Liljestrand et al v. Silberberg

Filing 51

ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 1/21/2009. Parties shall disclose expert witnesses and their reports no later than 2/17/2009; disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses and their reports shall be submitted no later than 3/17/2009. Depositions of all expert witnesses shall be completed no later than 5/1/2009. Pretrial Statements due by 5/15/2009. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/15/2009 at 02:00 PM and Jury Trial set for 8/11/2009 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5 (WBS). Plaintiffs' 17 Motion to Exclude Experts is DENIED. (Marciel, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOHN ERIC LILJESTRAND and CHRISTIE LILJESTRAND, Plaintiffs, v. MERVYN ISIDORE SILBERBERG and DOES I through X, inclusive, Defendants, / UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo----

NO. CIV. 08-667 WBS KJM ORDER

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. _____________________________/ ----oo0oo---After considering the arguments of counsel on plaintiffs motion to exclude defendant's expert witnesses pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c)(1), the court concludes that modification of the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order is the most appropriate resolution of this matter. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: (1) discovery is reopened for the limited purposes 1

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enumerated herein; (1) the parties shall disclose expert witnesses and their reports by no later than February 17, 2009; (2) the parties shall disclose rebuttal expert witnesses and their reports by no later than March 17, 2009; (3) the parties shall complete depositions of all expert witnesses by no later than May 1, 2009; (4) the parties shall file Pretrial Statements by no later than May 15, 2009; (5) the Final Pretrial Conference is rescheduled for June 15, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom No. 5; (6) the jury trial is rescheduled for August 11, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 5; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion to exclude experts be, and the same hereby is, DENIED. DATED: January 21, 2009

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