Yesterday, Judge McMahon granted the government’s request for more time to file a summary judgment motion in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits from the ACLU and the New York Times concerning (among other things) a secret legal memo first reported the New York Times justifying the targeted killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. … Continue Reading
Don’t expect to push back a trial date before Judge Baer. His model scheduling order states that the month the parties choose for trial will “rarely if ever be changed.” When parties to a securities class action asked to extend the discovery deadlines by 45 days, Judge Baer’s endorsement yesterday reminded them of this rule: … Continue Reading
