IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEW )
SCHEDULING ORDER PROVISIONS )
IMPLEMENTED IN APRIL 2021 )
STANDING ORDER
At Wilmington, this 22nd day of October 2021:
WHEREAS, in April 2021, Judge Noreika’s form scheduling orders were updated to
include, inter alia, new provisions regarding Pretrial Orders and the time by which the proposed
voir dire, preliminary jury instructions, final jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be
filed; and
WHEREAS, these provisions were intended to be adopted in all civil matters, including
those where a Scheduling Order is already in place, but there has been confusion as to whether
these new procedures govern such already pending matters.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. All Pretrial Orders must contain a table of contents and the paragraphs set forth in
the body of the Pretrial Order must be numbered;
2. The proposed voir dire, preliminary jury instructions, final jury instructions, and
special verdict forms must be filed seven (7) days 1 before the Pretrial Conference; and
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The updated form Scheduling Orders changed the deadline from three (3) full business
days to seven (7) full business days before the pretrial conference. To be clear, this
Standing Order supersedes that change and the requisite pretrial papers are now due seven
days (i.e., not business days) before the Pretrial Conference.
3. This Standing Order and the procedures set forth herein shall apply to all civil
matters before the undersigned Judge, including any pending civil matters where a Scheduling
Order has already been entered (so long as the Proposed Pretrial Order has not been filed).
The Honorable Maryellen Noreika
United States District Judge
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