Yesterday, the District Court adopted new default standards, the Default Standard for Discovery, including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information ("ESI"), and the Default Standard for Access to Source code.
Default Standard for Discovery, Including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
On September 21, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will present a Continuing Legal Education program on “Trial and Appellate Mediation.” The program will include a trial mediation panel, and appellate mediation panel and a practicum session.
The morning session will feature both panel presentations. The trial mediation panel will include a discussion with U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery, Andre G. Bouchard of Bouchard Margules & Friedlander, P.A., and David B. Stratton of Pepper Hamilton LLP. The appellate mediation panel will address the appellate mediator’s perspective as well as appellate mediation from the attorney’s point of view. The speakers for the appellate mediation panel include James M. Amend, Chief Circuit Mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Penny Conly Ellison, Circuit Mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Frank E. Scherkenbach of Fish & Richardson; and Nancy Winkelman of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.
The afternoon session, featuring a practicum focused on mediation skills, will begin immediately after lunch. As part of this practicum session, Magistrate Judge Thynge will conduct a mock mediation based on a wrongful death case previously mediated by the Court. The practicum is designed to give mid-level associates and other practitioners an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of trial mediation from experienced practitioners, and to ask questions about mediation strategy.
The program has been approved for 6.0 Delaware CLE credits. As always, the program will be free to all members of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Lunch will be provided at a cost of $15 per person. Space is limited for this program so please email Rocky Kravetz at Robert.kravetz@usdoj.gov if you would like to reserve a spot now.
Continue reading "Upcoming FBA CLE - TRIAL AND APPELLATE MEDIATION" »
Yesterday, Christopher J. Burke was officially appointed as the newest U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Delaware. The full order is below.
Continue reading "Magistrate Judge Burke Appointed on August 4, 2011" »
The Annual Luncheon with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is scheduled for June 17, 2011 from 12 pm to 2 pm at the Hotel du Pont. The luncheon will feature a presentation by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet of the 2011 Annual Report of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware as well as the annual meeting of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the election of the 2011-2013 Executive Board. Please RSVP by June 8. More information can be found in flyer below.
The District Court announced yesterday that Christopher J. Burke, Esq. has been chosen as the newest Magistrate Judge for the District of Delaware. Christopher Burke fills the vacancy left by Judge Stark when he was elevated to fill the vacancy left by Judge Jordan. Mr. Burke is currently an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware and the chair of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association's Federal Trial Practice Seminar.
A link to the District Court announcement is below.
http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/
Three attorneys at Young Conaway have been selected to participate in the District of Delaware's second annual Federal Trial Practice Seminar. Michele Sherretta Budicak and Jeffrey T. Castellano, of the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Section, and Erika R. Caesar, of the Commercial Litigation Section, will take part in instructional sessions designed to hone D. Del. practitioners' courtroom skills. Topics include opening and closing statements, witness examination, courtroom presentation, and much more. More information about the program can be found in our January post announcing the Seminar.
Congratulations Michele, Jeff, and Erika!
Save the Date: March 11, 2011
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will present a "Bankruptcy Litigation Advocacy Program" on March 11, 2011. The program will be held in the Auditorium of the State Office Building and will be free to all members of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
More information, including registration information, will follow.
On February 1, 2011, the District of Delaware revised its CM/ECF filing guidelines to require that in all newly filed ANDA cases, plaintiff file a supplemental information sheet along with the complaint. This new form (below) provides the following information to the court: (1) date patentee received notice, (2) date of expiration of the patent, and (3) 30 month stay deadline. This form should aid the court in remaining cognizant of the statutory deadlines in ANDA litigation as well as potentially provide a way to track the number of ANDA cases filed in the district.
On Monday, the District of Delaware came one step closer to filling the vacant magistrate judge position. By order, the D. Del. Judges constituted the newest iteration of the district's Merit Selection Panel, which is charged with recommending no more than five candidates for the vacancy. The Panel will submit its guidance to the Court in early May.
The members of the Panel are:
Gregory B. Williams, Esquire
Regina Alonzo
Dace J. Blaskovitz
Scott E. Chambers, Esquire
Moira K. Donoghue, Esquire
Tara D. Elliott, Esquire
Anne Shea Gaza, Esquire
Kathleen M. Jennings, Esquire
Dr. David P. Roselle
Robert S. Saunders, Esquire
William J. Wade, Esquire
