Willis v. United States of America

Filing 213

ORDER re Scheduling Conference as follows: Discovery due by 10/01/2019; Motions due by 10/31/2019; Defendant United States shall have 15 days after the conclusion of Mr. Dawson's deposition to respond to Plaintiff's 187 Motion to Exclude Testimony; Trinity Defendants shall have through and including 10/31/2019 to supplement their response to Plaintiff's 186 Motion to exclude the expert reports; Parties shall have through and including 10/31/2019 to respond to the pending [207 ]- 208 Motions in limine; Parties shall have through and including 11/15/2019 to submit proposals for conducting trial; Pretrial Conference will be held on 01/27/2020 at 10:00 a.m.; Jury selection and trial will begin on February 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.; and denying as moot the 196 Joint MOTION to allow Trinity Defendants to supplement their response. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 07/25/2019. (jlh) Modified on 7/25/2019 (jlh).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

SHERECIA WILLIS, Individually *
and as Next Friend, Parent and *
Natural

Guardian

of

Minor

Child, CW,

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Plaintiff,

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V.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

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VENKATESAN GORANTLA, M.D.;

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AUGUSTA HOSPITAL, LLC d/b/a

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TRINITY HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA;

CV 117-015

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and AUGUSTA PHYSICIAN

SERVICES, LLC,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

Based on the status and scheduling conference held before the

Court on July 24, 2019, the Court orders the following:
1. Discovery closes on October 1, 2019.
2. Defendant United States shall have fifteen (15) days
after the conclusion of Mr. Dawson's deposition to

respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude Testimony of
Thomas Dawson/TD&P Consulting, Inc.

(Doc. 187.)

3. The Parties shall have through and including October 31,
2019, to file all civil motions including Daubert
motions but excluding motions in limine.

4. Trinity

Defendants^ shall

have through and including

October 31, 2019, to supplement their response
Plaintiff s motion to exclude the expert reports

to
of

^ Venkatesan Gorantla, M.D.; Augusta Hospital, LLC d/b/a Trinity Hospital of

Augusta; and Augusta Physician Services, LLC are referred to collectively as
"Trinity Defendants."

Dr. Chalhub and

Dr. Bedrick.^

(Doc. 186.)

Once the

supplemental response is filed. Plaintiff shall have the
standard fourteen (14) days to reply.

5. The Parties shall have through and including October 31,
2019, to respond to the pending motions in limine.
(Docs. 207, 209.)

6. The Parties shall have through and including November
15, 2019, to submit as letters to the Court their
proposals for conducting trial in this case.
7. The Pretrial Conference will be held on January 27, 2020,
at 10:00 a.m.

8. Jury selection and trial will begin on February 3, 2020,
at 9:00 a.m.

At a later date, the Court will notify the Parties of the remaining
pretrial deadlines and proceedings.

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this

Q

day of July,

2019.

J. RANBAB HALLY CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED ^ATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

2 Having so decided, the Court DENIES AS MOOT the joint motion to allow Trinity
Defendants to supplement their response by July 29, 2019.

(Doc. 196.)