Opinion
Bankruptcy Case 02-00213, Adversary Proceeding 02-00011
December 30, 2002
ORDER
The Scheduling Conference, in the above captioned Adversary Proceeding, is currently calendared for Monday, December 30, 2002. However, the Court has been informed by the plaintiff's counsel's office that plaintiff's counsel is currently off-island and that substitute counsel is unavailable to attend the Scheduling Conference. The Court has also been informed by the defendant's counsel's office that defendant's counsel is off-island and that substitute counsel is unavailable to attend the Scheduling Conference, as well.
It is not clear why the counsels in this Adversary Proceeding did not either arrange for substitute counsel to attend the Scheduling Conference or move the Court for an order continuing the Scheduling Conference to a time when both counsel could attend the Scheduling Conference. However, the Court is also very much aware of the difficulties all of us have been encountering in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Pongsona. Thus, with the understanding that such conduct is not that which the Court would normally expect nor tolerate, the Court excuses both counsel for their oversight in this matter.
Accordingly, the December 30, 2002 Scheduling Conference is HEREBY VACATED. The Scheduling Conference will be held on THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2003 AT 4:00 P.M.
Furthermore, the parties are reminded that the Scheduling Notice required them to file their proposed Scheduling Order and Discovery Plan no later than December 17, 2002 and that, pursuant to the Courts December 10, 2002 General Order, the December 17, 2002 deadline was extended to December 23, 2002. However, the parties have not yet filed their proposed Scheduling Order and Discovery Plan. Accordingly, the parties are HEREBY ORDERED to file their proposed Scheduling Order and Discovery Plan by close of business, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003.