Barron v. Martel et al

Filing 84

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 06/29/15 ordering (Discovery due by 2/16/2016 Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 4/15/2016.) The parties shall disclose any rebuttal expert witnesses on or before 6/01/16. The parties shall complete expert depositions on or before 7/01/16. The final pretrial conference (8/15/16) and trial (9/13/16) before the United States District Judge William B. Shubb remain uneffected. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RONNIE E. BARRON,

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No. 2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

M. MARTEL et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with this civil rights action seeking

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relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter came before the court on June 19, 2015, on plaintiff’s

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motion to re-open discovery on a limited basis. After hearing from the parties, and for the

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reasons stated on the record, the court granted in part and denied in part plaintiff’s motion and

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instructed the parties to meet and confer and provide the court with a proposed schedule as to

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when the limited discovery could be completed, along with a proposed schedule for disclosure of

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experts. The parties have submitted their proposed schedule.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The parties may conduct factual discovery up to and including February 16, 2016. All

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discovery motions must be heard and orders complied with by that date. Plaintiff’s counsel may

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depose defendants Martinez and Todd for up to eight total hours. Plaintiff’s counsel may allocate

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the hours of questioning between the defendants as he sees fit. Plaintiff’s counsel may depose
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plaintiff’s other treating physicians for up to nine total hours. Plaintiff’s counsel may allocate the

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hours of questioning between plaintiff’s other treating physicians as he sees fit. Except as

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provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, defense counsel shall have no additional time

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limits on questioning.

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2. The parties shall disclose any expert witnesses on or before April 15, 2016.

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3. The parties shall disclose any rebuttal expert witnesses on or before June 1, 2016.

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4. The parties shall complete expert depositions on or before July 1, 2016.

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5. The final pretrial conference (August 15, 2016) and trial (September 13, 2016) before

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United States District Judge William B. Shubb remain uneffected.
Dated: June 29, 2015

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