Nichols v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.

Full title: MERLE NICHOLS, Plaintiff, v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Mar 9, 2023

No. C18-1253-TL-SKV (W.D. Wash. Mar. 9, 2023)

Opinion

C18-1253-TL-SKV

03-09-2023

MERLE NICHOLS, Plaintiff, v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant

S. KATE VAUGHAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ORDER ADOPTING REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER

S. KATE VAUGHAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The parties submitted a Joint Statement Regarding Status of Claim File Disclosure and Review, including a jointly proposed revised scheduling order. Dkt. 180. Having considered this submission, along with the statements of counsel at a status conference, see Dkt. 179, the Court finds the proposed revised case deadlines reasonable. Accordingly, the following revised schedule is adopted:

Event	Date
JURY TRIAL SET FOR 9:00 a.m. on	2/10/2025
Length of trial	14 days
Disclosure of expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2) due	5/31/2024
Disclosure of rebuttal expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2) due	7/29/2024

All motions related to discovery must be filed by this date and noted for consideration no later than the third Friday thereafter (see LCR 7(d) or LCR 37(a)(2))	8/2/2024
Discovery to be completed by	8/30/2024
All dispositive motions and motions challenging expert witness testimony must be filed by this date (see LCR 7(d))	9/27/2024
Settlement Conference, if mediation has been requested by the parties per LCR 39.1, held no later than	10/30/2024
Mediation per LCR 39.1(c), if requested by the parties, held no later than	11/29/2024
All motions in limine must be filed by this date and noted for consideration no earlier than the third Friday after filing but no later than the Friday before the pretrial conference (see LCR 7(d)(4))	12/20/2024
Agreed LCR 16.1 Pretrial Order due	1/20/2025
Trial briefs, proposed voir dire questions, proposed jury instructions, deposition designations, and exhibits due by this date; counsel are to confer and indicate with their submissions which exhibits are agreed to	1/27/2025
Pretrial conference scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 12A on	2/3/2025

All prior directives as to procedures and policies remain in effect. See Dkts. 164, 173-74. The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to all parties of record.