Thomas v. The City of Fort Myers Police Department

Filing 45

ORDER MODIFYING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER. See order for amended deadlines. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/6/2015. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
AUDENIA NICOLE THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:13-cv-75-FtM-38CM

THE CITY OF FORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT,

MYERS

Defendant.
/
ORDER1
This matter comes before the Court on Joint Case Management and Scheduling
Order Conference held before the undersigned on April 6, 2015. The Plaintiff was
represented by Attorneys David Potter and Grant Alley. The Defendant was represented
by Attorneys David B. Mishael and Steven N. Kassner. At the hearing, both Parties
agreed that each side has been working diligently on discovery in this case but argued
that new deadlines would be needed to complete the remaining nineteen (19) depositions
as well as final document discovery. After hearing the positions of each Party, the Court
finds that good cause exists to modify the Case Management and Scheduling Order.
While the Court finds good cause at this time to enlarge the deadlines, the case will be

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almost three (3) years old when it goes to trial in January 2016. Thus, further extensions
of time will not be granted absent exceptional circumstances.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
The Case Management and Scheduling Order is Modified as follows:
Disclosure of Experts

Plaintiff:
Defendant:

Discovery Deadline

June 30, 2015
July 31, 2015
August 31, 2015

Mediation

Deadline: September 15, 2015
Mediator: Hal Wotitsky
Address:
Telephone:
If no Mediator is selected herein the Parties
shall file a stipulation selecting a mediator
within eleven days of the date of this Order
Dispositive
Motions,
Markman Motions

Daubert,

and September 30, 2015

Meeting In Person to Prepare Joint Final November 9, 2015
Pretrial Statement
Joint Pretrial Statement (Including a Single November 23, 2015
Set of Jointly Proposed Jury Instructions
and Verdict Forms (With diskette), Voir Dire
Questions, Witnesses Lists, Exhibit Lists on
Approved Form)
All Other Motions Including Motions In November 23, 2015
Limine, Trial Briefs
Final Pretrial Conference

Date:
Time:
Judge:

December 18, 2015
9:30am.
Honorable Sheri Polster Chappell

Trial Term Begins
January 4, 2016
(Trials Before Magistrate Judges Begin on
Date Certain)
Estimated Length of Trial

10 Days

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Jury/Non-Jury

Jury

DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 6th day of April, 2015.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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