LUCAS et al v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Filing 24

ORDER granting 23 Joint MOTION Requesting Extension of Certain Deadlines in Court's Scheduling Order. (Amended Pleadings due by 4/15/2013., Discovery due by 4/15/2013., Dispositive Motions to be filed by 4/30/2013., Mediation to take place by 5/14/2013.) Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 10/17/2012. (jws)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
MICHAEL LUCAS AND DAWN LUCAS,
Plaintiffs,
v.

CASE NO. 1:12-cv-75-GRJ

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.
____________________________ /
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion Requesting Extension of
Certain Deadlines in Court’s Scheduling Order. (Doc. 23.) The parties request
extensions of several discovery deadlines due to delays in scheduling depositions of
several expert witnesses, as well as difficulties in locating certain documents. The
parties state that the requested extension of time will not affect the trial date for this
case, set for August 5, 2013.
Accordingly, upon due consideration, it is ORDERED that:
(1)

The parties’ Joint Motion Requesting Extension of Certain Deadlines in
Court’s Scheduling Order (Doc. 23) is GRANTED.

(2)

Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures of expert witnesses and their opinions shall be
made by the plaintiff by January 1, 2013. Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures of
expert witnesses and their opinions shall be made by the defendant by
February 15, 2013.

(3)

The discovery deadline is April 15, 2013. All discovery shall be completed
by that date.

(4)

The deadline to serve motions to compel and the deadline for
amendments to the pleadings in accordance with Rule 15 is April 15,
2013.

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(5)

Dispositive and Daubert motions shall be filed on or before April 30, 2013.

(6)

The first mediation conference shall commence by not later than April 30,
2013.

(7)

Mediation in this case must be completed on or before May 14, 2013.

(8)

All other deadlines in this case shall remain the same.

DONE AND ORDERED this 17th day of October, 2012.

s/Gary R. Jones
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge