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PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER
1. Discovery
The following time limits and deadlines shall be applicable.
A. All disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1) shall be made on or before __________.
B. Any amendments to pleadings or actions to join other parties shall be filed on or before _____________.
(It is recommended that any joinder or amendments be made early in the discovery process so as to avoid the need to prolong discovery as to new parties or new issues.)
C. The cutoff of fact discovery is ______________.
D. The parties shall disclose expert testimony pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) on or before ___________.
E. The parties may depose the other side's expert at any time prior to ___________.
F. The parties shall disclose any rebuttal expert pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2)(c) at any time prior to ______________.
G. The parties shall have until ______________ to depose the opposing party's rebuttal expert.
2. Motions
Any dispositive motions to be filed on or before ______________. (Ordinarily this date will be 30 days following the close of fact discovery.)
3. Final Pretrial Order and Conference
The final pretrial order shall be filed on or before ______________. (Ordinarily this date will be 90 days after the deadline for dispositive motions.)
The final pretrial conference will be held on ______________ at ________.m. (This date and time will be set by the Court at the Rule 16 conference.)
4. Trial
Trial is set in this matter on ______________ at 10:00 a.m. (The trial date will be set by the Court at the Rule 16 conference.)
5. Status Hearings
A further status hearing/preliminary pretrial conference should be held on ________________.
Judge Coar
United States District Judge
Dated:
Format revised: March 15, 1999