Opinion
MDL Docket No. 11-md-2263-SM
09-26-2012
ALL CASES
AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
Upon consideration of the Joint Motion for Entry of Amended Scheduling Order, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby amends the schedule in the Joint Discovery Plan entered on January 26, 2012 and amended on May 17, 2012 and adopts the following schedule:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Deadline for Plaintiffs to Amend Pleadings ¦October ¦ ¦ ¦18, 2012 ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Deadline for Plaintiffs to file their Motion for Class ¦November ¦ ¦Certification and Proffer their Opening Class Certification Expert¦8, 2012 ¦ ¦Report(s) ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Deadline for Dial to Amend Pleadings ¦January ¦ ¦ ¦24, 2013 ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Deadline for Defendant to file their Response in Opposition to ¦February ¦ ¦Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Proffer their ¦14, 2013 ¦ ¦Responsive Class certification Expert Report(s) ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Deadline for Plaintiffs to file their Reply in Support of Motion ¦March 25, ¦ ¦for Class Certification and Proffer their Class Certification ¦2013 ¦ ¦Expert Rebuttal Report(s) ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦ ¦To be set ¦ ¦Class Certification Hearing ¦by the ¦ ¦ ¦Court ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Status conference to be held within two weeks of ruling on ¦To be set ¦ ¦Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification ¦by the ¦ ¦ ¦Court ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Deadline for Motion for Summary Judgment: The parties propose ¦To be set ¦ ¦deferring the ¦by the ¦ ¦ ¦Court ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦summary judgment deadline until the Court determines whether this case may ¦¦ ¦proceed as a class action. ¦¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
This schedule may be further modified upon order of the Court on its own motion, by joint application of the parties or upon application of any party including a showing of good cause.
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Steven J. McAuliffe
United States District Judge