Route 250 Bypass Interchange at McIntire Road hearing soon to be scheduled

Federal District Court Judge Norman K. Moon filed a scheduling order on April 25, 2011 directing the attorneys for the Federal Highway Administration and the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park to schedule a date for a bench trial. Below is a summary of the order filed as document 9 for case number 3:11-cv-00015. Here is a summary of the schedule proposed by Judge Moon.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION

COALITION TO PRESERVE MC INTIRE PARK, et. al.,
Plaintiffs;
v.
VICTOR MENDEZ, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Defendant.

Civil No. 3:11-cv-00015

PRETRIAL ORDER

The court proposes the following pretrial scheduling order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedures 16(b). If no party requests changes within 10 days, it will constitute the scheduling order in this case. The court may amend the order on its own motion, or the parties may amend the order's disclosure and discovery provisions by submitting an agreed written plan tat satisfies the requirements of Rule 26(f).

Summary

TRIAL DATE: Contact Heidi Wheeler, scheduling clerk at 434-296-9284 within 14 days of this order for the purpose of setting a trial date.

PLACE: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, 255 West Main Street, Charlottesville Virginia.

FED.R.CIV.P.26(F) CONFERENCE: 14 days from this order.

INITIAL DISCLOSURES UNDER FED.R.CIV.P.26(A): 30 days from this order.

PLAINTIFF(S) INITIAL EXPERT DISCLSURE: 75 days from this order.

DEFENDANT(S) INITIAL EXPERT DISCLOSURE: 90 days from this order.

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE DISCOVERY: 90 days before trial.

DEADLINE TO FILE DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: 75 days before trial.

DEADLINE FOR HEARING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: 45 days before trial.

Note: The order was signed by Judge Moon on April 22, 2011, but filed on April 25, 2011. I am assuming that the schedule is relative to the filing date of the order.

According to this schedule, a trial date could be set any day now and the schedule can be put into terms of calendar dates rather than relative times from the order or the yet to be scheduled trial date. I will post the dates when they are finalized.