In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation

          ORDER ON TRIAL SCHEDULE FOR DIRECT PURCHASER ACTION

          SAMUEL CONTI, District Judge.

         Per the Court's September 13, 2013, status conference, the schedule for the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs' ("DPPs") action was to remain governed by the scheduling order of March 13, 2013, ECF No. 1595 ("Mar. 13 Order"), while the other actions in the above-captioned MDL were advanced on the schedule provided in the Court's October 7, 2013, scheduling order, ECF No. 1991 ("Oct. 7 Order").

         The Court finds that altering the DPPs' case schedule will encourage settlement and avoid factual problems that could arise from holding two related trials separately. Accordingly the Court MODIFIES the DPPs' case schedule to read as follows:

         SCHEDULE

         November 22, 2013 Last day for Defendants to serve expert reports on merits January 31, 2013 Last day for DPPs to serve rebuttal expert reports on merits March 3, 2014 Close of fact and expert discovery April 15, 2014 Last day to file dispositive motions June 2, 2014 Last day to file oppositions to dispositive motions July 2, 2014 Last day for dispositive motions replies July 18, 2014 Hearing on dispositive motions July 31, 2014 Mediation

         All dates and deadlines following July 31, 2014, are as provided in the October 7 Order. In other words, all proceedings will be consolidated for trial.

         Since the DPPs stated that they did not need extra time for discovery - the reason the Court modified the other cases' schedule - the Court provides none here.

         IT IS SO ORDERED.