Opinion
20 Civ. 00991 (NSR)
07-01-2021
JAMES ANDREW COBB, JR., Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PEEKSKILL and FABIAN GONZALEZ, Defendants.
ORDER
Nelson S. Roman, U.S.D.J.
The Court waives the Initial Pre-trial Conference and directs the parties to complete a Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order (blank form attached hereto). Said Scheduling Order shall be submitted to chambers by July 15, 2021 . After review and approval of the Scheduling Order, the Court will issue an Order of Reference to Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause for general pretrial purposes. The parties arc directed to contact Judge Krause within seven (7) business days of the date of the Order of Reference to schedule a conference. The Clerk of the Coiut is kindly directed to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff at his address listed on ECF and to show proof of service on the docket.
SO ORDERED.
CIVIL CASE DISCOVERY PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER
This Civil Case Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order is adopted, after consultation with counsel, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 and 26(f):
1. All parties [consent] [do not consent] to conducting all further proceedings before a Magistrate Judge, including motions and trial, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The parties are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. (If all parties consent, the remaining paragraphs of this form need not be completed.)
2. This case [is] [is not] to be tried to a jury.
3. Joinder of additional parties must be accomplished by ___.
4. Amended pleadings may be filed until ___.
5. Interrogatories shall be served no later than___, and responses thereto shall be served within thirty (30) days thereafter. The provisions of Local Civil Rule 33.3 [shall] [shall not] apply to this case.
6. First request for production of documents, if any, shall be served no later than ___.
7. Non-expert depositions shall be completed by ___.
a. Unless counsel agree otherwise or the Court so orders, depositions shall not be held until all parties have responded to any first requests for production of documents.
b. Depositions shall proceed concurrently.
c. Whenever possible, unless counsel agree otherwise or the Court so orders, non-party depositions shall follow party depositions.
8. Any further interrogatories, including expert interrogatories, shall be served no later than ___.
9. Requests to Admit, if any, shall be served no later than ___.
10. Expert reports shall be served no later than ___.
11. Rebuttal expert reports shall be served no later than ___.
12. Expert depositions shall be completed by ___.
13. Additional provisions agreed upon by counsel are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
14. ALL DISCOVERY SHALL BE COMPLETED BY ___.
15. Any motions shall be filed in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices.
16. This Civil Case Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order may not be changed without leave of Court (or the assigned Magistrate Judge acting under a specific order of reference).
17. The Magistrate Judge assigned to this case is the Hon.___.
18. If, after entry of this Order, the parties consent to trial before a Magistrate Judge, the
Magistrate Judge will schedule a date certain for trial and will, if necessary, amend this Order consistent therewith.
19. The next case management conference is scheduled for ___, at___. (The Court will set this date at the initial conference.)
SO ORDERED.