Order | Filed: September 11, 2026
| Entered: September 11, 2026
JACOBS v. JONES
P.I.: Assault Libel & Slander | Pennsylvania Eastern
Order ~Util - Set Hearings
ORDER THAT DEFENDANT OSCAR B. JONES SHALL SHOW CAUSE AS TO WHY HE SHOULD NOT BE HELD IN CONTEMPT AND SANCTIONED (MONETARY OR OTHERWISE) FOR VIOLATING THE PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED ON AUGUST 26, 2026 (ECF NO. 56) AT AN ON-THE-RECORD HEARING BY ZOOM ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026, AT 12:15 P.M. EST. A ZOOM LINK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTIES AND MR. JACOBS ON THE MORNING OF THE HEARING. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE PAMELA A. CARLOS ON 9/11/26. 9/11/26 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(er)
Order | Filed: September 11, 2026
| Entered: September 11, 2026
JACOBS v. JONES
P.I.: Assault Libel & Slander | Pennsylvania Eastern
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery
ORDER THAT MOTION FOR A LIMITED EXTENSION OF THE FACT DEADLINE (ECF NO. 61), IS GRANTED AND THIS COURT'S PRIOR SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF NO. 32) IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: THE PARTIES SHALL STRICTLY COMPLY WITH ALL DEADLINES RECITED HEREIN. IN THE EVENT A DEADLINE CANNOT BE REACHED, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO TIMELY NOTIFY THE COURT IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE BY FILING A LETTER ON THE DOCKET, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE DEADLINE CANNOT BE HONORED, ETC. FACT DISCOVERY, INCLUDING THE COMPLETION OF INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, SHALL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 16, 2026, ETC. MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR DAUBERT MOTIONS, IF ANY, SHALL BE FILED BY NOVEMBER 16, 2026. RESPONSES SHALL BE FILED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 16, 2026, ETC. EACH PARTY SHALL FILE A PRETRIAL MEMORANDUM NO LATER THAN JULY 2, 2027, ETC. ALL MOTIONS IN LIMINE SHALL BE FILED NO LATER THAN JULY 9, 2027, ETC. A FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2027, AT 9:30 A.M. IN COURTROOM 4A, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED AT 504 WEST HAMILTON STREET, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18101, ETC. JURY SELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2027, AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE JAMES A. BYRNE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, 601 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106, IN A COURTROOM TO BE DETERMINED. THE JURY TRIAL WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2027, AT 9:00 A.M. IN COURTROOM 4A, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED AT 504 WEST HAMILTON STREET, PENNSYLVANIA 18101. TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2027; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2027; AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2027. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE PAMELA A. CARLOS ON 9/11/26.9/11/26 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(er)