[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 31921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12666]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[CPSC Docket No. 12-2 and CPSC Docket No. 13-2]


Notice of Telephonic Prehearing Conference

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Authority:  Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2064.
SUMMARY: Notice of telephonic prehearing conference for the 
consolidated case: In the Matter of ZEN MAGNETS, LLC; and STAR NETWORKS 
USA, LLC; CPSC Docket No. 12-2; and CPSC Docket No. 13-2.

DATES: June 19, 2014, 12:00 p.m. Mountain/1:00 p.m. Central/2:00 p.m. 
Eastern

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are welcome to attend the prehearing 
conference at the Courtroom of Hon. Dean C. Metry at 601 25th Street, 
5th Floor Courtroom, Galveston, Texas 77550.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Emig, Paralegal Specialist, U.S. 
Coast Guard ALJ Program, (409) 765-1300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any or all of the following may be 
considered during the prehearing conference:
    (1) Petitions for leave to intervene;
    (2) Motions, including motions for consolidation of proceedings and 
for certification of class actions;
    (3) Identification, simplification and clarification of the issues;
    (4) Necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings;
    (5) Stipulations and admissions of fact and of the content and 
authenticity of documents;
    (6) Oppositions to notices of depositions;
    (7) Motions for protective orders to limit or modify discovery;
    (8) Issuance of subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and 
the production of documents;
    (9) Limitation of the number of witnesses, particularly to avoid 
duplicate expert witnesses;
    (10) Matters of which official notice should be taken and matters 
which may be resolved by reliance upon the laws administered by the 
Commission or upon the Commission's substantive standards, regulations, 
and consumer product safety rules;
    (11) Disclosure of the names of witnesses and of documents or other 
physical exhibits which are intended to be introduced into evidence;
    (12) Consideration of offers of settlement;
    (13) Establishment of a schedule for the exchange of final witness 
lists, prepared testimony and documents, and for the date, time and 
place of the hearing, with due regard to the convenience of the 
parties; and
    (14) Such other matters as may aid in the efficient presentation or 
disposition of the proceedings.
    Telephonic conferencing arrangements to contact the parties will be 
made by the court. Mary B. Murphy, Esq.; Jennifer C. Argabright, Esq.; 
Daniel R. Vice, Esq.; and Ray M. Aragon, Esq., Counsel for the U.S. 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall be contacted by a third party 
conferencing center at (301) 504-7809. David C. Japha, Esq., Counsel 
for ZEN MAGNETS, LLC and STAR NETWORKS USA, LLC shall be contacted by a 
third party conferencing center at (303) 964-9500.

    Dated: May 22, 2014.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-12666 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
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