Opinion
2:20-cv-108-SPC-NPM
09-07-2022
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASSAU, Plaintiff, v. REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant.
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SHERIPOLSTER CHAPPELL JUDGE
Before the Court is a Joint Motion for Continuance of Trial Date. (Doc. 100). Both parties wish to continue the October 2022 trial term to attend another mediation in hopes of resolving this action. They seek to use again Kristine Hungate as their mediator and believe a mediation can be scheduled with her in mid-November to early December. They thus ask for a February 2023 trial term.
After reviewing the record, the Court finds good cause to extend the trial term and all remaining pretrial deadlines to accommodate another mediation. Because of the Court's calendar, however, the trial term will be moved to March 2023. And for case management purposes, the Court will administratively close this case while the parties are pursuing their settlement discussions.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Joint Motion for Continuance of Trial Date (Doc. 100) is GRANTED, and the following deadlines will govern the remainder of this action:
Deadline
Date
Joint Notice on Date and Time for Mediation
October 1, 2022
Mediation Deadline
January 3, 2023
Final Pretrial Meeting
February 8, 2023
Motions in Limine
February 10, 2023
Responses to Motions in Limine
February 13, 2023
Joint Final Pretrial Statement, Proposed Jury Instructions, and Verdict Form
February 17, 2023
Final Pretrial Conference
February 24, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. Courtroom 5D
Monthly Trial Term
March 1, 2023
Estimated Length of Trial
5 days
Jury or Non-Jury
Jury
2. The Court RESERVES ruling on the following motions until after mediation:
a. Plaintiff Employers Insurance Company of Wausau's Motion to Withdraw Admissions or for Relief from Technical Admissions (Doc. 76)
b. Defendant Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Inc.'s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 80)
c. Wausau's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 81)
d. Redlands' Amended Motion to Strike the Declaration of Justin Gauthier (Doc. 84)
e. Wausau's Motion to Strike Redlands' Unsworn Expert Report (Doc. 85)
f. Redlands' Motion for Leave to Amend its Amended Motion for Summary Judgment Exhibits to Add Affidavit to Expert Report (Doc. 92)
g. Wausau's Motion to Strike Redlands' Expert Affidavits (Doc. 94)
3. The Court DENIES without prejudice the following motions in limine:
a. Redlands' First Motion in Limine - to Exclude Evidence and Argument Based Upon Declaration of Justin Gauthier (Doc. 102)
b. Redlands' Second Motion in Limine - to Exclude and Prohibit Any Reference to Florida Statute § 627.371 or Administrative Remedies. (Doc. 101)
c. Wausau's First Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendant's Purported Expert Witness Kevin McCarty from Testifying (Doc. 103)
d. Wausau's Second Motion in Limine to Exclude or Limit Expert Testimony of Cynthia Howard (Doc. 104)
4. The Clerk is DIRECTED to administratively close this action until further Court notice.