Parker v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Full title: COLIN PARKER, Plaintiff v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 10, 2022

CIVIL 3:22-CV-1410 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 10, 2022)

Opinion

CIVIL 3:22-CV-1410

11-10-2022

COLIN PARKER, Plaintiff v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant

JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ORDER

JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

AND NOW, this 10^th day of November, 2022, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. A telephonic joint case management conference shall be conducted in the above-captioned action on November 21, 2022, at 2:30 p.m.

2. Counsel shall utilize the following information to access the conference:

Toll-Free Number: (888) 251-2909

Access Code: 2052706

3. Prior to the conference, counsel shall confer for the purpose of completing the attached scheduling order. The completed order shall be FAXED to telephone number 570-821-4009.

4. The completed order must be received by the undersigned at least three (3) business days prior to the date of the conference.

SCHEDULING ORDER

AND NOW, ___ this day of November, 2022, following the case management conference held on this date, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the following case management deadlines are established in the above-captioned action:

1. Joinder of Parties. Any joinder of parties shall be accomplished by__________.

2. Amendments. Amendments to the pleadings shall be filed by_________. Said amendment shall be accompanied by either motion or written consent by adverse party, as required by Rule 15(a), Fed.R.Civ.P.

3. Discovery. All discovery shall be completed by_________.

4. Expert Reports. Reports of Plaintiffs retained experts shall be produced by_______. Reports of Defendant's retained experts shall be produced by_________. Supplementations shall be due____________.

Counsel are reminded that discovery disputes will be handled as follows: In the first instance, counsel should discuss, in good faith, an equitable resolution of their discovery disagreements. If this good faith discussion is unsuccessful, counsel shall place on the docket a letter describing the nature of the discovery dispute, and the Court shall promptly schedule a conference call among all parties to discuss and resolve the dispute. If, after the conference call, the Court believes the issues need briefing by the parties, it will set down an appropriate briefing schedule. No written discovery motions are to be filed without leave of Court, and even then only following the above-noted procedure.

5. Dispositive Motions. All case dispositive motions shall be filed by___________.

6. Final Pretrial Conference and Trial. Counsel have advised that they anticipate the case will be trial ready in_____________.

The final pretrial conference and trial dates will be determined after the dispositive motion deadline has expired.