UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------x Rev. Jan. 2012 Plaintiff(s), - against - CIVIL CASE DISCOVERY PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER Defendant(s). -------------------------------------------------------------x CV (NSR) This Civil Case Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order is adopted, after consultation with counsel, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and 26(f): 1. All parties [consent] [do not consent] to conducting all further proceedings before a Magistrate Judge, including motions and trial, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The parties are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. (If all parties consent, the remaining paragraphs of this form need not be completed.) This case [is] [is not] to be tried to a jury. Joinder of additional parties must be accomplished by _______________________. Amended pleadings may be filed until _____________________. Interrogatories shall be served no later than ___________________, and responses thereto shall be served within thirty (30) days thereafter. The provisions of Local Civil Rule 33.3 [shall] [shall not] apply to this case. First request for production of documents, if any, shall be served no later than ____________________. Non-expert depositions shall be completed by ____________________________. a. Unless counsel agree otherwise or the Court so orders, depositions shall not be held until all parties have responded to any first requests for production of documents. Depositions shall proceed concurrently. Whenever possible, unless counsel agree otherwise or the Court so orders, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. b. c. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com non-party depositions shall follow party depositions. 8. Any further interrogatories, including expert interrogatories, shall be served no later than _______________________. Requests to Admit, if any, shall be served no later than ______________________. Expert reports shall be served no later than ______________________. Rebuttal expert reports shall be served no later than ______________________. Expert depositions shall be completed by ______________________. Additional provisions agreed upon by counsel are attached hereto and made a part hereof. ALL DISCOVERY SHALL BE COMPLETED BY ______________________. Any motions shall be filed in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices. This Civil Case Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order may not be changed without leave of Court (or the assigned Magistrate Judge acting under a specific order of reference). The Magistrate Judge assigned to this case is the Hon. If, after entry of this Order, the parties consent to trial before a Magistrate Judge, the Magistrate Judge will schedule a date certain for trial and will, if necessary, amend this Order consistent therewith. The next case management conference is scheduled for _____________________, at ____________. (The Court will set this date at the initial conference.) . 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. SO ORDERED. Dated: White Plains, New York _______________________ Nelson S. Román, U.S. District Judge American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com