IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY PARTIES, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. _____ ) PARTIES, ) ) Defendants. ) SCHEDULING ORDER The Court having conducted a telephone conference on __________ __, 200_ to discuss scheduling in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this _____ day of __________, 200_ that the schedule shall be as follows: 1. Fact discovery shall be initiated so that it may be completed on or before __________ __, 200_. 2. Opening expert reports of the parthaviy ng the burden of proof on a claim or issue shall be submitted on or before __________ __, 200_. Answering expert reports by the opposing party shall be submitted on or before __________ __, 200_. [If the parties do not expect to have any expert parties do not expect to have any expert 3. All case dispositive motions shall be served and filed, together with an opening brief, on or before __________ __, 200_. Answering briefs shall be filed on or before __________ __, 200_, and reply briefs on or before __________ __, 200_. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com>>>> 2 4. The parties shall file the Joint Pretrial Order, together with any pretrial briefs, on or before __________ __, 200_. 5. The Court will conduct a pretrial conference by telephone on __________ __, 200_ at _____ _.m. Plaintiffs counsel should make the appropriate arrangements. 6. A _____ day trial is scheduled to begin on __________ __, 200_, at 9:30 a.m. 7. The Court does not anticipate any change in the portions of the foregoing schedule that affect its schedule, specifically, the deadlines for case dispositive motions and related briefing, due dates for the Joint Pretrial Order and any pretrial briefs, the pretrial conference date, or the trial date. No such change will be authorized by the Court except upon a timely application and a showing of good cause. ______________________________________ Donald F. Parsons, Jr. Vice Chancellor - 2 - American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com