Simpson v. Cooksey et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting consent 15 Motion to Amend/Correct; Motion for Leave to File; Motion to Substitute Party. Wayne County School District added. Wayne County School System dismissed without prejudice; granting consent 16 Motion for Extension of Time; Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Stan Baker on 3/3/2015. (ca)

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

ANNA MARIE SIMPSON, Individually
and on behalf of her minor child, T.W.,
:

CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV214-128

Plaintiff,
v.
FERRELL COOKSEY, in his official capacity :
as the Chair of the Wayne County School System :
Board of Education; WAYNE COUNTY :
SCHOOL SYSTEM BOARD OF EDUCATION; :
WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM; :
JUSTIN McDONALD, Individually and in his :
official capacity as an employee of the Wayne
:
County School System; JAMES BRINSON,
:
Individually and in his Official capacity as the
:
former Principal of Wayne County High School :
and the Interim Superintendent of Wayne County :
School System; KRENWICK SANDERS,
:
Individually; and RASHEEN HOLMES,
:
Individually,
:
Defendants.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Consent Motion to Add and Drop Parties
and for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 15.) and Consent Motion to Extend
Time to Submit Expert Witness Reports and Motion to Extend the Discovery Period (Doc. 16.).
After Careful Consideration and upon consent of the Defendants, Plaintiff’s Motions are
GRANTED .

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Wayne County School District be added
as a Defendant and Wayne County School System be dismissed without prejudice as a
Defendant in the present case. Plaintiff’s request for leave to file an Amended Complaint listing
the new Defendant is GRANTED .
FURTHERMORE, IT HEREBY ORDERED that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 16(b) and the Local Rules of this Court, the following deadlines shall apply to this
case:

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LAST DAY TO SERVE EXPERT WITNESS REPORT
BY PLAINTIFF

April 23, 2015

LAST DAY TO SERVE EXPERT WITNESS REPORT
BY DEFENDANT

May 26, 2015
June 22, 2015

CLOSE OF DISCOVERY
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LAST DAY FOR FILING ALL CIVIL MOTIONS,
INCLUDING DAUBERT MOTIONS, BUT
EXCLUDING MOTIONS IN LIMINE
PRE-TRIAL ORDER DUE

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July 22, 2015
September 21, 2015

Defendants shall submit their joint portion of the pretrial order to Plaintiffs five (5) days before
the pretrial order deadline, in default of which sanctions may be imposed. Proposed pretrial
orders which are not consolidated (proposed jointly) will not be accepted for filing without the
written permission of the Court
The parties shall attempt to resolve evidentiary objections and potential motions in limine
well in advance of the pretrial conference. Any evidentiary objections and motions in limine
which have not been resolved prior to the pretrial conference shall be submitted in writing at
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The pretrial order shall be in the format for Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood. The required form can be
located at the Court’s website www.gas.uscourts.gov under “forms.”
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least five (5) days prior to the pretrial conference. All responses thereto shall be submitted
within fourteen (14) days of the filing of the objection or motion.
SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of March, 2015.

L
R. STAN BAKER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA