Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON Plaintiff(s) vs. Defendant(s). PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER A preliminary pretrial conference was held (by telephone) in this case at ____ on _____. ____________ appeared on behalf of Plaintiff(s); ___________ appeared on behalfof Defendant(s). PERTINENT SETTINGS 1. Settlement demand by Plaintiff upon Defendant to be made by: ___________________ 2. "Cut-off" date for filing of motions directed to pleadings (including motions to amend, to add parties, or to dismiss): Following this date, amendment to pleadings and motions directed to pleadings may be made only upon leave of Court, with notice to opposing counsel. 3. Date for disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) 4. Date for exchanging lists of lay witnesses with synopsis of their testimony 5. Dates for exchanging lists of expert witnesses, together with a copy of the expert's report under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) or disclosure under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C): Plaintiff(s) primary experts to Defendant(s): Defendant(s) primary experts to Plaintiff(s): ____________________ ____________________ _____________________ ___________________ __________________ Case Number: ______________ District Judge ______________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 6. Dates for exchanging lists of rebuttal experts: Plaintiff(s) rebuttal experts to Defendant(s): Defendant(s) rebuttal experts to Plaintiff(s): 7. Requests for admissions: 8. "Cut-off" deadline for discovery 9. "Cut-off" date for filing of motions not directed to pleadings (including motions for summary judgment): 10. Joint Final Pretrial Order by parties to be filed no later than: 11. Trial exhibits to be exchanged by: 12. Final Pretrial Conference to be held: In Chambers on: By Telephone Conference Call on: 13. Trial on the merits, before the Court, beginning: to a Jury, beginning: 14. Further status conference set for: 15. The Law Clerk assigned to this case is: ____________________ _____________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ALL discovery must be concluded, as opposed to simply being requested, by the discovery deadline. For example, interrogatories, which have a thirty day response tim must be served on the opposing e, party in sufficient time to allow that party to res pond prior to the discovery deadline. In the absence of extraordinary cause, the Courtwill not extend the discovery dead if doing so would adversely line impact the trial date or the summary judgment filing deadline. Referral to United States Magistrate Judge Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), (B) and (C) and §636(b)(3), the above-captioned matter is hereby referred to the assigned United States Magistra Judge from the date of this Order until the te discovery deadline set herein or hereafter extended. At that tim e, the District Judge will resum e management of the case through resolution or tria l. The Magistrate judge to whom the case is American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com referred is hereby authorized to performany and all functions authorized for full-time United States magistrate judges by statute except that, unless specifically ordered, the following motions are not referred, regardless of when they m ay be filed: (1) m otions for te mporary restraining order or preliminary injunction; (2) motions for summary judgment, including Markman hearings in patent cases; (3) motions for class certification; and (4 ) motions in limine relating to the adm ission of evidence at trial. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com