Opinion
MDL Docket No. 1290 Misc. No. 99ms276
September 19, 2002
MEMORIALIZING ORDER
For the reasons stated from the bench in open court at the September 19, 2002 status hearing, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer with each other in order to arrive at a Master Scheduling Order for the Court's approval, using a summer of 2003 trial date and working backward. This proposed Master Scheduling Order shall be filed with the Court no later than October 21, 2002. It is further
ORDERED that the parties shall also meet and confer with each other prior to the next status hearing in order to discuss the possibility of presenting this case to a Magistrate Judge for purposes of settlement discussions. It is further
ORDERED that a status hearing shall be held on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. The Joint Proposed Agenda for this status hearing shall be filed with the Court no later than close of business on October 21, 2002. Failure to file by that time will result in the Court postponing the status hearing.
SO ORDERED.