Report of Parties Planning Meeting — United States v. Bailey and RKB, Inc., Case 5:24-cv-00456

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A Report of Parties Planning Meeting, filed June 26, 2026 as Document 32 in United States v. Ryan Bailey and RKB, Inc., Case No. 5:24-cv-00456, in the United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, at Beckley. It states a meeting under Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took place on June 22, 2026, with Gregory Neil, AUSA, for the plaintiff, Todd Houck for Ryan Bailey and James Sheatsley for RKB, Inc. The discovery plan states that, since Defendant Ryan Bailey has admitted the conduct alleged in the Complaint, the parties do not believe significant discovery will be needed. The form also has entries on electronically stored information, a protective order, expert reports, mediation and a pretrial conference.

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Case 5:24-cv-00456 Document 32 Filed 06/26/26 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 157
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L R Civ P 16.1 Form (03/2020)

UNITED S TATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT BECKLEY

United States

v. CASE NO. 5:24-cv-00456

Ryan Bailey
and RKB, Inc.

Guideline for parties and attorneys:
The parties are advised to use the Worksheet for Report of Parties’ Planning Meeting
(located on the Court’s website at www.wvsd.uscourts.gov) and the suggested
Guidelines contained in the form’s comments.

REPORT OF PARTIES’ PLANNING MEETING

1. Pursuant to Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a meeting was held on
June 22, 2026
____________________________. Those participating were:
Gregory Neil, AUSA for plaintiff(s)
Todd Houck for defendant(s) Ryan Bailey
James Sheatsley for defendant(s) RKB, Inc.
for defendant(s)

2. July 6, 2026
Pre-Discovery Initial Disclosures. The parties will exchange by _______________ the
information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1).
3. July 6, 2026
Plaintiff(s) should be allowed until _______________ to join additional parties and until
July 6, 2026
_______________ to amend the pleadings. Defendant(s) should be allowed until
July 6, 2026
_______________ to join additional parties and until July 6, 2026
_______________ to amend the pleadings.
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4. Discovery Plan. The parties jointly propose to the court the following discovery plan [Use
separate paragraphs or subparagraphs as necessary if the parties disagree.]:
a. Discovery will be needed on the following subjects:
Since Defendant Ryan Bailey has admitted the conduct alleged in the
Complaint, the parties do not believe significant discovery will be needed.
Some limited financial discovery may be conducted to identify assets.

b. The parties have reviewed Local Rule 26.5 and have discussed how the
preservation, discovery, and disclosure of electronically stored information (“ESI”)
should be handled, including the following:
i. It is likely that one or more parties will seek discovery of electronically
stored information such as emails, files or documents stored on a server or
computer, or other electronic documents.

Ƒ Yes Ƒ
■ No
(If No, no other fields in Section 4.b need to be completed.)
The parties have generally agreed upon a format for production of ESI, as follows:

ii. The parties believe it is possible that metadata may be relevant in this case,
such as the date stamp when an electronic document was created or
modified.

Ƒ Yes Ƒ No
The parties have generally agreed upon a format for production of such metadata,
as follows:

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iii. At this time, the parties have agreed on what ESI is “reasonably accessible”
as defined in R. 26(b)(2)(B).

Ƒ Yes Ƒ No
If no, identify the nature of any dispute:

iv. Have the parties agreed on any search protocol for review of electronic data
including methods to filter the data?

Ƒ Yes Ƒ No
If yes, please describe:

If no, please identify what issues remain outstanding:

v. Are there any unresolved issues pertaining to the preservation of ESI? If so,
please describe:

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vi. Other. Identify all other outstanding issues or disputes concerning ESI:

c. The parties agree to file a joint motion for the entry of a protective order and to
complete and submit with the motion the court’s preferred Agreed Protective Order
found online at www.wvsd.uscourts.gov.

Ƒ
■ Yes Ƒ No
If no, please explain:

d. The parties agree to file a joint motion for the entry of an Order Governing the
Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents or Other Material and to complete and submit
with the motion the court’s preferred Agreed Order Governing the Inadvertent
Disclosure of Documents or Other Material found online at
www.wvsd.uscourts.gov.

Ƒ
■ Yes Ƒ No
If no, please explain:

e. The parties agree to file a joint motion for the entry of an Agreed Order Setting
Disposition Protocol and to complete and submit with the motion the court’s
optional Order Setting Disposition Protocol available online at
www.wvsd.uscourts.gov.

Ƒ Yes Ƒ
■ No
9/15/26
f. The last day to serve discovery requests is _______________. The last date on
which to take a discovery deposition is 45 days after the last date to serve discovery
requests. The last date on which to take a discovery deposition is known as the

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“discovery completion date.” [Discovery on _______________ to be completed by
_______________.]
g. The parties adopt the discovery limits set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.

Ƒ
■ Yes Ƒ No
If the parties and attorneys believe that more discovery is needed, the basis for that
belief is:

h. The parties believe that this case requires additional judicial oversight such as
special case management procedures or regularly held conferences.

Ƒ Yes Ƒ
■ No
If yes, please describe why the case requires additional judicial oversight and the
type of oversight requested:

i. Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2) due:
8/30/26
By the party bearing the burden of proof on an issue: _______________.
9/30/26
By the party not bearing the burden of proof on an issue: _______________.
Expert witness disclosures intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the
10/16/26
same issue identified by another party: _______________.
5. do not consent
Magistrate judges will resolve all discovery disputes. The parties _______________ to
have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct any further proceedings in this case,
including trial, and order the entry of a final judgment.
6. Mediation shall take place on or before 11/30/26
_______________.
7. 11/20/26
Potential dispositive motions shall be filed by _______________, with responses and
replies filed according to the Local Rules.

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8. The parties request a pretrial conference in 2/14/27
_______________.
The Plaintiff(s) shall submit a proposed pretrial order to Defendant(s) on or before
1/31/27
_______________.
The Defendant(s) shall compile a proposed integrated pretrial order and submit it to
2/7/27
chambers of the presiding judicial officer on or before _______________.
9. Where applicable, proposed jury instructions shall be exchanged and transmitted to
chambers of the presiding judicial officer in Microsoft Word format on or before
2/21/27
_______________.
10. Where applicable, findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be exchanged and
transmitted to chambers of the presiding judicial officer in Microsoft Word format on or
before 2/14/27
_______________.
11. A final settlement conference will take place on 2/27/26
_______________.
12. 2/28/27
The case shall be ready for trial by _______________, and at this time is expected to take
approximately 1______ days.
do not request
The parties _______________ a conference with the court before the entry of the scheduling order.

Gregory Neil, AUSA
s/___________________________________ G. Todd Houck
s/__________________________________
Signature Signature
Assistant United States Attorney 105 Guyandotte Avenue
WV State Bar #11077
United States Attorney’s Office Mullens, WV 25882
300 Virginia Street, East, Room 4000 Telephone: (304)294-8055
Charleston, WV 25301 Fax: (304) 294-8077
Phone: 304-345-2200 | Fax: 304-347-5443
E-mail: greg.neil@usdoj.gov E-mail:gthouck@aol.com

United States
Counsel for: __________________________ Ryan Bailey
Counsel for: _________________________

James Sheatsley
s/___________________________________ s/__________________________________
Signature Signature
Gorman, Sheatsley & Company, LC
343 Prince Street, Suite B
Beckley, WV 25801
Phone: (304) 252-5321
jsheatsley@gormansheatsley.org

RKB, Inc.
Counsel for: __________________________ Counsel for: _________________________

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