Signed Scheduling Order from the Court

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et. al.,

Plaintiffs.

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendants.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, et. al.,

Plaintiffs.

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendants.

ORDER

AND NOW, this 5 day of July, 2001,by the consent of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

  1. Discovery begins immediately.
  2. Each party will be allowed to conduct more than 10 depositions and propound more than 25 interrogatories, with the exact number of depositions and interrogatories to be agreed upon by the parties at a later date.
  3. The deadlines for discovery and briefing are as follows:

    August, 1, 2001—Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Rule 26(a) [See also www.lawcommerce.com/practiceareas/art_rule26.asp]
    October 15, 2001—Expert Reports Due
    November 19, 2001—Rebuttal Reports Dim
    December 7, 2001—Discovery Cut-off
    December 21, 2001—Substantive Motions Due
    January 11, 2002—Responses to Substantive Motions Due
    January 21. 2002—Replies to Substantive Motions Due
    Late Jan/Early Feb. 2002—Oral Argument on Substantive Motions
    February 14, 2002—Trial

  4. The above deadlines may be modified by the court on motion of a party for good cause.
BY THE COURT:

Background Information

The court has consolidated the ALA and ACLU suits. What does this consolidation mean?

Consolidation simply means the two cases will be heard together by the court. The two parties, however, continue to be represented by separate counsel.

Who are the judges hearing the case?

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edward R. Becker, District Court Judge John P. Fullam, and District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III.