Iglis et al v. D.R. Horton, Inc. et al

Filing 20

ORDER granting 19 joint Motion to Continue ex pert dislosure deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara Lynn Major on 3/27/09. (tkl) (jrl).

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 FRANK INGLIS AND TERESA INGLIS, ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) D.R. HORTON, INC., JAMES ) PRITCHETT, and DOES 1-10, ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. 08cv1825-JM (BLM) ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES [Doc. No. 19] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

By joint motion dated March 26, 2009, the parties request to continue the deadlines for serving expert disclosures and rebuttal disclosures by forty-five days. Doc. No. 19. All expert

Good cause appearing, the joint motion is GRANTED.

disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) shall be served on all parties on or before May 11, 2009. Any contradictory or rebuttal In addition,

information shall be disclosed on or before June 8, 2009.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e)(1) imposes a duty on the parties to supplement the expert disclosures made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by the time that pretrial disclosures are due under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) (discussed below). ///
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The parties are advised to consult with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) regarding expert disclosures. Such disclosures shall include an expert

report, all supporting materials, a complete statement of all opinions to be expressed and the basis and reasons therefor, the data or other information considered by the expert in forming the opinions, any exhibits to be used as a summary of or support for the opinions, the qualifications of the witness including a list of all publications authored by the witness within the preceding ten years, the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony, and a list of other cases in which the witness has testified as an expert at trial or by deposition within the preceding four years. This disclosure requirement applies to all persons retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony, or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve the giving of expert testimony. Please be advised that failure to comply with this section or any other discovery order of the Court may result in the sanctions provided for in Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, including a prohibition on the introduction of experts or other designated matters in evidence. The deadline for completing fact discovery shall remain May 29, All expert discovery shall be completed on or before June 15, "Completed" means that all discovery under Rules 30-36 of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and discovery subpoenas under Rule 45, must be initiated a sufficient period of time in advance of the cut-off date, so that it may be completed by the cut-off date, taking into account the times for service, notice, and response as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall promptly and in good faith meet and confer with regard to all discovery disputes in compliance with Civil Local Rules 2
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16.5(k) and 26.1(a). All discovery motions shall be filed within thirty (30) days after counsel have met and conferred and reached an impasse with regard to any particular discovery issue, but in no event shall discovery motions be filed more than sixty (60) days after the date upon which the event giving rise to the discovery dispute occurred. For oral

discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is the completion of the transcript of the affected portion of the deposition. For written discovery, the event giving rise to the discovery dispute is either the service of the response, or, if no response was served, the initial date the response was due. In addition, all discovery motions

must be filed within thirty (30) days after the close of discovery. All other dates and deadlines shall remain as previously set. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: March 27, 2009

BARBARA L. MAJOR United States Magistrate Judge

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