Opinion
Civil Action No. 01-2690 (JMF).
February 3, 2006
ORDER
This case is before me upon consent of the parties to a trial before a United States Magistrate Judge. A two day bench trial is scheduled for February 16 and 17, 2006. There are two outstanding issues that must be resolved prior the trial: the effect that my ruling will have and whether an additional party will be brought into the litigation. To that end, it is, hereby, ORDERED that
1. The parties shall, no later than February 13, 2006, file a joint praecipe detailing exactly what effect they want my ruling to have ( e.g., final judgment, final judgment without recourse, arbitration-type ruling); and
2. The parties shall have up to and including February 13, 2006 to file any motion to join additional parties.
SO ORDERED.