October 8, 2008

 

Margaret Jacot

Assistant Attorney General

Suite 900

445 Minnesota Street

St. Paul, MN  55101-2127

 

Ian S. Laurie

Laurie & Laurie P.A.

1660 South Highway 100

508 East Parkdale Plaza Building

St. Louis Park, MN  55416-1534

Stacia Marie Jones

Senior Legal Counsel

Abercrombie & Fitch

6301 Fitch Path

New Albany, OH  43054

 

Laura S. Weintraub

Johnson, Killen & Seiler

230 West Superior Street, Suite 800

Duluth, MN  55802

 

Re:      State of Minnesota by Velma J. Korbel, Commissioner, Department of Human Rights vs. Abercrombie & Fitch

OAH Docket No. 3-1700-19494-2

 

Dear Counsel:

 

            This letter constitutes the Third Prehearing Order concerning matters discussed in the telephone prehearing conference held on October 7, 2008.  Ms. Jacot appeared for the Department of Human Rights (Department); Mr. Laurie appeared for the Intervenors; and Ms. Jones and Ms. Weintraub appeared for Abercrombie & Fitch (Respondent). 

 

We set the following deadlines: 

 

November 14, 2008:             Deadline for expert witness disclosure by the Department and any additional disclosure by Intervenors, in compliance with the requirements of Minn. R. Civ. P. 26.02(d).

 

December 12, 2008:            Deadline for expert witness disclosure by the Respondent, in compliance with the requirements of Minn. R. Civ. P. 26.02(d).

 

January 9, 2009:                   Discovery deadline.  All discovery requests shall be served sufficiently prior to this deadline to allow for timely responses by this date.

 

February 6, 2009:                 Dispositive motion deadline.

 

February 20, 2009:               Deadline for responses to any dispositive motions.

 

February 27, 2009:               Deadline for reply to any dispositive motions.

 

March 24, 2009:                    Deadline for exchanging exhibits and witness lists.  The witness lists shall contain a brief summary of the expected testimony of each witness.  The parties shall provide copies of the exhibit and witness lists to the Administrative Law Judge.

 

April 7-8, 2009:                     Hearing, commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the Office of Administrative Hearings.

                                               

                                                                                    Sincerely,

 

                                                                                    s/Kathleen D. Sheehy

 

                                                                                    KATHLEEN D. SHEEHY

                                                                                    Administrative Law Judge

                                                                                    Telephone: (651) 361-7848

 

 

 

 

 

cc:  Docket Coordinator