Potish v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Filing 44

ORDER granting 36 Defendant's Expedited Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Purported "Updated" Report from Plaintiff's Historian Expert Louis M. Kyriakoudes, PH.D. The deposition of Dr. Kyriakoudes will go forward on December 5, 2017. The substantive pretrial motion deadline is extended to on or before December 15, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 11/30/2017. (kza)

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