Opinion
Civil Action 23-10220
05-16-2024
FIRST AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
Denise Page Hood United States District Judge.
This case, having come before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for First Adjournment of the January 26, 2024 Scheduling Order, concurred to by Defendants, the Court ORDERS the motion (ECF No. 76) is GRANTED and the following amended schedule controlling the progress of this case:
Initial Disclosures must be exchanged by: February 9, 2024
Amendments to Pleadings or Joinder of Parties must be filed by: March 1, 2024
Initial Fact Witness List must be exchanged by: April 5, 2024
Expert Discovery:
Plaintiff's Expert Witness Disclosures/Report must be served by: July 1, 2024
Defendants' Expert Witness Disclosures/Report must be served by: August 1, 2024
Fact and Expert Discovery must be completed by: December 2, 2024
Alternative Dispute Resolution referrals may be ordered under Local Rules 16.3 to 16.7. The parties may contact the Court no later than the discovery deadline for referral under any of the ADR procedures. The Scheduling Order continues to govern the case during the ADR process. See Local Rule 16.3(g).
Referrals to the Magistrate Judge:
Motions (except trial motions in limine) must be filed by: January 31, 2025
Final Pretrial Conference:
1) A proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order (governed by Local Rule 16.2) must be submitted by and trial motions in limine must be filed by: May 5, 2025
2) The final pretrial conference is set for: May 13, 2025, 2:00 pm
3) Your client(s) or representative with full settlement authority must be present at the above conference.
Trial (Jury X or Bench) is set for: June 10, 2025, 9:00 am No. of Days: 10-15
1) The parties must exchange exhibits listed in the JFPTO prior to trial. Exhibits and witnesses not listed in the JFPTO will not be presented at trial.
2) The parties must confer on proposed jury instructions prior to trial and submit one joint agreed to jury instructions on the first day of trial.
Other Requirements :
1) The Local Rules/Appendix ECF (www.mied.uscourts.gov or the Clerk's Office for pro se litigants) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedures govern.
2) Submissions of proposed Orders are governed by Local Rules 5.2, 58.1 and Appendix CM/ECF.
3) A schedule may be modified only for good cause by leave of Court either through a Stipulation and Order submitted by the parties or, if no concurrence, by Motion. Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b)(4); Local Rule 40.2.
Additional Matters: