Opinion
10703-19 10704-19
01-04-2022
CFM INSURANCE, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
MARK V. HOLMES JUDGE
These cases have been assigned to this division of the Court. These cases are currently calendared for trial at a special session of the Court starting at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Room 3908 of the Kluczynski Federal Building, located at 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.
The Court asked the parties to file a joint status report proposing a pretrial schedule, which they have done. It is therefore ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern the remaining preparation of these cases for trial:
| Date | Event |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | Notices to take discovery depositions of nonparty fact witnesses (Rules 74(b)(2) and 74(c)(2)) and motions to take discovery depositions of party witnesses (Rule 74(c)(3)). Discovery depositions of party witnesses upon the consent of the parties (Rule 74(b)(1)) may be taken at any time agreed to by the parties. Motions for an order to compel taking of nonparty fact witness depositions (Rules 74(b)(3) and 74(c)(2)(B)) shall be filed no later than 14 days after service of objections to the deposition. |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions. Motions to compel responses to interrogatories or production of documents, and motions to review sufficiency of admissions, shall be filed no later than 50 days after service of the underlying requests. |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | Motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment. Mar. 2, 2022 Lodging of stipulations of facts. |
| Mar. 2, 2022 | Identification of each witness expected to be called by name, address, qualifications of the witness, and a brief summary of the expected testimony of each such witness. |
| Apr. 1, 2022 | Expert witness reports, except rebuttal reports. |
| Apr. 19, 2022 | Identification and exchange of any exhibits that each party may offer into evidence as part of his case in chief (excluding only exhibits to be used solely for impeachment). |
| May 3, 2022 | Motions in limine, motions to shift the burden of proof, and other non-dispositive pretrial motions. |
| May 3, 2022 | Expert witness rebuttal reports. May 10, 2022 Trial memoranda. |