Filed: Mar. 19, 2019
Latest Update: Mar. 19, 2019
Summary: STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISLOSURE DEADLINES MARSHA J. PECHMAN , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION The parties, though counsel, hereby stipulate and jointly propose an approximately a two-week extension of expert disclosure deadlines to facilitate a settlement discussion, as discussed below. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND A. Nature of the Case This is a case arising out of the Greenwood gas explosion that occurred approximately three years ago. Plaintiff seeks to recoup moni
Summary: STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISLOSURE DEADLINES MARSHA J. PECHMAN , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION The parties, though counsel, hereby stipulate and jointly propose an approximately a two-week extension of expert disclosure deadlines to facilitate a settlement discussion, as discussed below. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND A. Nature of the Case This is a case arising out of the Greenwood gas explosion that occurred approximately three years ago. Plaintiff seeks to recoup monie..
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STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISLOSURE DEADLINES
MARSHA J. PECHMAN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The parties, though counsel, hereby stipulate and jointly propose an approximately a two-week extension of expert disclosure deadlines to facilitate a settlement discussion, as discussed below.
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. Nature of the Case
This is a case arising out of the Greenwood gas explosion that occurred approximately three years ago. Plaintiff seeks to recoup monies it paid to its insured, and seeks to recover those monies from Defendants.
B. Procedural History
The parties have not sought a continuance of any deadline before. They previously mediated with the Honorable Bruce Hilyer (ret.) and are now attempting to schedule a settlement conference in late March or early April 2019. The parties and their counsel believe that this settlement conference could result in the resolution of this action. The parties do not believe they need expert disclosures to meaningfully confer about settlement, and that the parties' efforts would be better spent on preparing for the settlement conference.
C. Current and Requested Expert Disclosure Deadlines
Below are the current and requested deadlines for expert disclosures:
Current Requested
deadline deadline
Reports from expert witness under FRCP March 25, 2019 April 8, 2019
26(a)(2) due
Rebuttal expert disclosures under FRCP 26(a)(2) April 24, 2019 April 22, 2019
III. ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENT
Under LCR 16(b)(5)(ii), the Court may modify a case schedule for good cause shown. The parties believe that they meet the good cause standard for a modest continuance of the expert disclosure deadlines for the reasons set forth above.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the parties jointly request a continuance of the expert disclosure deadlines.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this Stipulated Motion and [Proposed] Order to Continue Expert Disclosure Deadlines is GRANTED. The current case schedule, including the discovery cutoff and trial date, shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
