Filed: May 27, 2014
Latest Update: May 27, 2014
Summary: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JOHN S. BRYANT, Magistrate Judge. TO: THE HONORABLE TODD J. CAMPBELL The parties have filed their joint motion for continuation of trial date and amendment of initial case management order (Docket Entry No. 35). The undersigned Magistrate Judge has reviewed this motion and, for the reasons stated in the motion, recommends that it be GRANTED. The revised deadlines governing the progress of this case, if this recommendation is accepted, would be as follows: 1. All
Summary: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION JOHN S. BRYANT, Magistrate Judge. TO: THE HONORABLE TODD J. CAMPBELL The parties have filed their joint motion for continuation of trial date and amendment of initial case management order (Docket Entry No. 35). The undersigned Magistrate Judge has reviewed this motion and, for the reasons stated in the motion, recommends that it be GRANTED. The revised deadlines governing the progress of this case, if this recommendation is accepted, would be as follows: 1. All f..
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
JOHN S. BRYANT, Magistrate Judge.
TO: THE HONORABLE TODD J. CAMPBELL
The parties have filed their joint motion for continuation of trial date and amendment of initial case management order (Docket Entry No. 35).
The undersigned Magistrate Judge has reviewed this motion and, for the reasons stated in the motion, recommends that it be GRANTED.
The revised deadlines governing the progress of this case, if this recommendation is accepted, would be as follows:
1. All fact depositions shall be completed by October 1, 2014.
2. Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant shall disclose all expert witnesses and serve expert witness reports no later than October 1, 2014. Defendants shall disclose all expert witnesses and serve expert witness reports by November 3, 2014. Any rebuttal expert shall be disclosed and rebuttal expert reports served no later than December 1, 2014.
3. All discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses, shall be completed by January 9, 2015.
4. The parties shall file a joint mediation report by November 17, 2014.
5. Any dispositive motion shall be filed no later than February 20, 2015. A response shall be due within 20 days of the filing of the motion and, in any event, no later than March 12, 2015. A reply, limited to five pages, shall be filed within 10 days of the filing of the response and, in any event, no later than March 23, 2015.
6. The parties estimate that the trial of this case will require approximately two weeks. The target trial date for this case is June 30, 2015.
RECOMMENDATION
For the reasons stated in their motion, the undersigned recommends that the Court grant the motion to continue the current trial date and revise pretrial deadlines as stated above.
Under Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, any party has 14 days from receipt of this Report and Recommendation in which to file any written objections to this Recommendation with the District Court. Any party opposing said objections shall have 14 days from receipt of any objections filed in this Report in which to file any responses to said objections. Failure to file specific objections within 14 days of receipt of this Report and Recommendation can constitute a waiver of further appeal of this Recommendation. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L.Ed.2d 435 (1985), Reh'g denied, 474 U.S. 1111 (1986).
