Opinion
8:22CV420
02-27-2024
DENISHA M. SEALS, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, and MARGARETTE CHRISTENSEN, PhD; Defendants.
AMENDED
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER
Susan M. Bazis, United States Magistrate Judge
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the parties' Joint Motion to Amend Final Progression Order. (Filing No. 54.) The motion is granted. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the provisions of the Court's previous final progression order remain in effect, and in addition to those provisions, case progression shall be 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 presently set for July 25, 2024 is rescheduled and will now be held with the undersigned magistrate judge by telephone on October 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference. (Filing No. 24.)
2) The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36 and 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is June 19, 2024. Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36 and 45 must be filed by July 3, 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 to set a conference for discussing the parties' dispute.
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 defendant(s): May 29, 2024
4) 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 non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
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.
For the defendant(s): June 27, 2024
5) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral testimony only under Rule 45, is August 29, 2024.
a. The maximum number of depositions that may be taken by the plaintiffs as a group and the defendants as a group is 5.
b. Depositions will be limited by Rule 30(d)(1).
6) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is December 2, 2024.
7) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related grounds is September 26, 2024.
8) 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.
9) 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.