Fireworks Ahead?

Tidbits, a dedicated Blog Hooligan, keeps us updated on the LieStoppers Forum regarding approaching legal deadlines. This should be an informative week as the day of reckoning for Durham, Duke, and the other defendants gets closer.

July 2nd

MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al
ORDER signed by CHIEF JUDGE JAMES A. BEATY, JR on 04/30/08, granting 37 Joint Motion, that the Motion to reestablish deadlines in the Rule 12 briefing schedule entered on March 25, 2008, is GRANTED; The following briefing schedule shall apply to the Rule 12 Motions, Responses and Replies in this matter: Motions or Answers Due: July 2, 2008; Responses Due: no later than 90 days after the date all Defendants' Motions or Answers are filed; and Replies Due: no later than 30 days after the date Plaintiffs' Responses are filed. The Duke University Police Department and the individual Duke Police officers named as defendants in the Complaint shall be recognized as a separate Defendant-group (the "Duke Police Defendants") for purposes of the Rule 12 motion briefing and, along with the other Defendant-groups delineated in the Order dated March 25, 2008, shall have up to and including 50 pages to brief its motion to dismiss and up to and including 25 pages to brief its reply memorandum. The page limits otherwise established in the Court's ORDER entered on March 25, 2008 are retained and continue to apply to the Rule 12 briefing in this matter. (Law, Trina)

July 3rd

CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al
RESPONSE to 57 MOTION for Rule 26(f) Discovery Conference filed by DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., RICHARD BRODHEAD, PETER LANGE, LARRY MONETA, JOHN BURNESS, TALLMAN TRASK, SUZANNE WASIOLEK, MATTHEW DRUMMOND, AARON GRAVES, ROBERT DEAN, TARA LEVICY, THERESA ARICO, KATE HENDRICKS, VICTOR DZAU. Replies due by 7/3/2008. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6) (GORELICK, JAMIE) Modified on 6/17/2008 to remove duplicate text (Lee, Lisa).

July 17th

EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et al
June 17, 2008 ***Motions Submitted: 29 MOTION to Dismiss, 40 MOTION to Dismiss, 32 MOTION to Dismiss, 34 MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) MOTION to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), 30 MOTION to Dismiss, 38 MOTION to Dismiss, 42 MOTION to Dismiss, 36 MOTION to Dismiss to CHIEF JUDGE JAMES A. BEATY, JR. (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 06/17/2008)

June 24, 2008 67 MOTION to Compel Rule 26(f) Conference by DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, READE SELIGMANN. Responses due by 7/17/2008 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5) (DAVANT, CHARLES) (Entered: June 24, 2008)

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