Opinion
21-CV-03866 (JGK)
07-26-2021
PHILLIPS & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, PLLC By: Dorina Cela, Dorina Cela, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff. LITTLER MENDELSON P.C., By: Zack G. Sharpe IV, Zack G. Sharpe IV, Esq., Attorneys for Defendant.
PHILLIPS & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, PLLC By: Dorina Cela, Dorina Cela, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff.
LITTLER MENDELSON P.C., By: Zack G. Sharpe IV, Zack G. Sharpe IV, Esq., Attorneys for Defendant.
RULE 26(F) REPORT
Pursuant to the Court's June 28, 2021 Order (ECF No. 12) and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties conferred pursuant to Rule 26(f) and jointly propose the following deadlines.
Rule 26(f)(3) Topics:
1. The timing of discovery:
The Parties propose the following discovery schedule:
The parties shall exchange disclosures required by FED. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1): August 6, 2021
Deadline to amend pleadings: August 23, 2021
The parties shall exchange Interrogatories and Requests for Documents: August 23, 2021
Completion of fact discovery: November 19, 2021
Expert disclosures, if any, must be made by: December 3, 2022 ;
Completion of expert discovery: January 3, 2022
2. The topics of discovery: Discovery will be sought regarding all documents relevant to the claims and defenses in the action, including, but not limited to Defendant's investigation report; documents regarding Plaintiffs pregnancies, leaves relating to pregnancy, performance, complaints to and about Defendant Rothman; and Defendant's policies and procedures pertaining to discrimination and retaliation in the workplace, pregnancy-related leave, and COVID-19 testing, 3. The Parties will meet and confer regarding the form in which electronically stored information should be produced.
4. The Parties do not anticipate any disputes about claims of privilege or protection at this time. The Parties plan to enter into separate stipulations concerning confidentiality and the claw-back of privileged communications which they shall attempt to negotiate and submit to the Court for its approval.
5. The Parties do not anticipate any changes in the limitations on discovery imposed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
6. At this time, there are no other orders that the Court should issue under Rule 26(c) or Rule 16(b) and (c).