Opinion
4:23CV3193
07-18-2024
PAUL SOUCIE, Individually; Plaintiff, v. NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER
JACQUELINE M. DELUCA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Court grants the parties' joint motion to amend the deadlines in the final progression order. Filing No. 26.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the unexpired deadlines in the final progression order are 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 November 5, 2024 is continued and will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge on March 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
2) Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45 must be filed by August 26, 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 plaintiff(s): December 2, 2024.
For the defendant(s): February 3, 2025.
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 nonretained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
For the plaintiff(s): December 2, 2024.
For the defendant(s): February 3, 2025.
5) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral testimony only under Rule 45, is March 7, 2025.
6) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is April 25, 2025.
7) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related grounds is April 4, 2025.
8) All other deadlines and provisions in the final progression order, Filing No. 16, not amended herein remain unchanged.
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.