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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
JOHN Q. PUBLIC, )
)
Plaintiff, ) Civil No.
) Judge Trauger
v. )
) JURY DEMAND
ACME CORPORATION, )
)
Defendant. )
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
A. JURISDICTION: The court has jurisdiction pursuant to
.
B. BRIEF THEORIES OF THE PARTIES: [not to be a verbatim recitation of the
pleadings]
1) PLAINTIFF:
2) DEFENDANT:
C. ISSUES RESOLVED: Jurisdiction and venue.
D. ISSUES STILL IN DISPUTE: Liability and damages.
E. INITIAL DISCLOSURES: The parties shall exchange initial disclosures
pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1) on or before (usually 14
days from conference).
F. DISCOVERY: The parties shall complete all written discovery and depose all
fact witnesses on or before . Discovery is not stayed during dispositive
motions, unless ordered by the court. Local Rule 33.01(b) is expanded to allow 40
interrogatories, including subparts. No motions concerning discovery are to be filed until after
the parties have conferred in good faith and, unable to resolve their differences, have scheduled
and participated in a conference telephone call with Judge Trauger.
G. MOTIONS TO AMEND: The parties shall file all Motions to Amend on or before
.
H. [only if applicable] DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS: The plaintiff shall identify
and disclose all expert witnesses and expert reports on or before . The
defendant shall identify and disclose all expert witnesses and reports on or before
.
I. [only if applicable] DEPOSITIONS OF EXPERT WITNESSES: The parties
shall depose all expert witnesses on or before .
J. JOINT MEDIATION REPORT: The parties will discuss the prospect of
engaging in a formal mediation toward the end of fact discovery or earlier, if agreed to.
Following this discussion, the parties will file a Joint Mediation Report that informs the court
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whether they will be mediating and, if so, the name of the mediator and the date scheduled for
the mediation. The Joint Mediation Report will be filed by ________________.
K. DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: The parties shall file all dispositive motions on or
before . Responses to dispositive motions shall be filed within
twenty one (21) days after the filing of the motion. Optional replies may be filed within ten (10)
days after the filing of the response. Briefs shall not exceed 25 pages. No motion for partial
summary judgment shall be filed except upon leave of court. Any party wishing to file such a
motion shall first file a separate motion that gives the justification for filing a partial summary
judgment motion in terms of overall economy of time and expense for the parties, counsel and
the court.
L. ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY. The parties have reached agreements on how to
conduct electronic discovery. Therefore, the default standard contained in Administrative Order
No. 174 need not apply to this case.
M. ESTIMATED TRIAL TIME: The parties expect the trial to last approximately
days.
It is so ORDERED.
ALETA A. TRAUGER
U.S. District Judge
APPROVED FOR ENTRY:
Attorney for Plaintiff
Attorney for Defendant
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