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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`ORDER 438571
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`JOSEPH, JELANI Et Al
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` V.
`LEVINO, ANDREW G. Et Al
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`JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD
` AT BRIDGEPORT
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`10/20/2020
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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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`Pursuant to a status conference held on 10/20/20, the court issues the following orders. Failure to
`comply with these orders may result in sanctions, which may include fine, exclusion of evidence at trial,
`dismissal, default or non-suit.
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`1. All discovery and all issues regarding discovery, both fact and expert, shall be completed by 1/25/21.
`The court may decline to entertain any issues regarding discovery after the foregoing date.
`2. Trial in this matter is scheduled to begin on 3/17/21. Caseflow is directed to schedule a trial
`management conference at least four weeks before the trial date. Any party may request an earlier
`judicial pretrial through the clerk's office by filing a Caseflow Request Form.
`3. The parties anticipate no dispositive motions. No dispositive motions may be filed absent leave of
`court.
`4. Caseflow is directed to schedule a pretrial conference during the last week of January 2021.
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`This Scheduling Order CANNOT Be Modified by Agreement of Counsel and Can Only Be Modified
`Upon Motion and 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 Scheduling or the Completion
`of Discovery to the Court’s Attention Promptly Through Appropriate Motion.
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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 § 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 If
`Directed To 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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`438571
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`Judge: JOHN LOUIS CORDANI
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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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