DOCKET NO: HHDCV176082230S
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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`ORDER 434447
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`KONOPKA, EWELINA Et Al
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`CHICAGO SAM'S LLC. Et Al
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`JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HARTFORD
` AT HARTFORD
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`3/23/2018
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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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`Complex Litigation Case Management Order under P.B. § 23-14
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`1. Use the following procedures in place of any conflicting provisions of the Connecticut Practice Book.
`Otherwise, follow the Practice Book.
`2. Do not write to the judge. File motions. You may write to the court officer, but solely about
`scheduling.
`3. Place the docket number above on all motions, pleadings, and any other documents. The document
`must use the prefix assigned, for example “X07,” and must say “Superior Court, Complex Litigation
`Docket at Hartford” at the top.
`4. If a motion is unopposed, the title of the motion should begin with the word “unopposed.”
`5. File any objections to motions within 21 days of the date the motion was filed.
`6. File any reply to objections within 14 days of the date of the objection. Sur-replies or notices of
`supplemental authorities may not be filed without moving for and receiving permission.
`7. To obtain a ruling on a motion file a “request for adjudication” after the time for filing a reply has
`passed. Form JD-CL-77, is available on the judicial website, www.jud.ct.gov under “Forms.” Request
`adjudication no later than 30 days after the last permissible brief is filed. Motions and requests not
`claimed within this 30 day period will be deemed withdrawn.
`8. Only file a request for adjudication at the same time any motion is filed if the matter is unopposed or
`urgent. Contact the court officer at (860) 548-2737 or adam.harvey@jud.ct.gov to arrange for expedited
`rulings on urgent matters. Write to the court officer immediately if, for any reason, a motion no longer
`needs a ruling.
`9. The parties may not assert boilerplate discovery objections. A short plain statement of reasons must
`be given. Objections must explain why things are vague, present undue burdens, are overbroad, or are
`not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
`10. Do not file discovery objections or motions. The parties must serve timely discovery objections on
`their opponents but may not file them with the court. The parties must confer to try to resolve any
`dispute. If a dispute cannot be resolved, contact the court officer and schedule a telephone conference
`call or a court appearance. The court will hear and resolve the dispute on the record or indicate if any
`filings are needed.
`11. Except for good cause, no item will be received as case-in-chief evidence if the proponent has failed
`to produce it in response to a reasonable and proper discovery request covering the item, regardless of
`whether any discovery motion was made. Objections based upon vagueness, undue burden, overbreadth
`and relevance are not valid reasons for withholding requested materials actually known to counsel or a
`party representative responsible for the conduct of the litigation.
`12. If a dispute arises during a deposition counsel may attempt to arrange a telephone conference with
`the Court through the court officer at (860) 548-2737 or adam.harvey@jud.ct.gov. Any such conference
`should be attended by the same court reporter recording the deposition.
`13. Email the court officer a Microsoft Word version of the briefs on any dispositive motion.
`14. A case management conference is scheduled for April 9, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 409. Do not
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`serve any additional discovery before the conference. Be ready for the court to craft a complex litigation
`discovery order at the conference.
`15. File a joint case management report 5 days before the initial conference:
`a. The plaintiffs should describe all claims in no more than 100-words.
`b. The defendants should describe all defenses in no more than 100-words.
`c. The parties should separately describe any pending motions to resolve and any dispositive motions
`they wish to file.
`d. The parties should also separately estimate the number of witnesses and describe needed discovery,
`specifically what kinds of things they seek to discover and how they wish to discover it—i.e., by
`interrogatories, production and depositions.
`e. The parties should, jointly if possible and separately if necessary, propose a firm-case management
`schedule adjusting as needed any prior schedules, including: a date to complete discovery, to file
`dispositive motions, to disclose and depose experts, and to begin trial. Do not use either form JD-
`CV-141 or JD-CV-71 for this purpose. The parties’ proposed dates should be contained within the case
`management report.
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`Judicial Notice (JDNO) was sent regarding this order.
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`434447
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`Judge: THOMAS G MOUKAWSHER
`Processed by: Adam Harvey
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