DOCKET NO: FBTCV186072602S
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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`ORDER 410631
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`SANTOS FOUNDATIONS, INC.
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` V.
`PUSTOLA & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS/
`CONSTRUCTORS, LLC
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`JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD
` AT BRIDGEPORT
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`7/8/2020
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`ORDER
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`The following order is entered in the above matter:
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`ORDER:
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`REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Pursuant to a pretrial conference held in these consolidated cases on July 8, 2020 before Judge Stevens,
`the court issues the following scheduling order. Failure to comply with this order may result in sanction,
`which may include fine, exclusion of evidence at trial, dismissal, default or non-suit.
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`1. No further interrogatories or requests for production may be served absent leave of court. Any
`amended pleadings shall be file by September 1, 2020.
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`2. Depositions of parties and fact witnesses shall be completed by November 6, 2020.
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`3. In accordance with Practice Book §13-4, the plaintiffs (and counter-claimants) shall disclose expert
`witnesses by December 18, 2020; any depositions of these experts shall be completed by March 5, 2021.
`Absent leave of court, no experts may be disclosed by these parties after this date.
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`4. The defendants (and counterclaim defendants) shall disclose expert witnesses by April 16, 2021; the
`depositions of these experts shall be completed by July 2, 2021. Absent leave of court, no experts may
`be disclosed by these parties after this date.
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`5. All depositions, all discovery and all issues regarding discovery shall be completed by July 2, 2021.
`If the parties are unable to agree on deposition dates, the party seeking the deposition shall file a timely
`motion for the court to address the dispute before the applicable deposition deadline date.
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`6. Motions for summary judgment shall be filed by January 15, 2021; any written objection to any
`motion for summary judgment shall be filed within 45 days after the filing of the motion; any reply by
`the movant shall be filed within two weeks thereafter. Any motion for summary judgment shall be heard
`on the oral argument short calendar on or before March 29, 2021.
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`7. The parties shall discuss engaging in private or judicial mediation, and if they decide to participate in
`mediation, the mediation shall be completed by August 6, 2021. . By June 4, 2021, plaintiff's counsel,
`Attorney McCoy, shall file a caseflow request form indicating that the parties have decided to pursue
`mediation and providing the name of the mediator and the date of the mediation; if the parties decide not
`to pursue mediation than the caseflow request for shall request an immediate status conference.
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`8. Caseflow is directed to schedule a trial management/judicial settlement conference (with a judge other
`than the trial judge) and the commencement of a three day bench trial after September 10, 2021. Any
`party may request an earlier judicial pretrial through the clerk's office by filing a Caseflow Request
`Form.
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`This Scheduling Order Can Be Modified Only Upon Motion and By Order of the Court. Absent
`Modification of this Scheduling Order, Any Disclosures Not Made or Discovery Not Completed Within
`the Times Specified May Be Deemed Waived and Abandoned. Thus the Parties Are Required to Bring
`Any Problems with the Scheduling or the Completion of Discovery to the Court’s Attention Promptly
`Through Appropriate Motion or Conference Request. Motions for Modification Shall Be Liberally
`Granted, Except That Motions to Continue a Trial Date Must Be Supported by Good Cause Because Any
`Rescheduled Date May Substantially Delay the Trial.
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`The Parties Shall Make Good Faith Efforts to Resolve Discovery Disputes Before Filing Any Motions or
`Objections Regarding Same. No Objections Regarding Interrogatories or Requests for Production Shall
`Be Placed on the Short Calendar List Unless an Affidavit Is Filed Certifying That Bona Fide Efforts
`Have Been Made to Resolve the Dispute in Accordance with Practice Book Practice Book § 13-8 (c) and
`§ 13-10 (i).
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`The Parties Are Ordered to Resolve All Discovery Disputes Through Motions or Objections Available
`under Chapter 13 of the Practice Book Before the Date for Completion of Discovery. Motions in
`Limine` and Motions to Preclude Filed at the Time of Trial May Not Be Entertained by the Court When
`Directed at Discovery Issues That Could Have Been Addressed and Resolved Through Pre-trial
`Remedies Available under Chapter 13 of the Practice Book.
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`Mailed to all appearing parties.
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`410631
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`Judge: BARRY STEVENS
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`This document may be signed or verified electronically and has the same validity and status as a document with a physical
`(pen-to-paper) signature. For more information, see Section I.E. of the State of Connecticut Superior Court E-Services
`Procedures and Technical Standards (https://jud.ct.gov/external/super/E-Services/e-standards.pdf), section 51-193c of the
`Connecticut General Statutes and Connecticut Practice Book Section 4-4.
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