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Fields v. Ashford, 17-cv-11812. (2018)

Court: District Court, E.D. Michigan Number: infdco20180808f42 Visitors: 17
Filed: Aug. 08, 2018
Latest Update: Aug. 08, 2018
Summary: ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT WITNESSES (ECF #57) AND (2) AMENDING DATES IN CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF #25) MATTHEW F. LEITMAN , District Judge . On June 6, 2018, Defendants Pierre Octavius Ashford, Corr Transport, Inc., and Dakota Lines, Inc. filed a motion to exclude Plaintiff Angela Fields from calling certain of her treating physicians as expert witnesses at trial. ( See ECF #57.) The Court held a hearing on Defendants' motion on August 8, 2018.
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ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT WITNESSES (ECF #57) AND (2) AMENDING DATES IN CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF #25)

On June 6, 2018, Defendants Pierre Octavius Ashford, Corr Transport, Inc., and Dakota Lines, Inc. filed a motion to exclude Plaintiff Angela Fields from calling certain of her treating physicians as expert witnesses at trial. (See ECF #57.) The Court held a hearing on Defendants' motion on August 8, 2018. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing, the motion is DENIED. In addition, for the reasons stated on the record:

1. By not later than September 10, 2018, for each treating physician that Fields intends to call as an expert at trial, she shall provide Defendants the disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(C); 2. By not later than October 10, 2018, for each opinion witness Defendants may call to rebut any of the witnesses disclosed by Fields in response to subparagraph one above, Defendants shall provide Fields the disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2); and

3. By not later than January 19, 2019, the parties shall complete the depositions of any expert witnesses disclosed under sub-paragraphs one and two above. The remainder of the dates set forth in the Court's October 13, 2017, Case

Management Requirements and Scheduling Order (ECF #25) are modified as follows:

Expert Discovery Cutoff January 19, 2019 Dispositive Motions and Challenges to February 19, 2019 Experts Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures April 19, 2019 Motions in Limine May 17, 2019 Response briefs due 10 days after filing, but no later than May 28, 2019. Reply briefs due 5 days after, but not later than June 3, 2019 Final Pretrial Order June 10, 2019 Final Pretrial Conference Monday, June 24, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Trial Date Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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