United States District Court, D. Nebraska
AMENDED ORDER SETTING FINAL SCHEDULE FOR PROGRESSION
OF CASE
Michael D. Nelson United States Magistrate Judge.
This
matter comes before the Court on the Defendant's
Unopposed Motion for Extension (Filing No. 35).
After a review of the motion, the Court finds good cause for
it to be granted. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED
that the Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension
(Filing No. 35) is granted, and the following case
progression deadlines shall apply:
1.
Motions to Dismiss and Motions for Summary
Judgment.
Motions
to Dismiss and/or Motions for summary judgment shall be filed
not later than March 1, 2019. See
NECivR 56.1 and NECivR 7.1.
2.
Discovery Deadlines:
a. Deposition Deadline. All depositions,
whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall
be completed by February 1, 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 December 14,
2018. 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 January 30,
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.
3.
Disclosure of Expert
Witnesses.[1]
Each
defendant, counter-defendant, and cross-defendant shall
identify expert witnesses and shall serve expert reports by
January 30, 2019. If necessary to refute the
disclosed opinions of an expert witness of an opponent, a
plaintiff, counter-claimant, or cross-claimant may disclose
additional expert witnesses not later than February
14, 2019, provided that the disclosing party then
provides all of the information described in Fed.R.Civ.P.
26(a)(2) and makes the expert witness available for
deposition prior to the date set for completion of
depositions. 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originally made prior to these deadlines, shall be made on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.
4.
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 June 7,
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 ...