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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

GAINESVILLE DIVISION

SILVIO L. CORONADO,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00181-SPM -GRJ

ADVANCED TURBINE SUPPORT, INC., 

RICHARD GINDER, and 

RODNEY SHIDLER,

Defendants.

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O R D E R

 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, the Court’s Order granting Defendants’ Motion

For Scheduling Order and consistent with the just, speedy and inexpensive

administration of justice (Fed. R. Civ. P. 1) it is hereby

ORDERED that the provisions of Rule 26(a)(1) concerning the initial disclosures

and filing of a case management report are hereby waived. Instead, the parties shall

comply with the following schedule:

1. No later than 15 days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff shall answer

the Court’s interrogatories (attached to this Order) under oath or penalty of perjury and

serve a copy on Defendants. 

2. No later than 15 days after Plaintiff serves answers to the Court’s

Interrogatories, Defendants shall serve on Plaintiff a Verified Summary of all hours

worked by Plaintiff during each relevant pay period, the rate of pay and wages paid,

including overtime pay, if any. No later than 15 days after Plaintiff serves answers to
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the Court’s Interrogatories, Defendants shall also serve on Plaintiff a copy of all time

sheets and payroll records that support or relate to the time periods in the Verified

Summary.

3. No later than 30 days after Defendant files the Verified Summary, counsel for

Plaintiff and Defendant shall meet and confer in person in a good faith effort to settle all

pending issues, including attorney’s fees and costs. Counsel shall have full authority to

settle, and shall set aside sufficient time for a thorough, detailed and meaningful

conference that is calculated to fully resolve the case by agreement.

4. No later than 10 days after the settlement conference, counsel shall jointly

file a report regarding settlement that notifies the Court whether: 1) the parties have

settled the case; 2) the parties have not settled but wish to continue settlement

discussions; 3) the parties wish to engage in a formal mediation conference before a

specific mediator on or before a specified date; 4) either party requests a settlement

conference before the United States Magistrate Judge; or 5) the parties have

exhausted all settlement efforts and will immediately file a Case Management Report

signed by counsel for all parties.

5. The parties may consent to the conduct of all further proceedings in this case

by the United States Magistrate Judge. Absent consent, the Magistrate Judge shall

prepare a report and recommendation as to whether any settlement is a “fair and

reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute” over FLSA issues. See Lynn’s Food

Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1354-55 (11 Cir. 1982). th

6. The Court expects strict adherence to these deadlines. Exceptions will be

granted only for compelling reasons. Failure to comply may result in the imposition of

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sanctions, including but not limited to, the dismissal of the case and the striking of

pleadings.

7. Until further order of this Court, all discovery in this case is STAYED except

as provided in this Order.

8. Either party, for good cause shown, may move to alter this schedule should

circumstances warrant.

DONE AND ORDERED this 26th day of October, 2010. 

s/Gary R. Jones

GARY R. JONES

United States Magistrate Judge

COURT’S INTERROGATORIES TO PLAINTIFF(s)

1. During what period of time were you employed by the Defendant?

2. Who was your immediate supervisor?

3. Did you have a regularly scheduled work period? If so, specify.

4. What was your title or position? Briefly describe your job duties.

5. What was your regular rate of pay?

6. Provide an accounting of your claim including:

(a) dates

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(b) regular hours worked

(c) over-time hours

(d) pay received versus pay claimed

(e) total amount claimed

7. When did you (or your attorney) first complain to your employer about alleged

violations of the FLSA?

8. Was the complaint written or oral? (If a written complaint, please attach a copy.)

9. What was your employer’s response? (If a written response, please attach a 

copy.)

____________________________

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _____________________

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day, personally appeared , who being duly

sworn, deposes and says that he has read the foregoing Answers to Interrogatories, knows the contents of same,

and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the same are true and correct.

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on this ______day of ___________, 2010.

NOTARY PUBLIC

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Notary Stamp Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment 

Print Name:

Title: Notary Public

Serial No. (If any):

Commission Expires:

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