Ayers et al v. SSC Thornton Operating Company LLC

Filing 20

ORDER granting in part 18 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order for Parties' Expert Witness Designation Deadlines. Discovery due by 10/16/2009. Dispositive Motions due by 10/16/2009 by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 08/06/09.(jjh, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland Civil Action No. 09-cv-00289-REB-BNB IRENE AYERS, individually, JULIE R. HARRIS, individually, CHRISTINA TALBOT, individually, and IRENE AYERS, as personal representative for the ESTATE OF DONALD D. AYERS, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. SSC THORNTON OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, d/b/a ALPINE LIVING CENTER, Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter arises on the Unopposed Motion toModify/Amend Scheduling Order for the Parties' Expert Witness Designation Deadlines [Doc. # 18, filed 7/31/2009] (the "Motion"). The Motion is GRANTED IN PART. The plaintiffs seek an extension of the deadline for designating their expert witnesses, which in turn requires extensions of (1) the deadline for the defendant to designate experts and rebuttal experts; (2) the deadline for the plaintiffs to designate rebuttal experts; and (3) the discovery cut-off and dispositive motion deadlines. The district judge has set the case for a trial preparation conference on January 8, 2010, and for trial beginning January 25, 2010. Any extensions of pretrial deadlines cannot impact those dates. In particular, extensions must afford the district judge sufficient time to decide dispositive motions. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the case schedule is modified to the following extent: Expert discovery cut-off: Dispositive Motion Deadline: Expert Disclosures: (a) The plaintiffs shall designate all experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before August 12, 2009; (b) The defendant shall designate all experts and rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before September 15, 2009; and (c) The plaintiffs shall designate all rebuttal experts and provide opposing counsel with all information specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on or before September 25, 2009. Dated August 6, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/ Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge October 16, 2009. October 16, 2009.

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