Ballard Marine Construction, Inc. v. CDM Constructors, Inc.

Filing 57

ORDER granting 56 Motion to Stay. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 10/16/2019. (evk)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

BALLARD MARINE
CONSTRUCTORS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No.: 417cv118

CDM CONSTRUCTORS, INC.,
Defendant.

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) and the Local Rules of this Court, the
Court issues the following scheduling order in this matter. The parties have jointly moved to stay
this case until January 6, 2020, and for an extension of all deadlines to facilitate their attempts to
settle their claims. Doc. 56. That motion is GRANTED, and the Court enters this Amended
Scheduling Order. Although the Court extends the deadlines, it notes that this case has already
been stayed several times, for considerable amounts of time. The deadlines below shall not be
further extended except upon a specific showing of good cause and order of the Court. Fed. R.
Civ. P. 16(b)(4). It is the Court’s expectation that the parties will not need an extension of these
deadlines. The showing of good cause necessary to obtain an extension of any of these deadlines
requires a specific showing of what the parties have accomplished to date in discovery, what
remains to be accomplished, and why the parties have not been able to meet the Court’s deadlines.
Bare boilerplate assertions such as “the parties have diligently pursued discovery to date, but
additional time is necessary” will not suffice to establish good cause.

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Additionally, should any party seek an extension of these deadlines or seek the extension
of any other deadline in this case (including an extension of a deadline to respond to a motion or
file any other pleading), the party should first contact all other parties and determine if the other
parties join in, consent to, or oppose the request for an extension. When filing the motion for an
extension, the party requesting the extension must state in their motion for an extension whether
the other parties join in, consent to, or oppose the request for an extension.
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF WRITTEN DISCOVERY,
INSPECTION, AND EXAMINATIONS UNDER RULE 33
THROUGH 36 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

July 13, 2020

PLAINTIFF’S DEADLINE TO SERVE
EXPERT WITNESS REPORTS

March 9, 2020

DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO SERVE
EXPERT WITNESS REPORTS

May 11, 2020

DISCOVERY DEPOSITION OF WITNESSES WHO
HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS EXPERTS

June 8, 2020

STATUS REPORT DUE 1

July 31, 2020

LAST DAY FOR FILING ALL CIVIL MOTIONS,
INCLUDING DAUBERT MOTIONS, BUT
EXCLUDING MOTIONS IN LIMINE

August 13, 2020

SO ORDERED, this 16th day of October, 2019.

CHRISTOPHER
CHRISTOPHER L. RAY
R OPH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRAT JUDGE
STATES MAGISTRATE
E
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

1 A Post-Discovery Status Report Form for Judge Baker’s cases is available on the Court’s website
www.gas.uscourts.gov under “forms.” The parties are directed to use the content and format contained in
this Form when reporting to the Court.
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