IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

CAMDEN VICINAGE

JENNIFER KASILAG, et al.,

 

Plaintiffs,

v.

HARTFORD INVESTMENT FINANCIAL 

SERVICES, LLC,

 Defendant.

______________________________

JENNIFER KASILAG, et al., 

 

Plaintiffs,

v.

HARTFORD FUNDS MANAGEMENT 

COMPANY, LLC,

 Defendant.

 Civil No. 11-1083-RMB-KMW

 Civil No. 14-1611-RMB-KMW

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER

This Scheduling Order confirms the directives given to 

counsel during the telephone status Conference held on December 3, 

2014; and the Court noting the following appearances: Robert L. 

Lakind, Esquire, and Andrew Robertson, Esquire, both appearing on 

behalf of the plaintiffs; and Robert Hora, Esquire, and Anthony C. 

Valenziano, Esquire, both appearing on behalf of the defendants,

IT IS this 3rd day of December, 2014, hereby ORDERED:

1. Discovery Applications. All discovery applications 

pursuant to L. CIV. R. 37.1(a)(1) shall include an Affidavit or 

Certification that includes the information identified in L. Civ. 

R. 37.1(b)(1). Absent exigent circumstances, the Court expects 

parties to “meet and confer” in person or via telephone before 

making a discovery application, rather than just exchanging 

letters or e-mails.

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2. Depositions. All depositions are to be conducted 

in accordance with the procedures set forth in the order of Judge 

Gawthrop in Hall v. Clifton Precision, 150 F.R.D. 525 (E.D. Pa. 

1993).

3. All expert reports and expert disclosures pursuant 

to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) on behalf of plaintiffs shall be served 

upon counsel for defendant no later than February 13, 2015. All 

expert reports and expert disclosures pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P.

26(a)(2) on behalf of defendant shall be served upon counsel for 

plaintiffs no later than April 2, 2015. All expert reports and 

expert disclosures pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2) on behalf 

of third-party defendant shall be served upon counsel for 

plaintiffs no later than May 4, 2015.

Each such report should be accompanied by the 

curriculum vitae of the proposed expert witness. No expert opinion 

testimony shall be admitted at trial with respect to any witness 

for whom this procedure has not been timely followed. Depositions 

of proposed expert witnesses shall be concluded by June 19, 2015.

For purposes of this Scheduling Order, treating 

physicians shall not be considered expert witnesses and shall be 

treated as fact witnesses who are, however, required to provide 

reports and records concerning their treatment. However, any 

doctor who is going to express an opinion as to the cause of a 

particular condition or as to the future prognosis of a particular 

condition, shall be considered an expert subject to the requirement 

of FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2)(B).

The parties shall also exchange, in accordance with 

the foregoing schedule, written statements identifying all opinion 

testimony counsel and the parties anticipate will be presented at 

trial pursuant to FED. R. EVID. 701 and Teen-Ed v. Kimball Int’l, 

Inc., 620 F.2d 399 (3d Cir. 1980).

4. Dispositive Motions. Dispositive motions shall be 

filed with the Clerk of the Court no later than May 22, 2015. 

Opposition to the motion should be served in a timely fashion. 

Counsel are to follow L. CIV. R. 7.1, 7.2, 56.1 and 78.1 (Motion 

Practice - Generally). 

5. The Court will conduct a telephone status 

conference on May 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Counsel for plaintiff

shall initiate the telephone call.

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6. Any application for an extension of time beyond the 

deadlines set herein shall be made in writing to the undersigned 

and served upon all counsel prior to expiration of the period 

sought to be extended, and shall disclose in the application all 

such extensions previously obtained, the precise reasons 

necessitating the application showing good cause under FED. R. CIV. 

P. 16(b), and whether adversary counsel agree with the application. 

The schedule set herein will not be extended unless good cause is 

shown.

THE FAILURE OF A PARTY OR ATTORNEY TO OBEY THIS ORDER 

MAY RESULT IN IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 

16(f).

s/ Karen M. Williams 

KAREN M. WILLIAMS

United States Magistrate Judge

cc: Hon. Renée M. Bumb 

 

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