Opinion
4:22CV3243
01-16-2024
ROBERT HINRICHS, and KELLY HINRICHS, Plaintiffs, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Massachusetts Company; and RIMKUS CONSULTING GROUP, INC., Defendants.
AMENDED CASE PROGRESSION ORDER
MICHAEL D. NELSON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on the Partial Unopposed Motion to Amend Progression Order (Filing No. 42). After review of the motion, the Court finds good cause to grant the requested amendments. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Partial Unopposed Motion to Amend Progression Order (Filing No. 42) is granted, and the case progression order (Filing No. 33) is amended as follows:
1) The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is February 28, 2024. Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45 must be filed by April 1, 2024.
Note: A motion to compel, to quash, or for a disputed protective order shall not be filed without first contacting the chambers of the undersigned magistrate judge on or before the motion to compel deadline to set a conference to discuss the parties' dispute, and after being granted leave to do so by the Court.
2) The status conference scheduled for March 6, 2024, is cancelled. A status conference to discuss case progression and the parties' interest in settlement will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge on April 5, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
3) The deadlines for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C) ), are:
For the plaintiffs: March 15, 2024
For the defendants: April 18, 2024
4) The deadlines for completing expert disclosures for all experts expected to testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
For the plaintiffs: April 18, 2024
For the defendants: June 20, 2024
5) The planning conference scheduled for May 29, 2024, is cancelled. The trial and pretrial conference will not be set at this time. A planning conference to discuss case progression, dispositive motions, the parties' interest in settlement, and the trial and pretrial conference settings will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge on June 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
6) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral testimony only under Rule 45, is July 3, 2024. The maximum number of depositions that may be taken by the plaintiffs as a group and the defendants as a group is five (5).
7) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related grounds is July 8, 2024.
8) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is August 1, 2024.
9) 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.
10) All requests for changes of deadlines or settings established herein shall be directed to the undersigned magistrate judge. 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.
While treating medical and mental health care providers are generally not considered “specially retained experts,” not all their opinions relate to the care and treatment of a patient. Their opinion testimony is limited to what is stated within their treatment documentation. As to each such expert, any opinions which are not stated within that expert's treatment records and reports must be separately and timely disclosed.