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<br /> CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DOCKET NUMBER Commonwealth of Massachusetts
<br /> NOTICE AND ORDER 25 MISC 000053 Land Court
<br /> (4 pages) Department of the Trial Court
<br /> Req:ip%t4oi_nt Statement. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Parties are required to file, no later
<br /> than five(5) business days before the Case Management Conference, a written Joint Statement. The Joint
<br /> Statement shall include:
<br /> 1. Case Description. A brief description of the case, its issues, and the Parties' respective positions
<br /> on those issues. In cases where geographical facts are important (e.g., boundary disputes,
<br /> easement disputes, subdivision appeals,_special permit or variance appeals), a sketch plan
<br /> illustrating those facts should be attached to the Joint Statement.
<br /> 2. Identification of Parties. A complete list of parties to the case. For each individual parry, provide a
<br /> statement of that party's preferred pronoun (e.g., he, she, they, etc.) and preferred honorific (e.g.,
<br /> Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.). For any party that is a non-governmental corporate entity, provide a statement in
<br /> compliance with Supreme Court Rule 1:21.
<br /> 3. List of Related Cases. A list of all related cases, whether in this or any other court or tribunal, and
<br /> whether currently pending or concluded. For each such case, the list shall contain the case name,
<br /> parties, court, docket number, status, and a short description of its facts, issues and relationship to
<br /> this action. If any of the Parties contemplates a request for consolidation, transfer to another court,
<br /> or special assignment of a trial court justice, the Joint Statement must address this. If there are no
<br /> related cases, the Joint Statement should so note.
<br /> 4. Email Service of Case Papers. Parties represented by counsel are required to receive service via
<br /> email, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 5(b), of pleadings and other documents filed with the court in
<br /> connection with this case. Self-represented parties are to discuss whether they agree to receive
<br /> service via email, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P.5(b), and to memorialize any such agreement in
<br /> writing. If self-represented parties do not agree to service being made by email, they must explain
<br /> their reasons to the court.
<br /> 5. Discovery Plan. A joint discovery plan which proposes a schedule for the time and length of all
<br /> discovery events. The discovery plan must include a deadline for designation of any expert
<br /> witnesses, and for disclosure of their expected testimony. The discovery plan shall either be
<br /> consistent with the initial Track Designation given the case or, if the Parties propose a different
<br /> schedule, one that allows the Parties to complete discovery on the modified schedule. If any Party
<br /> seeks an amendment to the Track Designation, or an extension or modification to any of the
<br /> applicable tracking order dates, a request for such amendment, extension or modification may be
<br /> included in the Joint Statement, and the Court may make the requested amendment, modification or
<br /> extension, on its own motion, for good reasons and as the interests of justice require.
<br /> 6. Motion Schedule. A proposed schedule for the filing of dispositive or other pre-trial motions,
<br /> identifying with specificity the types of motion(s) anticipated and the party(ies) expected to bring
<br /> them. If the Parties' proposed motion schedule would exceed any of the applicable tracking order
<br /> deadlines, the Joint Statement shall so indicate, and shall include a request for permission to exceed
<br /> the deadline(s), setting forth detailed reasons for the request.
<br /> 7. Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement. A statement of the Parties' willingness to participate in
<br /> mediation (settlement negotiations assisted by a neutral person) or other methods of alternative
<br /> dispute resolution. The statement must describe and give the status of any alternative dispute
<br /> resolution which the Parties have attempted, scheduled, or proposed to each-other, butshall not
<br /> describe the content of such settlement proposals or negotiations.
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<br /> DATE ISSUED: February 11, 2025 RECORDER Deborah J. Patterson
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