon must approvt: any exlension oT 

the discovev deadline in non-pro he cases. ihr ;Lf~rgi,s/ru?i~ ,Iucigc rvcmnof ~vhangp iji~coveyv 

u'c.crlli'ines zrnl~~.w yo11 Lrgrsc. lo frun; f2t. /he ~~ilsc to tI.te :.ldt>gis/rutc . Jidge,fiw rdl l~~rrpoxes. lud gr 

Mchllahon does not routinely gram extensions so counsel arc warned that it they wait until the 

last minute 11, bring discover disp~lrcs fo tht attenlion of'llw Magistr;-lte Judge, thcy ]nay fi11l1 

themselves prccludcd from taking Jiscoverq becausc they have ruil out ut' rirne. 

9. A joint prc-trial ortler in the limn prescribed in Judge \IcMahon's individual t4itles, 

togethcr ~ith allother pre-trial sub~nissions rcquired by thosc rules (m including in lirnir~e 

~nof ions), shall he subr-11ittcd on or belbre . Folloning submission of thc juint 

pre-trial order, counsel will be notified of Ihr date ot'thc final pre-trial coct'ercnce. In Iiwlintl 

motions must he tiled withln live da! s of receiving notice of the Iiniil prt.-h.jal cuillkt.cncz; 

respon3t.s to it1 Iimirir rnotior~s are Jue tivc days after ;hc rno(ions are made. Cases rnaj. be callcd 

Ihr trial at any time rollowing the final pre-trial coni'tl.rence. 

10. No motiorl I'or surnniary judgmcnt ma)' be sert'ed aiisr the datc the prc-trial ordcr is 

Juc. Thr filing of'a t?~otion,for .czu?~zrnut+y,jwcignzenl dotl.r. nor t.elit.ve rhe pur1ie.s c!f'lhi- obiigrrtion 

fi/c /JI+LI-~~%~ ut-dcr [mi (~(Iwi, prc-lri~d .su/?rrris~ rou.s OH fht~ u s.vigr i~d ~/LJ. 

1 1 . 'l'hc partics may at any timc consent to haw this case tricd befvrc the assigned 

Magistr:~te Judge purs~~ant to 18 L7.S.C. Section 63A(c). 

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11. 'l'his schedliling nrrler may be altcred or an~cnded only on a showing of good uallsc 

that is nor ircsreahle dt the lime [his orcitr is ctltered. C'orir~.\cl shozild nu1 usrLrnie lhu: 

ux~ensioru ~vill he gmtlleu' us ~1 rnnlttlr of I-outinr 

L);~ted: 

Ncw York. Nci\ York 

Upon co~lscnl of the parties: 

\signatures of all counsel] 

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Hon. Colleer: McMalion 

United Sfatcs District Jtrdgc 

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