Opinion
8:23CV334
07-25-2024
KIRK DICKSON, Plaintiff, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant.
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER (AMENDED)
Jacqueline M. DeLuca United States Magistrate Judge
This the parties' joint motion to extend deadline in the final progression order, Filing No. 33, is granted. The final progression order, Filing No. 16, is amended as follows:
1) The trial and pretrial conference will not be set at this time. The status conference to discuss case progression, the parties' interest in settlement, and the trial and pretrial conference settings currently set for August 6, 2024 is continued and will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge on December 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
2) The deadlines for complete expert disclosures for all experts expected to testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) ), and nonretained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C) ), are:
For the defendant(s):
July 19, 2024.
Plaintiff(s)' rebuttal:
August 2, 2024.
3) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral testimony only under Rule 45, is November 25, 2024.
4) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is December 30, 2024.
5) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related grounds is December 16, 2024.
6) Motions in limine shall be filed twenty-eight days before trial. It is not the normal practice to hold hearings on motions in limine or to rule on them prior to the first day of trial. Counsel should plan accordingly.
7) The parties shall comply with all other stipulations and agreements recited in their Rule 26(f) planning report that are not inconsistent with this order.
8) All other deadlines in the prior case progression orders remain unchanged. Any requests for changes of deadlines or settings established herein shall be directed to the undersigned magistrate judge, including all requests for changes of trial dates. Such requests will not be considered absent a showing of due diligence in the timely progression of this case and the recent development of circumstances, unanticipated prior to the filing of the motion, which require that additional time be allowed.