(PC) Reed v. Fox et al

Filing 94

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 3/10/2025 and stipulated by the parties to MODIFY the prior 78 scheduling order as follows: Fact Discovery shall be completed no later than 4/29/2025; Initial Expert Disclosure due no later than 5/20/2025; Rebuttal Expert Disclosure due on or before 6/10/2025; Expert Discovery to be completed no later than 7/8/2025; Dispositive motions shall be filed on or before 8/12/2025. (Deputy Clerk KLY)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEVIN REED,

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No. 2:19-cv-0275 DC AC P
Plaintiff,

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ORDER

ROBERT FOX, et al.,

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Defendants.

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The parties have filed a stipulation to amend the scheduling order and a request to set

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dates for a dispositive motion hearing and trial. ECF No. 93. The court will grant the stipulation

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to amend the scheduling order and set a hearing date for dispositive motions. The court, however,

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will not set a trial date at this time. Trial dates in prisoner cases are set, if necessary, after

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dispositive motions are resolved.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The prior scheduling order (ECF No. 78) is modified as follows:
a. Fact Discovery: All fact discovery shall be completed no later than April 29,
2025.

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b. Initial Expert Disclosure: The parties shall disclose initial experts and produce

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reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) by no later

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than May 20, 2025.
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c. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure: With regard to expert testimony intended solely

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for rebuttal, those experts shall be disclosed and reports produced in accordance

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with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) on or before June 10, 2025.

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d. Expert Discovery Cut-off: All expert discovery shall be completed no later

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than July 8, 2025.
e. Motion Filing Deadline: Dispositive motions shall be filed on or before

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August 12, 2025, and must be noticed for the hearing to take place on October

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1, 2025. Any motion so filed shall be briefed pursuant to Local Rule 230. If a

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written request for oral argument is filed stating that an attorney four or fewer

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years out of law school will argue the motion, then the court will hold the

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hearing. Otherwise, the court may find it appropriate to submit a motion

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without oral argument.

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2. The parties may file a request for further settlement conference at any time during these

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proceedings.

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DATED: March 10, 2025

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