Opinion
8:23CV348
05-13-2024
V&B PROPERTIES LLC, a Nebraska Limited liability company; Plaintiff, v. ATLANTIC STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation; Defendant.
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER (AMENDED)
Jacqueline M. DeLuca, United States Magistrate Judge
The Plaintiff's unopposed motion to continue deadlines, Filing No. 35, is granted. The unexpired deadlines in the amended final progression order, Filing No. 31, 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 set for September 19, 2024 is continued and will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge on November 26, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
2) The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36 and 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is July 12, 2024. Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45 must be filed by July 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 nonretained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
For the plaintiff(s): August 9, 2024.
For the defendant(s): August 8, 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:
For the plaintiff(s): September 23, 2024.
For the defendant(s): September 23, 2024.
5) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral testimony only under Rule 45, is November 22, 2024.
6) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is December 16, 2024.
7) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related grounds is December 20, 2024.
8) Motions in limine shall be filed seven days before the pretrial conference. 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.
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 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.