In Re: HA2003, INC., f/k/a Ha-Lo Industries, Inc., et al., Debtor(s).

Case No. 02 B 12059, (Jointly Administered).United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
September 22, 2004

FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER
CAROL DOYLE, Bankruptcy Judge

The following provisions will govern the future course of this proceeding. Failure to comply with the provisions of this order may result in waiver of claims or defenses, dismissal, default, exclusion or admission of evidence, or other sanction, as justice may require.

Counsel for all parties are hereby ordered to confer and together prepare and file with the court on or before November 12, 2004, a joint document captioned “Pretrial Statement.” The Pretrial Statement will contain the following information:

1. A brief statement of the theory of each claim and each defense;
2. A statement of stipulated facts in numbered paragraphs;
3. A statement in numbered paragraphs setting out the material facts which are in dispute;
4. Each party’s list of witnesses with any objections noted, stating grounds;
5. Each party’s list of exhibits it plans to offer with objections noted, stating grounds.

Each party will provide all other parties a copy, and the courttwo copies, of all exhibits to be used at trial. Each exhibit will be pre-marked, e.g., “Plaintiff’s Exhibit 1.” Any exhibit to which an objection is not raised in the Pretrial Statement will be received in evidence without an offer during the trial.

A status hearing on the Objection of The Liquidating Trust to the claim of Stephen Wolff is set for November 16, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 742, Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois.

October 22, 2004 is set as the discovery cut-off date.