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` IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`Civil Action No. 18-924 (GMS)
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`ORDER RE: CASE MANAGEMENT IN CIVIL CASES
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`After at least one defendant in this matter has filed a responsive pleading (e.g., answer,
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`counterclaim, cross-claim) or a motion in lieu of (or in addition to) a responsive pleading,
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`IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and discuss, in person
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`and/or by telephone, each of the matters listed in Judge Sleet’s form Joint Status Report (a sample
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`can be located on the court’s website at www.ded.uscourts.gov). Within thirty (30) days after at
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`least one defendant has responded OR thirty (30) days after the date of this Order if at least one
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`defendant has responded, the parties shall jointly file a Joint Status Report, along with their
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`proposed scheduling order (consistent with the most recently revised form of Scheduling Order,
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`which can also be located on the court’s website). If the parties anticipate or propose
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`coordination/consolidation of schedules with two or more related cases that have the same, or
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`similar due date for the filing of the joint status report, the parties shall file a single, combined joint
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`status report. Subsequently, the court, at its discretion, will either enter a case schedule or order a
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`status or Rule 16.1 conference. If a conference is ordered, it shall be conducted either by telephone
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`or in person as directed by the court. NOTE: If a Joint Status Report is filed BEFORE at
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`least one defendant has responded, it will not be considered and stricken from the record.
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`Below, for your reference, is a list of the topics to be discussed during the meet and confer;
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`and are to be included in the Joint Status Report:
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`Jurisdiction and Service. Does the court have subject matter jurisdiction? Are all
`parties subject to the court’s jurisdiction? Do any remain to be served?
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`Substance of the Action. What are the factual and legal bases for plaintiff’s claims
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`Identification of Issues. What factual and legal issues are genuinely in dispute?
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`Narrowing of Issues. Can the issues in litigation be narrowed by agreement or by
`motions? Are there dispositive or partially dispositive issues appropriate for
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`Relief. What specific relief does plaintiff seek? What is the amount of damages
`sought and generally how is it computed?
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`Amendment of Pleadings?
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`Joinder of Parties?
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`Discovery. Discovery contemplated by each party and the amount of time it may
`take to complete discovery? Can discovery be limited? Are less costly and time-
`consuming methods available to obtain necessary information?
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`Estimated trial length. Is it feasible or desirable to bifurcate issues for trial? Is it
`possible to reduce the length of the trial by stipulations, use of summaries or
`statements, or other expedited means of presenting evidence?
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`Jury trial?
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`Settlement. Have there been settlement discussions? What are the prospects for
`settlement? Is referral to the Magistrate for mediation or other ADR mechanism
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`Such other matters as counsel considers conducive to the just, speedy and
`inexpensive determination of this action.
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`A statement that counsel for the parties have conferred about each of the above
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` August 3, 2018
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` /s/ Gregory M. Sleet
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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