Fontenot v. McNeil Industrial, Inc.

          ORDER SETTING FINAL SCHEDULE FOR PROGRESSION OF CASE

          Susan M. Bazis, United States Magistrate Judge.

         A ruling has been issued on Defendant's Statement of Objections to the Findings and Recommendation. (Filing No. 57.) This matter is now ready for final progression.

         Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the following deadlines govern the progression of this action.

         1. Motions to Amend Pleadings/Add Parties. Any motion to amend pleadings and/or add parties shall be filed by January 2, 2019.

         2. Motion to Dismiss and Motions for Summary Judgment. Motions to dismiss and/or for summary judgment shall be filed not later than September 9, 2019. See NECivR 56.1 and NECivR 7.1.

         3. Discovery Deadlines:

a. Deposition Deadline. All depositions, whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall be completed by August 8, 2019.

b. Written Discovery Deadline. All interrogatories, requests for admission and requests for production or inspection, whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall be completed by July 8, 2019. Counsel may stipulate to extensions of time to respond to discovery requests in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 29, but such extensions shall not extend any of the dates in this order; any request to extend the deadlines of this order shall be sought by motion.

c. Discovery Motions. Discovery motions shall be filed not later than July 1, 2019, as to matters which are then ripe for decision; discovery matters arising after that date may be the subject of motions until the deposition deadline. Counsel are reminded of the provisions of NECivR 7.1(i). Motions to compel shall not be filed without first contacting the chambers of the undersigned magistrate judge to set a conference to discuss the parties' dispute.

         4. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses.^[[1]] The party with the burden of proof as to any issue shall identify expert witnesses by March 4, 2019 and shall serve expert reports by April 4, 2019. Expert witnesses for the opposing party and any expert reports shall be served by June 4, 2019. Rebuttal experts shall be disclosed and reports served by June 18, 2019. Supplementation of these disclosures, if originally made prior to these deadlines, shall be made on these deadlines as to any information for which supplementation is addressed in Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(e). The testimony of the expert at trial shall be limited to the information disclosed in accordance with this paragraph.

         5. Pretrial Disclosures. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3), each party shall serve opposing counsel and file a redacted version as applicable with the following information regarding the evidence it may present at trial other than solely for impeachment purposes as soon as practicable but not later than the date specified:

a. Nonexpert Witnesses - On or before December 6, 2019: The name, address and telephone number^[2] of each witness, separately identifying those whom the party expects to present and those whom the party may call if the need arises.

b. Deposition Testimony and Discovery - The designation of discovery testimony and discovery responses intended to be utilized at trial is not required at this time.

c. Trial Exhibits - On or before December 6, 2019: A list of all exhibits it expects to offer by providing a numbered listing and permitting examination of such exhibits, designating on the list those ...