EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, No. 2:2019cv01803 - Document 101 (E.D. Pa. 2023)

Court Description: MEMORADNUM OPINION ORDER THAT DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR A HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO DISQUALIFY THE EEOC AS COUNSEL IS DISMISSED AS MOOT AS TO THE HEARING AND DENIED AS TO THE UNDERLYING RELIEF SOUGHT, I.E., THE EEOCS DISQUALIFICATION AS COUNSEL. DE FENDANTS MOTION TO PERMIT ITS EXPERT TO INTERVIEW MEGAN PEREZ IS DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO REMOVE THIS CASE FROM CIVIL SUSPENSE. DEFENDANTS EXPERT REPORTS SHALL BE SERVED ON OR BEFORE 2/6/23. PLAINTIFFS EXPERT REPORTS SHALL BE SERVED ON OR BEFORE 3/8/23. ALL DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE 4/7/23. SIGNED BY HONORABLE CYNTHIA M. RUFE ON 1/5/23. 1/5/23 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas)

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA Doc. 101 Case 2:19-cv-01803-CMR Document 101 Filed 01/05/23 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-1803 v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA Defendant. ORDER AND NOW, this 5th day of January 2023, upon review of the Defendant’s Motion to Permit its Expert to Interview Megan Perez [Doc. No. 87] and Defendant’s Motion for a Hearing to Determine Whether to Disqualify the EEOC as Counsel [Doc. No. 89], and the responses and replies thereto, and after oral argument in Court on November 30, 2022, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Defendant’s Motion for a Hearing to Determine Whether to Disqualify the EEOC as Counsel is DISMISSED AS MOOT as to the hearing and DENIED as to the underlying relief sought, i.e., the EEOC’s disqualification as counsel. 2. Defendant’s Motion to Permit its Expert to Interview Megan Perez is DENIED without prejudice. 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to REMOVE this case from Civil Suspense. 4. The following case deadlines will apply: 1 a. Defendant’s expert reports shall be served on or before February 6, 2023. 1 These case deadlines are pursuant to the parties’ Stipulation and Order to Stay Post-Discovery Case Management Deadlines, as previously approved by the Court. See Order of Oct. 4, 2022 [Doc. No. 86]. 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:19-cv-01803-CMR Document 101 Filed 01/05/23 Page 2 of 2 b. Plaintiff’s expert reports shall be served on or before March 8, 2023. c. All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before April 7, 2023. It is so ORDERED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Cynthia M. Rufe _____________________ CYNTHIA M. RUFE, J. 2

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