Filed: Nov. 07, 2014
Latest Update: Nov. 07, 2014
Summary: ORDER RICHARD A. LAZZARA, District Judge. UPON DUE AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION of the procedural history of this case, together with the Defendants' pending motion and attachments filed at docket 37, it is obvious to this Court, as evidenced by Exhibit "A" to the motion, that the Plaintiffs, through counsel, have utterly failed to comply with the expert disclosure requirements imposed by Rule 26(a)(2)(B)(i)(ii)(iii) and (vi) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 Accordingly, it is ordere
Summary: ORDER RICHARD A. LAZZARA, District Judge. UPON DUE AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION of the procedural history of this case, together with the Defendants' pending motion and attachments filed at docket 37, it is obvious to this Court, as evidenced by Exhibit "A" to the motion, that the Plaintiffs, through counsel, have utterly failed to comply with the expert disclosure requirements imposed by Rule 26(a)(2)(B)(i)(ii)(iii) and (vi) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 Accordingly, it is ordered..
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ORDER
RICHARD A. LAZZARA, District Judge.
UPON DUE AND CAREFUL CONSIDERATION of the procedural history of this case, together with the Defendants' pending motion and attachments filed at docket 37, it is obvious to this Court, as evidenced by Exhibit "A" to the motion, that the Plaintiffs, through counsel, have utterly failed to comply with the expert disclosure requirements imposed by Rule 26(a)(2)(B)(i)(ii)(iii) and (vi) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1 Accordingly, it is ordered and adjudged as follows:
1) The Amended Motion to Strike and Exclude Plaintiffs' Expert (Dkt. 37) is denied.
2) The Alternative Motion to Compel and Motion for Enlargement of Time to Disclose Defendants' Expert(s) (Dkt. 37) is granted. The Plaintiffs shall file their amended expert disclosures in strict compliance with Rule 26(a)(2)(B) no later than November 14, 2014.
3) The Defendants shall file their expert witness disclosures no later than December 12, 2014.
4) The discovery cut-off date is extended until February 2, 2015.
5) The dispositive motion filing deadline is extended until March 2, 2015.
6) In the event a dispute arises with regard to the adequacy of the Plaintiffs' amended expert witness disclosure, counsel for the parties shall make themselves immediately available for a personal conference pursuant to Local Rule 3.01(g) in a good faith effort to resolve any such dispute without this Court's intervention. Any counsel failing to follow this directive will be subject to the imposition of sanctions. Additionally, the Court reminds counsel of their obligation under Local Rule 2.04(h) to "conduct themselves with civility and in a spirit of cooperation in order to reduce unnecessary cost and delay."
DONE AND ORDERED.
